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FUN FACTS
About Nantucket
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The first sighting of Nantucket was by Norsemen in the 11th century.
The Wampanoag Indians were the
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Author Herman Melville, while visiting
In 1849, gold was discovered in
Nantucket in the 1840s, heard the
California and many Nantucketers
story from First Mate Owen Chase of
headed for the West to strike it rich.
his tragic shipwreck at the hands of
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Census figures document that the island lost 60% of its population -
original inhabitants of the island. The
a sperm whale while on the whale-
language spoken on the island was
ship Essex. That story inspired him
from 10,000 people to 4,000 people in the
Algonquin. The name "Nantucket" is
to write the epic novel “Moby Dick.”
30 years following the discovery of gold.
Tom First and Tom Scott, two young
Tourism on Nantucket began to
entrepreneurs, landed on the island
flourish with the establishment of
a Native American word meaning “Faraway Land.”
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Nantucket has its own source of fresh
in 1985 and started Allserve, a floating
drinking water created 10,000 to
convenience store servicing boats in
12,000 years ago by retreating glaciers. This water is so pure that Nantucket
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the Nantucket Railroad in 1881. The railroad ran from Steamboat
Nantucket Harbor. After mixing and
Wharf southward to Surfside and,
blending random juices together
in later years, out to ‘Sconset.
does not add chlorine or any other
they decided to call their concoction
additives to its water supply.
“Nantucket Nectar” and that In 1918, cars were finally allowed
became a nationally-known brand.
on the island. Soon thereafter, the In 1673, off-shore whaling began.
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railroad went bankrupt. A railroad car from the trains running then is
In the beginning, whales could be
Between 1800 and 1850, when
harpooned right from the beaches
factories in Nantucket town
today a part of the “Club Car”
and shoals of the island. From the
rendered whale oil around the clock,
restaurant on lower Main Street.
mid-17th century to the late 1840s,
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residents of town would flee to
the island was the whaling capital of
Siasconset (even then known as
the world.
'Sconset) to avoid the overpowering
Over 700 shipwrecks have been
stench which accompanied the process.
recorded off the coast of Nantucket, most of them off
Nantucket has a greater variety of
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Sankaty Head where treacherous cross-rip currents can be seen
vegetation than any place of similar
Over 800 homes built on Nantucket
size in America. Many plants and flowers
before the Civil War still stand,
even today off Low Beach in
have been imported – heath and broom
including the Oldest House, built in
‘Sconset. It is for this reason that
1686, which belonged to Jethro
Sankaty Head Lighthouse was
Coffin, grandson of one of the original
constructed in 1850.
from Scotland, ivy from England and
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Rosa Rugosa from Japan.
purchasers of the Island. The coast of ‘Sconset near
As more and more whales were killed
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here, whale-hunting voyages were
In 1846, what became known as
Sankaty Head lighthouse was
forced further and further from
“The Great Fire” burned through
recognized as the eastern-most
Nantucket, and eventually in the
Nantucket. Fueled by whale oil and
1830s, whalers sailed to the waters
wood in the docks and warehouses,
point of America when the first light of dawn of the new millennium
island were at sea, women took
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charge to put out the fire.
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it leveled the town, leaving hundreds
in 2000 was seen on the bluff just
around Cape Horn to the South
homeless and impoverished.
minutes before two other
Pacific to find their prey.
Because most of the men of the
locations on the East Coast.
off the coast of South America and
summer
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Publisher’s letter For the little kid in all of us, N Magazine is pleased to introduce our first-ever children’s issue, N Junior. Publisher — Bruce A. Percelay
There are few places better suited to stir the imagination, and set the scene for outdoor fun or indoor learning, than Nantucket. In this issue, we present a “family guide” to activities offered by many of our day camps and programs on the island. They range from flying to fashion, and provide fun and fascinating ways for children and their families to enjoy summer on Nantucket. While the subject of history can often bring a yawn or a blank stare to some kids, there is something about Nantucket’s past that is perfectly suited for children. Our story, entitled “The Youngest Whaler,” written by the Nantucket Historical Association’s Robyn & John Davis Chief Curator Ben Simons, relives for us the harrowing, and true, account of 14-year-old Thomas Nickerson aboard the whaleship Essex on its fateful voyage. For those who want to reach for the stars, a wonderful array of celestial activities awaits the whole family at the Maria Mitchell Association. And Kate Coe once again provides insight and ideas for all things fun and fashionable for our N’ Style Kids’ section. To encourage the artistic side of our young readers, we have included a ‘blank canvas’ for kids to submit their artistic impressions of the island in our first Drawing Contest. Prizes include a brand-new bicycle from Island Bike Company, a boogie board from Spyder Wright Surfboards, and a dinner gift certificate from Cy’s restaurant. In this issue we also track down the best burgers on Nantucket with the juiciest tidbits on where to satisfy kids’ beefy cravings. Even our advertising gets into the act, providing parents with ideas for places to eat, gifts to buy, sights to see, and services geared towards children and family. We hope you will use our first N Junior issue as a valuable resource, and that it offers your kids even more reasons to get out and make their stay on Nantucket unforgettable. We wish you a wonderful and safe summer of 2010. Sincerely,
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were the same for both
competition this year, so making the
the state and nationals;
final cut of 500 culinary students was
a sautéed scallop and
a victory in itself.
shrimp appetizer, and a stuffed chicken breast
“The students improved so much
with multi-colored
over last year,” said Chef Buccino.
cheese and homemade
“The menu improved, presentation
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Nantucket Junior Chefs Go National
improved and there were far fewer mistakes. The quality is so high at the national level that to make the cut of the top teams is wonderful. They are
If you’re a restaurant owner on
all winners at this point.”
