News and Events for Nantucket Island
-Eye on Style by Sarah Morneau- A piece of jewelry is a personal adornment, something that is worn to accessorize an outfit, but it’s really so much more than that. A ring, bracelet, a pair of earrings, or a necklace can serve as a keepsake, something that brings you back […]
For the Dad in Your Life Since it opened on Nantucket last season, Follain has earned a reputation as the place to go on-island for all-natural makeup and skincare products that are healthier to use and safer for the environment. Just in time for Father’s Day, this must-shop spot has […]
– Featured Entrepreneur by Suzanne Daub – A dream came true this spring for Wes Van Cott when he opened his Nantucket coffee shop in expanded, newly customized digs right around the corner from where he established the island’s first shop devoted to coffee. Twenty years ago he started Nantucket […]
– by Sarah Morneau –Geronimo’s of Nantucket is more than pet food! Jan Jaeger moved to Nantucket from Colorado in 1991 with her family, two cats, and dog Geronimo. She soon discovered that there were no island sources to purchase the products she was used to buying for her animals, […]
Last week I discovered my new favorite island store when I went to meet with Anastasia Vysotskaya-Ricker, owner of Tellus eco shop. I walked in and my eye was immediately drawn to a sparkling handbag that looked like it was made out of chainmail. On further inspection I realized that it wasn’t […]
With her mantra of “live long, be strong, laugh a lot,” Annye Camara has a style that’s all her own. Since 1999 Annye’s Whole Foods has been stocking the shelves and providing the island with organic and natural groceries, vitamins, supplements, skin care products, and items for the home…everything you […]
As someone who very often finds herself making her own fashion accessories, the idea behind Jan Jaeger’s new bead store, Akimbo, really intrigued me. Jan was inspired to open the shop after traveling with some creative friends to New York City and visiting with bead wholesalers. The wide variety of […]
• by Leah Mojer • Decorating soldiers’ graves with flowers is an ancient custom. The first Memorial Day observance went by another name: Decoration Day. In the south, people would gather on the designated day and put flowers on graves and renew contacts with relatives, neighborsm and friends. There was […]
• by Jenny Benzie, Advanced Sommelier + Certified Wine Educator, Proprietress of Épernay Wine & Spirits Every year has a new season, as they say in baseball, and the same can be found true for every vineyard and wine region in the world. You might wonder how to demystify wine […]
