News and Events for Nantucket Island
by Advanced Sommelier Jenny Benzie For anyone arriving on Nantucket via the ferry, one of most iconic and picturesque scenes you will see as you come into the Nantucket harbor is also one of the island’s most recognizable structures. Nantucket is home to not one, but three lighthouses, and it […]
Dr. Sarah Treanor Bois Director of Research & Education at the Linda Loring Nature Foundation We’ve all heard of them. Many of us on Nantucket have seen them hovering over our coastlines and possibly in our backyards. And then there is that buzzing sound. We’re talking about drones.Sure, aerial photos […]
Dr. Sarah Treanor Bois Director of Research & Education at the Linda Loring Nature Foundation Driving down Surfside or Madaket Road this time of year, you may be struck by the bright pop of yellow blossoms on a dark green stem. Ooo and ahh as you might, don’t be taken […]
Dr. Sarah Treanor Bois Director of Research & Education at the Linda Loring Nature Foundation Have you ever wondered about sand fleas and if they would help you out if you were in a bind? Well, that’s what students from the Nantucket New School’s (NNS) first and sixth grades were […]
Dr. Sarah Treanor Bois Director of Research & Education at the Linda Loring Nature Foundation There is a prehistoric creature frolicking among Nantucket beaches right now. If you happen to be at the right place at the right time, you may find yourself among an orgy of living fossils. These […]
by Advanced Sommelier Jenny Benzie Warmer weather on the horizon enables us to be a little more adventurous in our beach exploration. While there are a number of tried and true, easy accessible sand spots that are the regular go-to beaches of Nantucket, the fact that the entire island is […]
