During the summer, this increases to about 50, people. There are also several beaches and harbors where you can spend the day enjoying the sea breeze. Nantucket is also famous for its three distinct lighthouses. The Sankaty Head Lighthouse is a brick structure built in Nantucket, both islands offer plenty of activities for beachgoers, outdoor enthusiasts, and families alike.
You can spend the day cycling along the coast, visiting the Flying Horse Carousel, or admiring the colorful Gingerbread Houses in Oak Bluff. You can also make a quick day trip to neighboring Chappaquiddick Island for an afternoon of golf or sunbathing.
Nantucket also offers a mix of cultural and outdoor events for all types of travelers. Take a leisurely stroll along Sconset Bluff Walk, hop on a boat for an afternoon harbor tour, or visit the Whaling Museums in the heart of downtown Nantucket. While the island is a hotspot for celebrities, musicians, and politicians, the overall feeling is casual and laid back.
Everyone may be in shorts but some of those swimshorts are Vilebrequin. Think preppy boho. Nantucket had a large Quaker population who were fervent abolitionists. On the other hand, Nantucket has more of an upscale vibe. We know families in London who have homes in Nantucket but we knew this Cape Cod island was not the choice for us. Too small, too conservative. It is also just too far for us to travel when you consider we have to add an international flight into the mix.
When you know, you know. Choosing between Nantucket vs. In all honesty, you can not make a wrong decision with either island because both are pretty special.
People have their preferences but both are pretty great. Women often wear bright frocks in hot pink, lime, turquoise, white and yellow, particularly from Lily Pulitzer, while males sport whale logo belts. For the ultimate female status symbol, nothing beats carrying a Nantucket Lightship Basket, an oval, woven, rattan handbag often with a decorative scrimshaw top.
Cheerful prep, N; effortless chic, MV. Food, farms, and spirits. Both islands pride themselves on farm-grown, seasonal produce, superb seafood, and almost no chain restaurants. Nantucket has nearly 80 restaurants, 17 farms, and spirits from Triple Eight Distillery-Cisco Brewers. The island also has several coveted foodstuffs, including Nantucket Quahog chowder, Nantucket Bay scallops; cornmeal from The Old Mill built in and the oldest functioning mill in America , Nantucket Portuguese sweet bread that sailors from the Azores and Cape Verde originally brought to the island, and wild beach plum jam.
Movie mecca or festival hotspot? The island also hosts multiple film festivals. And, although the island hosts the annual Nantucket Film Festival, it tends to celebrate arts and culture through festivals highlighting everything from books, cranberries, daffodils, and gardens to dance, sandcastles, comedy, yoga, and wine. Wipeout waves or miles of sand? ACK Clean Team. Food Rescue Nantucket. Linda Loring Nature Foundation. Marine Mammal Alliance Nantucket.
Maria Mitchell Association. Nantucket Conservation Foundation. Nantucket Land Bank. Nantucket Land Council. Sustainable Nantucket. Shell Recycling Program. Single-Use Plastics Ban.
Emerging Questions. Stop The Straw. Water Stations. About Nantucket. Children's Beach Activities. Bike Paths. Awards Postings. The Sandbar at Jetties Beach. Tennis at Jetties. The Hungry Minnow. The Surf at Surfside. Nobadeer Field House. Tom Nevers Naval Base. Affordable Housing Trust. Richmond Group. Surfside Crossing 40B. How Do I Apply for. Boards, Committees and Commissions.
Business Certificate PDF. Business Licensing. Citizen's Police Academy. Police Force. Residential Exemption PDF. Sprinkler System PDF.
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