While a suntan is a tell-tale sign that one has just returned from a beach vacation, a visit to Nantucket is also often marked by a new addition to one’s collection of rattan baskets. The island’s ...

These days, it’s rare to come across an item that’s deeply tied to a single place—especially a strip of the world as small as Nantucket. I had never heard of a Nantucket Lightship basket bag, nor have ...

LAKE ANN — The decline of the whaling industry off the coast of Nantucket Island in the 1800s gave rise to another unlikely industry — basketmaking. The distinctive Nantucket lightship basket —made on ...

You’ve heard of a lighthouse, but what about a lightship? Nantucket Lightship 612 was a welcome beacon for transatlantic passengers from 1975 to 1983. Often lost in New England’s love affair with ...

In the mid-1800s, mariners navigating the New England coast dreaded the Nantucket South Shoals, an area of dangerously shallow water east of Nantucket Island. In 1854, Congress stationed Nantucket’s ...

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