Nantucket Today

Crime Reads for your Beach Bag

August 2020

During a series of summer afternoons spent at the beach last year, I decided to read Graham Greene’s “The Comedians.” The 1966 novel is set in Haiti and features a British ex-pat hotel owner trying to...

History Just for Kids

August 2020

Past the sperm-whale skeleton, beyond the whaleboat and through the candle factory is the Nantucket Whaling Museum’s new Children’s Discovery Center. Two years ago, the room was the Nantucket Historical...

Nature’s Nobleman

August 2020

As the years turned his famous rescue into a story, a memory, Walter Chase took a room in a house owned by Mary Nye at 14 Hussey St. Chase’s grandfather was Owen Chase of the ill-fated whaleship Essex....

Dowitchers, Stitchers of the Shore

August 2020

Their style is peaceful as they feed, step by step, along the edges of exposed sandbars or mudflats. Their plumage is demure, predominantly brown and off- white. They are most easily identified by their...

Walking on History

August 2020

It was a sunny Thursday morning when Mary Bergman walked on the uneven sidewalk along upper Main Street toward the Civil War monument. As the surface changed from brick to slate to brick again, she pointed...

Root Crops for Fall Harvest

August 2020

Plants take months to grow and it is our job as gardeners to plan ahead and forecast the changes that will take place in the coming months. This lesson is harsh and ongoing, and it is

the reason that the...

Straight Wharf’s Tim Farley

August 2020

Tim Farley has been behind the bar at Straight Wharf Restaurant for 13 seasons. What started as a summer job turned into a career, and for Farley it’s much more than just making drinks. It’s about...

Celebrating Summer Lobster Rolls

August 2020

“New England is a great place for many reasons. For one, it’s the birthplace of our nation. Two, it contains a wealth of natural beauty. People travel from all over the world to get a glimpse of its...

Nantucket’s Newfound Penchant for Pools

August 2020

Who can resist the lure of a swimming pool, just steps from your back door? Lounging by the pool on a hot summer day, entertaining poolside, swimming laps or taking a quick dip provides us with exercise...