News and Events for Nantucket Island
At night the museum comes alive. You can hear the bleating of thousands of sheep gathered for the Shearing Festival. You can faintly hear the shout “thar she blows” and spouting of a distant whale. The portraits whisper of days gone by, and, if you are very still, you can […]
by Dr. Sarah Treanor Bois Director of Research & Education at the Linda Loring Nature Foundation Have you ever wondered where Nantucket bats spend their time? Do you have questions about prescribed fire use on the island? How about those invasive green crabs? The Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative (NBI) is at […]
Festive pumpkins, crimson moors, colorful bittersweet, crisp evenings scented with smoke wafting from chimneys; oil paintings, watercolors, ceramics, wood carvings, photographs, and sparkling jewels…… Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) is delighted to announce the opening of the 2018 People’s Choice Exhibition, with a festive autumnal reception on Friday September 28, […]
Celebrating its 13th anniversary, the 2018 Nantucket Inshore Classic Fishing Tournament starts this year on Sunday, September 9 and runs through Saturday, October 13. The big news this year is that standings for the Fly Fishing Division and the Junior Division will be determined by length using an approved measuring […]
This Saturday, September 1, the Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association (MMA) will hold its annual animal “Release Day” from 10 am to 1 pm at the MMA Aquarium located at 28 Washington Street. Admission is free and the public is invited to this event. This free event attracts hundreds of children […]
The Centers for Disease control and Prevention estimates that there are more than 300,000 new cases of tick-borne diseases in the U.S. every year. The Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association (MMA) will host a lecture given by Dr. Tim Lepore on September 5 from 7 to 8 pm at 33 Washington […]
