Whaling made Nantucket one of the busiest ports in the world during the 1800s, but the men who first settled the island were not seafarers. Their primary endeavors were pastoral, and raising sheep became their first industry. The early settlers’ interest in sheep husbandry is evident even in the way […]
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In this Issue
- Bid to Save Lives
- Behind the Seams Quilt Project & Events
- Curtain Goes Up in New Island Theater
- Fishing with the Coach
- Water, Water, Everywhere, But…
- New Chapter with Ideas, Community, and Conversation
- Sharing Talent and Inspiration
- What’s New On Nantucket
- Yesterday’s Island/Today’s Nantucket Page by Page
- Limerick Challenge
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
- Bid to Save Lives
- Behind the Seams Quilt Project & Events
- Curtain Goes Up in New Island Theater
- Fishing with the Coach
- Water, Water, Everywhere, But…
- New Chapter with Ideas, Community, and Conversation
- Sharing Talent and Inspiration
- What’s New On Nantucket
- Yesterday’s Island/Today’s Nantucket Page by Page
- Limerick Challenge
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