PARADISE IN POLPIS
byA historic estate becomes an island unto itself. Even before Henry and Savannah Helgeson began an ambitious renovation of their newly acquired summer retreat…
Stories
JUST HISTORY
byThe Museum of African American History champions critical chapters in Nantucket’s history. Most know about the island’s Quaker founders, its whaling fame, its abolitionists…
BOATLOAD OF DEMAND
byHow a serious boat shortage is rocking the industry. The pandemic has popularized a lot of new phrases. “Reimagined events.” “Virtual learning.” “Social distancing.”…
THE BAND PLAYED ON
byThe day the music (almost) died on Nantucket. While many festivals remain canceled, postponed, suspended or virtual at least as far out as August,…
BUILDING BOOM
byDespite soaring lumber prices, Nantucket’s construction industry continues to surge. A little more than a year after the pandemic brought Nantucket’s construction industry to…
LIGHT CONSTRUCTION
byA group of Nantucket craftsmen help give new life to a historic lighthouse in Boston Harbor. You’ve just bought a decrepit lighthouse, nine miles…
REACHING THE PROMISED LAND
byHow Dipak Thapaus braved untold hardships to find Nantucket. Dipak Thapaus is known to many on Nantucket as the smiling face behind the counter…
LEARNING CURVE
byThe evolving face of Nantucket’s student body. Just over twenty years ago, the student body of Nantucket’s public schools was 95 percent white. This…
THE WORLD WAS HIS OYSTER
byNantucket celebrates the life of a true original, Stephen “Spanky” Kania. Attend just about any event on Nantucket and you’re bound to find a…
ON POINT
byArtist Carly Berlin draws her line in Nantucket’s sand. Watching artist Carly Berlin create her pen-and-ink drawings has a mesmerizing, almost intoxicating, effect. Even…