Nantucket Today

“In the Hurricane’s Eye”

Winter 2018

Five years into the War for Independence, George Washington was leading an army that was undermanned, underfed, ragged and often unpaid. It was an army that lost as many battles as it won. And the vaunted...

People Who Make a Difference

Winter 2018

The 11 people we have chosen in 2018 as People who Make a Difference for their assortment of talents and gifts they give back to their community are Carlos Castrello, Mary Haft, Lulie and Gordon Gund,...

Bringing the Past into the present

Winter 2018

Since coming to Nantucket in 1974, Bill and Susie Boardman have lived in two different historic houses in town.

“I’m drawn to village life where people know each other. There is a warmth to that,” said...

Bonaparte’s Gulls

Winter 2018

Now we see them, now we don’t. Call them a mystery gull, as if just identifying gulls were not mystery enough in the first place.

But Bonaparte’s Gulls – “Bonys” for short – can be a lovely addition to a...

PHILANTHROPY on Nantucket

Winter 2018

There are dozens of nonprofit and charity organizations on Nantucket dedicated to doing good work, from fostering art and culture to protecting soul-soothing open space. They enrich the lives of residents...

Baking up a Storm

Winter 2018

My nana infused in me a love of baking. Her kitchen was warm and inviting and equipped with everything a serious baker needed back in the 1950s: a large keddigan always filled with flour, well-worn baking...