A few weeks ago I treated myself to a day off and in the company of a dear friend and visited the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. One of the museum’s highlights is a tour of the Gardner-Pingree House, an early nineteenth century, Federal …
Beautiful, majestic Brant Point Light offers a welcome to Nantucket Harbor.
I have always been intrigued with the life story of the United States’ first woman astronomer, Nantucket born, Maria Mitchell. Perhaps it is the obvious namesake connection or maybe it is her discovery of a comet and contributions to science, but after reading her biography, …
One of the best spots to catch a gorgeous sunset while enjoying fine dining is Nantucket’s Galley Beach. The food, the view, the interiors, even the people watching was spectacular. But hurry, they close for the season in October.
Built in 1745, the mill is the oldest functioning windmill in the USA. An iconic Nantucket landmark, it is owned and maintained by the Nantucket Historical Association. The association offers fantastic walking tours of many of Nantucket’s historic sites.
Love lighthouses? Me too. Sankaty Head Light, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, has been in operation since 1850. Due to coastal erosion, the lighthouse was moved a few hundred feet away from the cliff edge in 2007. There is something about the …
Cisco Brewers– yum! Situated in farmland just outside of Nantucket Town, this is a must-do if you like beer, wine, spirits, the outdoors and friendly people all at a relaxed pace. I thoroughly enjoyed their “beer flight” as the perfect tasting to fantastic brews.
If you go to Nantucket, be sure to get out and explore the island. Siasconset is the perfect seaside village with charming, rose covered cottages and a spectacular beach.
Down the road and a ferry ride away, Nantucket has always appealed to me and I have yet to meet anyone who has been there who doesn’t feel the same way. Enchanting, charming, historic, sporty, stately, stunning- I could go on and on with flattering …
