Stay in touch with Nantucket Island, the place you love!
Nantucket’s 47th annual Christmas Stroll is over, but the 2021 winter holiday season on our island has just begun. We enjoyed cold, crisp, and sunny weather for Stroll Weekend and, despite warnings from meterologists, no boats were cancelled for the weekend. Santa arrived on schedule; entertainment on Main Street was […]
Loines Observatory is a truly unique location, for both Nantucket and beyond, and should be experienced by all Nantucket residents. As one of two observatories on Nantucket, the other being the Maria Mitchell Association’s (MMA) historic Maria Mitchell Vestal Street Observatory, Loines Observatory serves as the island’s beacon for learning […]
Join the Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association (MMA) this fall for open hours at the Hinchman House Natural Science Museum and Research Center, as well as various public programs, including Beach Biology Field Trips and Open Nights. Beginning on October 9, the Natural Science Museum will be open on Saturdays from 10am to […]
Vote early and often! It’s time for another Literary Pet Photo Contest brought to you by the Nantucket Book Foundation!In 2020, they raised nearly $7000 with this fun furry-friend contest, and in 2019 they were able to raise almost $16,000. All proceeds benefit the year-round work of the Nantucket Book […]
You’ve come to an island, of course you want to have fun on and in the water around Nantucket! Nantucket Harbor is calm, beautiful, pristine, and in-season it is filled with impressive yachts of all sizes. There are a number of seasoned captains on Nantucket whose boats can be hired […]
Nantucket sunsets are truly something to behold and Madaket is one of the best places to watch them. And you don’t need a car to get to Madaket or to get around this picturesque village once you arrive! Located on the west end of our island about six miles from […]
What if we could recycle our shoes to give them a second life? The Native Shoes Remix™ Project launched in 2018 as the answer to this very question. From this initial idea, the Native Shoes Remix™ Project grew to become the brand’s flagship sustainability initiative, and the first step on […]