by Cara Godlesky Prior to the boom of the whaling industry, Nantucket was a sheep herding and farming community. The first settlers on the island were small groups of farmers and wool manufacturers who hunted small game and fished, according to the Nantucket Historical Association. Today, our economy migrated far […]
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In this Issue
- Multiplying Joy
- The Art of Making Do
- The Mystery of Eels on Nantucket
- Never Just about Fishing
- Celebrating Artin a New Gallery
- Limerick Challenge
- Yesterday’s Island/Today’s Nantucket Page by Page
- New Nantucket Tour Designed for Fans of Elin Hilderbrand & Her Novels
- NHA Announces Community Quilt Project in Celebration of Their 2025 Featured Exhibition
Articles by Department
- An Island Point of View
- Exploring Nantucket
- Featured Articles
- Featured Entrepreneur
- Featured Restaurants
- Insider Tips
- Island Cooking
- Island Science
- Nantucket Arts
- Nantucket Entertaining
- Nantucket Essays
- Nantucket Events
- Nantucket History & People
- Nantucket Style
- Nantucket Voices
- What's New on Nantucket
Read The Paper Online
In this Issue
- Multiplying Joy
- The Art of Making Do
- The Mystery of Eels on Nantucket
- Never Just about Fishing
- Celebrating Artin a New Gallery
- Limerick Challenge
- Yesterday’s Island/Today’s Nantucket Page by Page
- New Nantucket Tour Designed for Fans of Elin Hilderbrand & Her Novels
- NHA Announces Community Quilt Project in Celebration of Their 2025 Featured Exhibition
Articles by Department
- An Island Point of View
- Exploring Nantucket
- Featured Articles
- Featured Entrepreneur
- Featured Restaurants
- Insider Tips
- Island Cooking
- Island Science
- Nantucket Arts
- Nantucket Entertaining
- Nantucket Essays
- Nantucket Events
- Nantucket History & People
- Nantucket Style
- Nantucket Voices
- What's New on Nantucket