Nantucket Today

Inn-side a Family Business

Fall 2019

Kevin Withrow has hotels in his blood. He learned to walk in New York’s famed Barbizon Hotel and played football with the bellboys in the lobby of The Royalton.

“I have very vague memories of New York...

Two-wheeled Tradition Rolls On

Fall 2019

Jasper Young was 12 years old when he first put on a Young’s Bicycle Shop shirt and hat, and started working for his father. Seventeen years later, he’s standing behind the front counter at the bike shop...

A Legacy of Practicing Law

Fall 2019

Sometimes it is not only about a love of the law, or the excitement of courtroom battles. Sometimes being a lawyer is about family, tradition and a connection to the community.

Jessie Glidden Brescher...

Fish Tales

Fall 2019

The legend goes like this: One night back in 1977, Bill Sandole caught 400 pounds of striped bass off Madaket Beach with Red Sox great Ted Williams.

“Those were the days before size limits,” Sandole...

Stepping up for Mom

Fall 2019

In the spring of 2012, Robin Harvey was struck by a pickup truck and seriously injured while riding her bike home from the SeaGrille, the restaurant she and her husband E.J. owned. As she recovered in a...

Saltwater in their DNA

Fall 2019

Alex Perkins’ office is the Atlantic Ocean, specifically the waters off Nantucket. He steps off the dock at Children’s Beach onto one of his 24-foot Carolina skiffs to go to work every morning. If you...

Personal treasures make a house a home

Fall 2019

The Cliff is one of the island’s most sought-after residential areas for its great location. It’s a short walk to town, there’s a bike path out of town, nearby conservation land at Tupancy Links and...

The Other Plover

Fall 2019

Fall means migration to many species of birds, and beachgoers and birders alike enjoy watching shorebirds. From tall, leggy waders to stocky little plovers, shorebirds follow the tides as they rest and...

Cold Crops

Fall 2019

Autumn is a time to enjoy the bounty of crops you planted in the summer, and to put the garden to bed for the winter. It is a time, for most small growers, for daydreaming and planning for next spring.

Pouring the proper Pint

Fall 2019

You can call it a pub, a tavern, a watering hole or your local dive. Pub culture is very important to a sense of place. It’s not just somewhere to have a drink, it’s a community, a bit of respite to share...

Luscious Lobster

Fall 2019

Who doesn’t love lobster?

Often thought of as a summer treat at a seaside resort, clambakes, lobster dinners and lobster rolls are all part of a vacation by the sea. But lobster is available yearround,...