News and Events for Nantucket Island
• by Leah Mojer • Decorating soldiers’ graves with flowers is an ancient custom. The first Memorial Day observance went by another name: Decoration Day. In the south, people would gather on the designated day and put flowers on graves and renew contacts with relatives, neighborsm and friends. There was […]
• by Leah Mojer • Daffodils are precious to islanders and seasonal residents. For the former, they signify the awakening of an otherwise harsh and beaten winter landscape. Their arrival seems to say, “we are out of the woods of winter and into the shining sun that is spring, summer, […]
by Chef Jenn Farmer Plump little green shoots burst from the dark soil and the ocean’s salty breath seems milder as the warm sun starts stealing the sting from her. It is a time of new and fresh beginnings. Soon round pink radishes, lanky asparagus, and tender greens will grace […]
