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Welcome to Discover Nantucket, your inside source for the best the island has to offer. Brought to you by the publisher of The Inquirer and Mirror and Nantucket Today, Discover Nantucket is your one-stop guide to helpful hints and vital information on how to get here, where to stay, what to eat and what to do once you arrive. Enjoy.

Arts & Entertainment

Like the ancient myth of the phoenix rising from the ashes, the classical structure of the Atheneum rose from the rubble of Nantucket's first library after the Great Fire of July 13, 1846 destroyed almost all of its books and collections. . .  More

Nantucket Today

James Joyce once wrote, "The artist . . . standing in the position of mediator between the world of his experience and the world of his dreams . . . To equate those faculties was the secret of artistic success . . ." George Thomas approaches his art as if it were the dream.   More

Calendar

Summer is finally here. Every day, there's more to do, from concerts and plays to attend, to lectures, beach walks and activities for the kids. More

Tip of the Day

Nantucket Life Saving Museum

They were the 911 firefighters of the 19thCentury. Men who put their lives on the line for people they had never met. Men who subscribed to the creed: "You have to go out, but you don't have to come back."

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