You can also arrive on Nantucket Island by private boat. Nantucket offers some very exceptional marina and mooring services on the Eastern Seaboard. Some services available include:
• Madaket Marine: This is a full service marina located in Madaket on the West end of Nantucket Island. The company offers all boaters needs, everything from used […]
Nantucket hotels
If you wish to arrive on the Nantucket Islands by car, you will need to decide whether or not to bring your car to the island.
Leaving your car behind:
The majority of people traveling to Nantucket find it more practical to leave their car on the mainland. The island has […]
When is a good time to arrive and depart Nantucket Island in Massachusetts? It is probably the best idea to make your travel plans to arrive and depart during mid-week. This would be Monday through Thursday. You will be more likely to miss the heavy weekend traffic over the Cape Cod Canal bridges and […]
Nantucket decorating is a charming and comfortable approach that will lend style and interest to your home office. This is an interior design that draws its good looks from seashells and ocean themed items as well as shades of yellow and blue. Below are various ideas on attaining the style of the seaside in your […]
Discover Nantucket on cruises and tours. This article will give a brief summary of three different cruises and/or tours available in Nantucket, Massachusetts.
Ara’s Tours are 1 ½ hour van tours with group rates available. Travel the unique and beautiful island of Nantucket with personalized guided commentary in an air-conditioned vehicle. On this tour you will […]
In 1602 Captain Bartholomew Gosnold of Falmouth, England sailed his bark Concord past the bluffs of Siaconset. The original residents of Nantucket Island were Wampanoag Indians, who lived there undisturbed until 1641 when the island was deeded by the English to Thomas Mayhew and his son, who were merchants of Watertown and Martha’s Vineyard.
Europeans […]
The island’s beginnings in western history can possibly be traced to its conjectured sighting by Norsemen in the 11th century. But it was not until 1602 that Captain Bartholomew Gosnold of Falmouth, England sailed his bark Concord past the bluffs of Siasconset and really put Nantucket on the map. The island’s original inhabitants, the Wampanoag […]
Nantucket is an island 30 miles (48.3 km) south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in the United States. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the town of Nantucket, Massachusetts and the coterminous Nantucket County, which are consolidated. Part of the town is designated the Nantucket CDP, or census designated place. […]