Stay in touch with Nantucket Island, the place you love!
In just a mile of coastline, Nantucket’s Surfside area offers not one, but four pristine beaches to stroll, shell, surf, and swim: Fisherman’s, Stone’s, Nobadeer, and Surfside. MoreNantucket.com has options to walk, bike, and take the bus to this beautiful stretch of island beaches. From downtown, Surfside Beach is about […]
Siasconset is the village at the east end of Nantucket that is known for rose-covered cottages, historic charm, the dramatic ‘Sconset bluff and Sankaty Lighthouse, and beautiful views of the Atlantic (some say clear to Spain). “Siasconset” is an Algonquian term for “place of great bones.”Si from missi, meaning “great;” ascon from askon, meaning “horn […]
Being stuck in vehicle traffic on Nantucket is never fun, and during the peak summer months of July and August, it can literally make you hot under the collar! The good news is that you can be perfectly happy visiting Nantucket without a car. The website MoreNantucket.com gives you all […]
By Maddie Arthur The Second Annual Nantucket Green Crab Week is July 12-16, 2021. This week will be packed with family-friendly events so that you can learn more about the invasive European green crab and find out what you can do to help Nantucket’s marine environment. Nantucket Green Crab Week […]
The Nantucket Community Music Center (NCMC) and Nantucket Atheneum present an outdoor Porch Concert Series in July and August featuring island musicians performing in a variety of genres for all ages. The free one-hour concerts take place on the Atheneum’s Weezie Library for Children porch. Anyone interested in attending is […]
Starting Monday, June 7, the Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association (MMA) will be offering another summer of education, research, and exploration of the sky, land, and sea of Nantucket Island. The Aquarium on Washington Street and Historic Mitchell House on Vestal Street will be open for tours on Monday through Friday […]
After 18 months the Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum will once again open its doors to visitors starting at 10am today, Friday, May 28, 2021. This year’s special exhibition is “Duty and Diligence: Station Life in the U.S. Life-Saving Service.” Visitors will step back in time for an immersive experience […]