Author: Taryn McBryde

Nantucket Book Festival 2020
Nantucket Events

Reinventing a Festival during Times of Social Distancing

I haven’t left Nantucket since February 25th. But last week, I was on a houseboat on the River Thames. Since late February, I have been to high rises in New York City and the suburbs of Philadelphia. I’ve been to a yellow house in New Orleans, the rocky shore Nova Scotia, and the deserts of the American west. I’ve been on whaling ships and to one-room schoolhouses. I stopped by Tinker Creek, Virginia and Alaska in the 1970s…

Science Pub | Nantucket, MA
Island Science

Raise a Glass and Toast to Science

by Dr. Sarah Treanor Bois Director of Research & Education at the Linda Loring Nature Foundation The off-season on Nantucket is the perfect time to slow down and get to the tasks and activities you’ve put off all year. It’s a great time to cozy up by a fireplace or […]

Featured Articles, Insider Tips

Staff Picks for Stocking Gifts

Nantucket Boat Basin shop 33 straight Wharf508-228-5470shop.nantucketboatbasin.com We’ve listed this shop on Straight Wharf first because it had better be your first stop. Our staff pick here will sell out before you can say “Christmas Stroll.” Every year they design a new warm and cozy scarf made with a jacquard […]

Nantucket Essays

Island in the Sea of Time

by Robert P. Barsanti The ocean, they say, is a great bluffer. I am a person who checks the weather. I fell to bed last night to the threat of a great storm that would scour the land, lash the water, and shatter the bluffs. I woke in the early […]

Nantucket Entertaining

Holiday Highlights

by Jenny Benzie, Advanced Sommelier of Épernay Nantucket is the most magical island for celebrating the holidays in a quintessential New England style. From joyful strolling on the cobblestone streets and festive holiday shopping in warm, welcoming shoppes, to ringing in the New Year with a nautical theme, there are […]

Nantucket Pearl Company | Nantucket, MA
Nantucket Style

Paintings, Pearls, & Christmas Cheer

For four decades, Greg and Judi Hill have been an integral part of the Nantucket community. Greg’s paintings grace many homes on- and offisland and the gifts Judi has designed are always popular holiday and hostess gifts. They’ve devoted their time and donated their works to more island causes than […]

Nantucket Arts Festival | Nantucket, MA
Nantucket Events

Island Arts Festival

by Catherine Macallister From Friday October 4 to Sunday October 13, Nantucket will celebrate the ample artistic, music, and cultural talents that are part of our island during the 25th annual Nantucket Arts Festival. The Nantucket Arts Council produces the event every year and is the island’s leading arts advocacy […]