• by Dr. Sarah Oktay | Director, University of Massachusetts Nantucket Field Station • Maybe I am hungry every time I write this column? This week I wanted to remind everyone of the incredible variety of natural foods on Nantucket. There are many fine restaurants on island, and this is […]
Recent Posts
First Memorial Day for New VFW Building
• by Sarah Teach • In 2001, Nantucket’s Sidney and Robert Henderson VFW Post 8608 was forced out of its former Tom Nevers location due to erosion. But the wind and seas couldn’t destroy island veterans’ spirits. A new facility at 22 New South Road was 12 years in the […]
Intimate Conversations on Canvas
The sweeping vistas of Nantucket Island offer a serenity that few locations can surpass. The rolling gold and green of Tuppancy Links, the sprawling natural beauty of Folger’s Marsh, the long stretches of pristine beach kissed by the Atlantic Ocean along Surfside and Cisco… these iconic views of Nantucket are […]
A Weekend of Firsts
• by Leah Mojer • Memorial Day Weekend is the most glorious and anticipated of all weekends here on Nantucket as it is in many places in New England. It is the official kick-off to Summer, the best season, and boy do we celebrate. Between the Figawi Boat Race & […]
Johnstons Cashmere – Eye on Style
• by Sarah Morneau • Fine in texture and soft to the touch, cashmere is a fiber that is luxurious, timelessly elegant, and wonderfully cozy. Johnstons Cashmere, located on Federal Street, is a store that specializes in clothing and accessories made exclusively from this sought after knit. Pam and Finn […]
Island Legacies
Some of the most notable links between Nantucket’s past and present are buildings on the island that have withstood the test of time. This Friday, May 23, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, the Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) will host an opening reception to introduce a new exhibit entitled Architectural Legacies: […]
What’s New on Nantucket – Spring 2014
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 […]
An Islander Remembers WWII
• by Sarah Teach • Eighty-nine-year-old WWII veteran Karl Lindquist is lucky to be alive. It was 1944, and Lindquist had just turned 18 when the Nantucket Draft Board gave orders for him and two other young Nantucket men to report for U.S. Army Infantry duty in Boston. The town […]
Bottles for Your Barbecue
• by Carri Wroblewski | BRIX Wine Shop • I’ll admit it. I have a slight obsession with grills. I own four…because you never know which one you might need. The big wood burning grill for Sunday afternoons when your party of two turns into a party of ten. The […]