This series of limericks first appeared in a June 14, 1924 edition of a Nantucket newspaper. It all began when the Princeton Tiger revived the then well-known limerick printed first below and the Chicago Tribune answered with the second limerick. The New York Exchange went one step further with the […]
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A Snippet in Time – Donn Russell
After decades spent traveling the globe, serigraph master, satire sculptor and painter Donn Russell chose to make his home on Nantucket. Long-time island art enthusiasts may recognize Russell’s work from his eponymous gallery on Old South Wharf, which was active from 1978 to 2001. The artist—who has been known to […]
Sharing Your Love – Nantucket Weddings
With wedding season upon us, it’s the perfect time to see what’s happening on the Real Nantucket Weddings page of the newly redesigned website devoted to island weddings: NantucketWeddings.com. Nantucket Island is a beautiful place to hold your wedding, but there are some extra hurdles to jump and careful planning […]
Nantucket Bookstores Preserve Isle Magic
Mitchell’s Book Corner, with its classic structure, heralds your arrival on Main. Across town, Nantucket Bookworks’ homey front lures you in like a warm cup of cocoa. Mainstays of island life since 1968 and 1972, the two stores continue to differentiate themselves from each other, and from other bookstores more […]
Connecting with Keith Lockhart on Nantucket
On Saturday, August 9, Nantucket welcomed the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra and conductor Keith Lockhart back to Jetties Beach for the Pops’ 18th annual concert to benefit Nantucket Cottage Hospital. Though many of us know the back of Lockhart’s head better than we know his face, we all immediately recognize […]
Nantucket Music Festival Takes Place This Weekend
With summer skies and salt spray on ocean breezes serving as a backdrop, the inaugural Nantucket Music Festival is set for this Saturday and Sunday, August 2 and 3, featuring a stellar lineup that includes Dispatch, Guster, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Alya Brown, Entrain, Steel Pulse, Donovan Frankenreiter, […]
Faces of the Nantucket Triathlon
The Nantucket Triathlon, taking place this year on Saturday, July 19, may be young but it has already become known as an enjoyable experience for athletes of all levels. Jamie Ranney, who founded the triathlon in 2009, says, “My goal in starting the Nantucket Triathlon was to bring a […]