As June settles into true summer, the flora of Nantucket really comes alive. The beach roses scent the air along the dunes, our yellow thistles open for pollinators, and the golden heathers carpet the moors. This past week, while enjoying the early summer splendor, another blossom caught my eye: small clusters of whitish-green, each flower only ¼-inch in size. The delicate five-petal flowers aren’t showy or brightly colored, but they are pleasant, gently draping in small clusters. These flowers, however, aren’t the kind to put in an arrangement or bouquet. These deadly beauties actually belong to the poison ivy plant.
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In this Issue
- Building Castles and Dining on the Harvest
- Toasting Basketmakers with Bubbly & Bourbon
- It’s a Family Tradition
- It’s a Love-Hate Relationship
- Honoring Juneteenth
- Looking Back to the Past & into the Future
- Limerick Challenge
- Yesterday’s Island/Today’s Nantucket Page by Page
- Secrets, Scandal, & Sidesplitting Fun
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
- Building Castles and Dining on the Harvest
- Toasting Basketmakers with Bubbly & Bourbon
- It’s a Family Tradition
- It’s a Love-Hate Relationship
- Honoring Juneteenth
- Looking Back to the Past & into the Future
- Limerick Challenge
- Yesterday’s Island/Today’s Nantucket Page by Page
- Secrets, Scandal, & Sidesplitting Fun
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