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Stocking and then Stalking Trout

My wife and I were able to sneak away for a short trip to Florida last week and boy oh boy did we need it! Life can be a lot at times, and a vacation, even a short vacation, is really important to allow you to reset and get prepared for the next chapter. Yet even as we were lounging in the Sunshine State, I felt a lingering feeling that I was missing something important back on Nantucket. A quick perusal through Instagram and Facebook revealed that my premonition was correct. There was some big stuff going on in the world of Nantucket fishing and yes, indeed, I was missing out.

Exploring Nantucket, Nantucket Events

What’s New On Nantucket

The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) is thrilled to be launching a new Historic Bike Tour this season to expand on narratives of Nantucket history and broaden the scope of history being told by NHA guides. This new two-hour tour will lead participants to iconic NHA historic sites and explore new locations of historic significance throughout town and the surrounds.

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Multiplying Joy

Bright blossoms of yellow, orange, white, and pink spread joy across our island starting in early April. This weekend, Saturday and Sunday, April 26 and 27, we celebrate daffodils and springtime with Nantucket’s annual Daffodil Festival (check our events calendar for all the fun). A major part of this special […]

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Holiday Magic

More than 50 years ago, the originators of the first Nantucket Christmas Stroll were trying to encourage island residents to do their holiday shopping locally instead of traveling across Nantucket Sound to shop at malls on Cape Cod. That first year—1973—island merchants kept their shops open late the first Friday […]