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The Pleasure, Pain, and Peril of an Overactive Imagination
THE PLEASURE, PAIN, AND PERIL OF AN OVER-ACTIVE IMAGINATION
Please excuse this for being two days late. I needed an final answer to this before I published...

Berry Sweet Summer Days
The strawberry moon has passed us by and left behind long days of summer sunshine. The island is in full bloom: the cobblestone...

Josh Shoen, the Executive Chef at Breeze is a rock star, a true rock star! The Nantucket Hotel & Resort is the home of Breeze, a wonderful restaurant set...

No stranger to Nantucket, Eric Jay Dolin has spoken here in the past. His book Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America inspired Ric Burns to include him...

A Few of the Many Magical Moments at the Nantucket Book Festival
“A book is a dream that
you hold in your hand.”
--Neil Gaiman
“There is no Frigate like a Book
To take us Lands away...

Don’t get me wrong. I’m a huge proponent of being with your dog when you are with your dog. No lengthy cell phone calls or iTunes playlists for me when my buds...

Due to illness, Diane Rehm will not be able to appear at the 2016 Nantucket Book Festival. She was scheduled to present on Friday June 17 at 7:00 PM, and...

The Nantucket Wine Festival opening Gala at the White Elephant Hotel is the wine parties of all wine parties. Paired perfectly with restaurants from Nantucket...

Here's BalancingACK, Nantucket Chronicle's wellness radio show presented on Nantucket's own NPR affiliate, WNCK, 89.5 fm. In today's episode Joanna talks with...

Most of you know about the three-point shot in basketball, especially with the ongoing NBA playoffs. For the three-point play, there is an arc around the...

"When The Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going"
“I am woman,
hear me roar . . .
I am strong
I am invincible”
--Helen Reddy
Last week was a tough week. The jeep was in the repair shop, and I...

Nantucket's Best Dog Swimming Holes
I realize we live on an island surrounded by beautiful beaches. And in the winter, I love bringing my dogs to most of them. However, in the summer the beaches...