News and Events for Nantucket Island
Come hither all who doth love the theatre! Verily, Seaside Shakespeare comes once more to our fair isle this June 28 from 6 ’til 9 in the evening. It shall be a glorious and magical party under the stars, held within the Eel Point gardens at the Castle of The […]
There’s an exciting activity going on in the State Forest off Old South Road; an activity involving flying colored discs that is drawing more people of all ages to this little known area of Nantucket. It is the completed and now available 8-hole portion of an 18-hole disc golf course […]
by Dr. Sarah D. Oktay Managing Director UMass Boston Nantucket Field Station Every time I drive down the Field Station road, I see the same gray squirrel run across the road in almost the exact same location. Today he was followed by a second squirrel and I immediately thought, “there […]
by Chef Jenn Farmer I stepped out of my element recently and did a little guest bartending at a friend’s pub (I am a chef by trade, so it is a bit different). Since it has been at least 5 years since I stepped behind a bar, and much longer […]
by Robert P. Barsanti We were at Reunion and the President was mad at us. He did not come out and scold us over our chicken salad and quinoa. He was very proud of our contribution to the school. He celebrated the soldiers and entrepreneurs that our class had presented. […]
Our second installment of insider tips is an assortment of our staff favorites: • For an outdoor experience that combines the splendor of nature with the awesomeness of the beach, visit Steps Beach when it’s low tide. Pick a sandbar and walk along it! You might have to go chest-deep […]
by Sarah McNamara The temperatures have risen and summer has hit the island fast and furious this year, with sunny skies and warm weather that is just begging for swimsuits, dresses, and sandals that will keep you cool and looking good at the same time. Soon the calendar will be […]
by Sarah Teach If you’ve been into Broad Street’s cozy Bookworks any time since the 1970s, you may very well have encountered Richard “Dick” Burns. A clerk at the local bookshop, Burns doesn’t consider himself to be one of the big minds behind this week’s inaugural Nantucket Book Festival, but […]
by Dr. Sarah D. Oktay Managing Director UMass Boston Nantucket Field Station While walking my dog Swegen at Windswept Bog this past week, I noticed signs installed by the Nantucket Conservation Foundation reminding visitors that June is turtle nesting month. Within ten minutes I found a nesting painted turtle and […]
