News and Events for Nantucket Island
• by Sarah Teach • Coffee and Nantucket have mingled like cream and sugar since island native and forty-niner James A. Folger struck gold in creating his namesake coffee giant. More than 150 years later, newly wedded year-round islanders Courtney and Jason Bridges are tackling a venture that would make […]
Hydrangeas that Never Fade Nantucket’s famous blue hydrangeas are as iconic as our daffodils. Blooming now into August, their vibrant color is part of summer on the island. Now, with some help from Nantucket artist Barbara Capizzo, you can take home Nantucket blue hydrangeas that will never fade. Sweet Inspirations, […]
Tasty New Kind of Sea Turtle Aunt Leah’s Fudge has brought a couple of new fudge flavors to town this year. Using kosher salt with sweet treats is all the rage, so Aunt Leah has created Sea Turtle, which melds together chocolate or vanilla fudge with caramel, pecans and sea […]
Expanded Class Offerings Need more art in your life? Check out the expanded class offerings at Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN). The amount of program offerings for both kids and adults has been doubled, which eliminates the wait list frustrations of years past. The children’s program has blossomed into a […]
The Finest Food for Your Furry Friends Give your furry babies the very best this year! Geronimo’s has picked up a new brand of pet food, based on fine natural ingredients. Fromm is a fifth-generation, family-owned, USA-based company that specializes in crafting classic food formulas, as well as specialized allergenic […]
Yesterday’s Island/Today’s Nantucket has a new night editor, and he suggested that we devote this week’s Staff Picks and Insider’s Tips to children, moms, and grammas. We’ve known for a while that The Toy Boat, near the end of Straight Wharf, is a favorite for wonderfully crafted toys and creative […]
Our Fifth installment of insider tips is an assortment of our staff favorites: Turtle-ing This one is especially great for kids – or kids at heart like us and maybe you, too. Go to the dock at North Head Long Pond with some raw chicken drumsticks. Affix the joint bone […]
Our Fourth installment of insider tips is an assortment of our staff favorites: Fishing for Stripers It’s striper season, and we love to go surf fishing from the gentle waters of Dionis Beach. Last time we did that, we ended up with two huge stripers and we cooked ’em up […]
Our Third installment of insider tips is an assortment of our staff favorites: Sconset Bluff Walk — This is an unadvertised public way that leads walkers right through the manicured back yards of a row of stately ‘Sconset homes. On one side, pedestrians get an “insider’s view” of gorgeous homes; […]
