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Save Our Scallops!

• by Sarah Teach • Those three little words can mean the world if you say them to the right person: Nantucket bay scallops.  Islanders know that the tender mollusk muscles taste distinctively sweet and are only found in one place in the entire world: Nantucket.  More specifically, Nantucket’s two […]

Nantucket Events

AAN Introduces Emerging Artists

This Friday, September 20, the Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) invites the public to an opening reception for the Emerging Artist Exhibition and Silent Auction starting at 6 pm in the new downtown AAN Gallery at 28B Easy Street. The show will continue for only three days: Friday–Sunday, September 20 […]

Nantucket Essays

Strange Customs

• by Robert P Barsanti • I have a puppy.  He has been growing and the honeymoon is ending, but he can turn heads on the street and pose for a picture with the occasional toddler.  While many dogs have been chased into and out of my life, he is […]

Island Science

The Amazing Leatherback Sea Turtle

• by Dr. Sarah D. Oktay, Managing Director UMass Boston Nantucket Field Station • Long considered an amazing boon to sailors when found at sea on long voyages, the sea turtle today enjoys protected status in all the oceans. Right now a massive (6-8 foot long) deceased leatherback sea turtle […]

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Arts & Crafts for Fall

Inspired by Nantucket history, the Nantucket Historical Association’s 1800 House program is dedicated to celebrating and reviving Nantucket’s rich tradition of historic decorative arts and crafts.   To continue that mission, the NHA offers historic arts and crafts courses taught by artisans from Nantucket and around the world in the restored […]

Island Cooking

Food Fit for a President

• by Chef Jenn Farmer • For some unknown reason my son and I have a fascination with American history, specifically, the presidents.  We both have always enjoyed history, so that is no surprise, but I think our multiple state museum spree has had a lot to do with fueling […]

Nantucket Photo Contest
Nantucket Events

Photo Contest – Just 4 Days Left

There are just four days left to send in your entry to the 2013 Yesterday’s Island/Today’s Nantucket Photo Contest.  Nearing its 30th year, this popular contest is a fun way for you to share your images of Nantucket Island.  Any season, any view, any time period—we love the old photos—are […]

Nantucket Events

Honoring Heros

• by Sarah Teach • After the ultimate blissful summer day on Nantucket – fishing with family, basking in the sunshine, and then cooling off with a brew and relaxing to the live music at Cisco Brewery – long-time summer resident Tom McCann thought he had one of the best […]