Just like their whaling ancestors, Nantucketers live for the thrill of the hunt! This weekend, Saturday & Sunday, November 21 & 22, the makes it easy. On an island famous for understated excess, this event is all about getting more for less instead of showing how much you can spend. […]
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Favorite Ways for All Ages to Celebrate Halloween on Nantucket
Nantucketers have always embraced Halloween as a favorite holiday. By the end of October, the island is again the small town we love, and Halloween offers the perfect excuse to party with friends and neighbors. The fun starts early on October 31. From 10 am to 12 noon, the Early […]
Top 5 Spots on Nantucket Island for Breakfast Takeout
Early morning on Nantucket offers special pleasures: the charm of Main Street without cars…a walk along the wharves while it’s quiet enough to hear the water lapping against the yachts…coffee and croissant at Brant Point Lighthouse while the sun rises over the Harbor…beachcombing along Sconset Beach before all the sand […]
3 Not To Miss
Whales… If you love chocolate, you’ll love Sweet Inspirations, Nantucket’s artisan chocolatier. This spring they moved back to their original home at Zero India Street, across from the Atheneum park. In this newly renovated space, they have an open artisan kitchen with lots of natural light and better display space […]
3 Not to Miss – This Week on Nantucket
Better Time at BENRUS It will be a better time at BENRUS Nantucket on August 13 from 6-9 p.m. as they host their Grand Opening celebration. BENRUS, a military inspired lifestyle brand, offers a wide variety of products ranging from men and women’s modernized military watches, wax cotton jackets, canvas […]
Day Trip in August
We plan on taking Hy-Line cruise from Hyanis to Nantucket in early August. If we depart Hyannis at 12:00 on high speed arriving at about 1:00, are we giving ourselves enough time to get a feel for the island. Or should we plan on a 9:10 departure returning at 4:35? […]
Solo Swim to Nantucket from Cape Cod to Benefit Nantucket Cottage Hospital Cancer Fund
by Jason Graziadei No one has attempted a solo swim across the 30 miles of open water between Nantucket and Cape Cod in nearly three decades. The only man known to have successfully completed a solo crossing is Paul Asmuth, an International Swimming Hall of Famer who swam from Nantucket […]