by Amy Jenness Nantucket had access to local telephone service beginning in 1887, but the ability to make long distance calls didn’t occur until 1916 after the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company laid down 550 miles of doublearmored steel—the longest submarine cable in the country—between Wood’s Hole, Martha’s Vineyard […]
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- Honoring a Legacy of Community Reading on Nantucket Island
- Winter Wellness Walks on Nantucket Island
- February 2025 Art Classes on Nantucket and Exciting Move for AAN
- Theatre Workshop of Nantucket Announces Its 2025 Season
- Where Legends Are Born
- Holiday Magic
- A Cold Tradition for Turkey Day
- A Play to Warm Your Heart
- Worrisome Invaders
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- 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
- Honoring a Legacy of Community Reading on Nantucket Island
- Winter Wellness Walks on Nantucket Island
- February 2025 Art Classes on Nantucket and Exciting Move for AAN
- Theatre Workshop of Nantucket Announces Its 2025 Season
- Where Legends Are Born
- Holiday Magic
- A Cold Tradition for Turkey Day
- A Play to Warm Your Heart
- Worrisome Invaders
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