Being 18-years-old in the summer of 1970 brought a tension that young men today do not have to face: the draft lottery. The United States was in the midst of the Vietnam War, and on July 1, 1970, numbers were drawn to determine who would be drafted into miliary service.
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- Multiplying Joy
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- Limerick Challenge
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- New Nantucket Tour Designed for Fans of Elin Hilderbrand & Her Novels
- NHA Announces Community Quilt Project in Celebration of Their 2025 Featured Exhibition
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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