News and Events for Nantucket Island
• by Sarah Morneau • Summer has come to a close on Nantucket, but that doesn’t mean the island shuts down. With the changing of seasons comes a changing of inventory, with stores switching from breezy summer attire to cozy sweaters, outerwear, and boots. Here we list some of the […]
• by Julianne Adams • It’s amazing how scent can transport you—a whiff of waffle cone and you’re back on island for the summer. Scent is an extremely powerful and often very personal sense. Years disappear and emotions can fly up when a single fragrance is unleashed. The image of […]
Tiny Baskets Made of Gold Pageo, the exclusive jeweler on Nantucket’s Main Street, is bringing golden lightship baskets back to our island. In 1977, Glenaan Elliott Robbins designed the first gold Nantucket Lightship Basket in miniature. It was an oval lidded basket with hand-etched scrimshaw and a tiny penny inside. […]
Making the move uptown from the wharves was a blessing for Emilly Brooke Rubin, and a well-deserved one. At the end of last season she packed up her two stores on Old South Wharf, Sweet Liddle and her jewelry shop, and moved them both into the current 40 Centre Street […]
• by Sarah Morneau • As the mornings get cooler and the days draw shorter, our minds start to drift towards thoughts of retiring our sandals and shorts for the season and wrapping ourselves in soft sweaters, cozy shawls, and warm jackets. The day I stopped into Island Cashmere the […]
Treats to Savor Slowly Nantucket Candy Company at 48 Centre Street has the perfect chocolate treat to savor slowly: turtles! Their Sea Salt Caramel Turtles are a heavenly blend of slow roasted pecans or cashews, handmade with buttery, rich caramel, chocolate and of course, sea salt, which tops off this […]
A Place to Keep Nantucket Memories Sweet Inspirations, Nantucket’s artisan chocolatier at 26 Centre Street, has just introduced a new creative indulgence: their Nantucket Memories tin. Showcasing art by Nantucket Artist Barbara Capizzo, this American-made keepsake tin comes filled with sweet treats. The Nantucket Memories tin can be filled with […]
