Nantucket Preservation Trust is honored to be the first island non-profit beneficiary, of the Cape Associates, Inc. children’s playhouse donation program. The Nantucket playhouse is now on display at the island business; Bartlett’s Farm and will remain on site until the winner has been drawn on December 4 Sunday, of […]
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Whirligigs – Antiques Snippets
Commonly asked questions and misunderstandings about antiques…and the odd or end fascinating bit! Visitors to New England have long been fascinated by the whimsical and colorful spinning ornaments and weathervanes often seen busy on porch railings or fences. In tourist areas one will often find whole yards populated by these […]
Four More Chances to See TWN Play
There are just four more chances to see Theatre Workshop of Nantucket’s current production of Love, Loss, and What I Wore. The play was written by sisters Nora and Delia Ephron, who are responsible for some of America’s most beloved films. Based on Ilene Beckerman’s book of the same name, […]
Camp Scholarship in Memory of Son
Susan and Howard Bloom have announced the Adam Bloom Scholarship Fund for children interested in attending the Maria Mitchell Association’s winter and spring vacation camp programs running in December and April. Applications, available at mariamitchell.org, are being accepted for the MMA’s Winter Discovery Camp from December 27 to 30. During […]
Yesterday’s Island 2016 Photo Contest
The Yesterday’s Island 2016 Photo Contest Winners have been announced! To view many photos from this year’s contest, visit Nantucket.net THANK YOU! to the hundreds of photographers who entered the 2016 Yesterday’s Island Photo Contest! And remember to keep your photos ready for next year or start sending them in […]
Annual Harvest Fair at the Old Mill
On Saturday, October 15, the Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) invites children and their families to their 17th Annual Harvest Fair at the Old Mill, 50 Prospect Street, from noon to 2 pm.. The NHA Harvest Fair offers an array of family-friendly activities and a glimpse into the island’s agricultural past. […]
Nantucket’s Guided Walkabout – Exploring Nantucket
~ by Sarah Morneau ~ When my husband and I adopted our rambunctious dog from the Nantucket Safe Harbor for Animals, we started walking through the woods and hidden trails of Nantucket’s many acres of protected land so Macy could burn off some of her endless energy. Every time we […]
The Judge
~ by Robert P. Barsanti ~ As you get older, your life becomes a lab experiment for doctors and nurses and a math problem for bureaucrats and insurance executives. I go off-island, from time to time, to confer with the young people who pick at me like a frog transfixed […]
Whiskey Business
~ by Jenny Benzie, Advanced Sommelier + Certified Wine Educator, Proprietress of Épernay Wine & Spirits ~ You remember your father having a blended Scotch Whiskey (or Whisky: countries with an “e” in their names tend to spell it with an “e”; countries without leave it out) on the rocks as […]