What do you appreciate most about your mom? “Her sensitivity and the way she taught me that it’s okay to be different.” -Jim Sulzer, author of The Voice at the Door and teacher at Nantucket New School “My mom is still with us at 91, and just as sweet and […]
Tag: Nantucket
A Honey of a Hobby
Giddily we break out our picnic baskets, yellow hats and antique cars. We hug friends we haven’t seen in months, and the sun offers its first bashful smiles to us. But we aren’t the only ones dizzy over daffodil season. Our least obtrusive and most important island neighbors rely on […]
Music Legends, New Performers Lead Nantucket Music Festival
With summer skies and salt spray on ocean breezes serving as a backdrop, the Nantucket Music Festival is set for Saturday, August 2, and Sunday, August 3, featuring a still evolving lineup of legendary bands and leading, new artists. Boston bred, four-piece rock outfit Guster and singer/keyboardist Bruce Hornsby […]
Nantucket Winter
by Robert P. Barsanti This winter remains in the shadows and in the base of the bushes. It squats, cold and frozen, in the darkness, until the rain and the sun finally drive the dirty ice underground. The crocuses remain hidden under the frozen turf, as do the daffodils. […]
When the Worst of Times Turns into the Best of Times
There are times that to be reminded of the best of Nantucket we first must experience some of the worst of living on an island. This weekend we got stuck in Boston while returning from a trip off-island. Fog had enveloped Nantucket, stopping all air traffic. Determined to get […]
Nantucket Romance Is Yours for the Taking
Guest blog by Johnny Greene, President/CEO of ETS International Whether you’re looking for a fun-filled family retreat, or a romantic weekend away, Nantucket Island is the perfect destination. Settled in 1641, Nantucket is wrought with New England history. The Island has been cited a National Historic Landmark District, and […]
Giving for the Holidays
Would you call me a turkey if I told you I was going swimming with some friends in the North Atlantic on Thanksgiving Day? Though turkeys we may be, we are turkeys with a cause. This year marks the 12th Annual Cold Turkey Plunge, which benefits the Nantucket Atheneum’s Weezie […]