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Getting to ‘Sconset Village without a Car Is a Breeze

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 […]