~ by Sarah Morneau ~ Now in its tenth year, the Blue Beetle on Main Street is the go-to store to achieve the classic Nantucket look. It is here that you will find preppy pastels, nautical prints, and stripes galore! Located on the corner of Main Street and Washington Street, […]
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Anne Rose at Robert Foster
Artist Anne Rose seeks to convey the essence of the person within her paintings. Color has a great deal to do with the process. With color and her excellent draftsmen skills she recreates, imagines and captures the secret quality that lives within us all. She develops each painting as a […]
Change
~ by Robert P. Barsanti ~ Everything changes. The island changes every summer with every new season of visitors. The shop owners stand at their doors and wait to see who walks in and who walks by. Is this the summer for towers of oysters and cherrystones? Is this the […]
Castles in the Sand
~ by Abigail Terres ~ For the last 43 years, adults, teenagers and young children have put their skills and infatuation for sandcastle building to the test at the Nantucket Sculpture and Sandcastle Contest. The word “sculpture” in the title these past few years suggests that this festival has evolved […]
Join Swim Across America Nantucket in Fight Against Cancer
A summer tradition is building on Nantucket with the third annual Swim Across America being held on August 22 at 8 am at Jetties Beach. This event is the premiere swim of the summer for over 250 swimmers who will swim from one half to one mile to raise money […]
Nantucket Captured His Heart & Soul
by Richard Trust You might think Mark Donato was born with Nantucket blood running through his veins. After all, the energetic, peripatetic 64-year-old has been highly visible for 34 years as proprietor of the ’Sconset Market, active 17 years in the annual wine festival and in the Nantucket Island Chamber […]
Nantucket Embraces #yeswayrosé
~ by Jenny Benzie, Advanced Sommelier + Certified Wine Educator, Proprietress of Épernay Wine & Spirits ~ While relaxing aprés beach and winding down from the day (or getting ready for the annual clambake), nothing is quite as refreshing on Nantucket than a chilled glass of rosé wine. While some […]
Shop within a Shop
On Centre Street, near where it crosses Broad by the Jared Coffin House, there is a unique store within a store. Two shops that were originally on Old South Wharf have been united under one roof at 40 Centre: Sweet Liddle and Emilly Brooke Rubin. You step through the front […]