by Chef Jenn Farmer This week I have spent a lot of time with old friends, and making some new ones. The sunshine and beach have been glorious, and even work has been great. The only complaint is that I have too little time to myself, and less to do […]
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Itchy & Scratchy: Poison Ivy
by Dr. Sarah D. Oktay Managing Director UMass Boston Nantucket Field Station There are so many things to love about Nantucket that I kind of hate to even bring up anything that isn’t awesome about the island. But there is one thing I do hate about the island, and that […]
Kings of Summer
by Robert P. Barsanti When they went to the beach for the first time this year, the waves were rolling. Waist high breakers staggered into the steep beach, collapsed, and then rolled back out and tangled the feet of the next wave. The tide curved the waves into the beach, […]
Health Care for Visitors
Nantucket Cottage Hospital (NCH), Nantucket’s primary source of full range health and wellness services, has announced the expansion of its primary care program, MD ACKcess. This expansion will offer both year-round residents and seasonal visitors easy access to leading primary care clinicians conveniently located on the island. With MD ACKcess, […]
Insider Tips #4
Our Fourth installment of insider tips is an assortment of our staff favorites: Fishing for Stripers It’s striper season, and we love to go surf fishing from the gentle waters of Dionis Beach. Last time we did that, we ended up with two huge stripers and we cooked ’em up […]
Family Excursions – Beachcombing
Is there a human being who lives on or has ever visited Nantucket Island who hasn’t gone for a wonderful relaxing walk along a mile or two of the 88 miles of beach edging the land? And of course, most beachwalkers find themselves bending down now and then to examine […]
Painters Who Changed Nantucket
We live in a society that tends to peg businesspersons as the most influential in our world, often forgetting the impact that artists can plant among us. On Friday, June 29, the Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) presents its 2012 exhibition, The Waterfront Artists: Painters Who Changed Nantucket. A compilation […]