Nantucket and you’re in the market for a sous chef, you may not have to
This year the Nationals were held
go far. You can simply call Bob Buccino,
April 30th through May 2nd in
Chef Instructor of the culinary class at
pasta entrée. The teams were able to
Nantucket High School, who has trained
choose their own signature dessert.
some of the top junior chefs in America
Local chefs, Michael LaScola of
the last two years right here on Nantucket.
American Seasons and Rich Leone, a former teacher and well-known
In 2009, Chef Bob’s culinary class
“foody”, critiqued the students’ practice
competed in the Massachusetts
dishes. Bob Buccino also took his
Prostart Invitational Culinary
teams to the Cordon Bleu School,
Competition. The team won the state
Cambridge, Ma., so they could watch and
round and qualified for the National
work right on the line with the experts.
Overland, Ka. and the Nantucket team of Eddie Moreau, Odesha Clarke, Billy Trott and Johneen Dennisor placed 14th in the nation, a great accomplishment that bodes well for the future of Nantucket’s great restaurants.
Invitational where they placed 29th out of 39 state champion teams. But that
The Massachusetts Prostart Invitational
lofty accomplishment was not enough,
was held on January 22nd and the
as the young chefs decided to take
Culinary Team once again sauteed its
another run at the national competition
way to victory to set up a return to the
in 2010.
nationals. More than 183,000 high school students participated in the
Students Billy Trott, Odesha Clarke, Cade Larrabee, Ceci Gutierrez and Stephanie Guzman became the Culinary Team and Eddie Morneau and Oliver Bender comprised the Management Team, a separate competition for students interested practiced 4-5 hours per day, 3-4 days per week, for the state competition in January. An appetizer and entrée were set by the competition committee and
performed,” said Chef Bob. “I saw each individual grow from a child into a young adult. I’m just really proud of the kids.”
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Taking a walk on the wild side, gazing into deep space or going back in time are all in a day’s fun at Maria Mitchell Association. Some of the most important skills of scientific inquiry are what children naturally love to do most observing and exploring the world around them.
Maria Mitchell Written by Susan Bartkowiak
With that in mind, as well as an abiding belief in learningby-doing, the MMA preserves the legacy of America’s first female astronomer by balancing play, art, exploration and hands-on learning in the museums and observatories it runs and the Discovery Programs held throughout the Island in the summer. Maria (pronounced ‘Mar-eye-a’) Mitchell was born on Nantucket in 1818 to Quaker parents. When she was young, her father taught her navigation and astronomy and together they observed the night skies. By the time she was fourteen, sea captains trusted Maria to calculate vital navigational computations for their long whaling journeys. As a young woman she became the Atheneum’s first librarian. She was also involved in the anti-slavery movement and refused to wear cotton because of its connection with slavery in the South, a commitment she continued after the Civil War ended. But it was in October of 1847, when Maria left a dinner gathering and climbed the stairs to the Pacific
Maria Mitchell was not only one of the first female scientists, she was one of the first in the sciences to understand the place of a sense of wonder. “We especially need imagination in science,” she said. “It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but is somewhat beauty and poetry." The Maria Mitchell Association today continues to honor this belief in many ways through its Discovery Programs. The Discovery Programs are offered for children as Wee Explorers, for ages 4-6, Habitat Hoppers, ages 7-9 and Eco-Investigators, ages 10-12, in full-week, 3-day or 2-day programs. It’s difficult to call them “classes” when they have names like ‘Crafty Critters,’ ‘Growing Up Wild,’ ‘No Bones About It,’ ‘Habitat Trackers’ and ‘Young Astros.’ The games and activities involved will ensure that any budding ecologist or naturalist will gain an understanding and appreciation of the natural world around them. If you’re here for a short visit, your children can still gain a great appreciation of the history and the wonders the MMA museums and observatory hold. Visit the Aquarium near the harbor on Washington Street, where you’ll meet seahorses, fish and octopi. A wonderful touch-tank full of crabs, clams and baby horseshoe crabs gives your children the opportunity to handle the creatures if they dare! A short walk to Vestal Street is where the Natural Science Museum, the Historic Mitchell House, and the Vestal Street Observatory are all located. The Loines Observatory is a five-minute walk from there - all are part of the Maria Mitchell Association.
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Bank’s roof on a clear night to observe and explore the night sky, that her legacy began. She discovered and then charted the orbit of a new comet that became known as “Miss Mitchell’s Comet.” This discovery brought her instant fame and caused
many honors to be bestowed on her.
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Kids and grown ups alike will enjoy The Natural Science Museum’s collection of over 1500 birds, a whale vertebra, an ocean room and observing the feeding habits of the turtles, snakes, frogs and fish that live there. The Science Department also conducts research and surveys of Nantucket’s ecology and biodiversity. Ongoing projects include the Osprey Research project, the American Burying Beetle project, and the Electronic Field Guide to Invasive Plants on Nantucket. Through the Discovery Programs your children can actively take part in this important research.
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The Mitchell House takes you back to the 19th century and contains personal items from Maria and her family, including her telescope, beer mugs and opera glasses. You can sign up to make a Sailors’ Valentine, learn about games played long ago and see how
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the family managed to cook for twelve people. Next-door is the Vestal Street Observatory. Built in 1908, it has been the location of lectures, research and other programs for over a century. It has a permanent indoor exhibit and an outdoor scale model of the solar system. The Loines Observatory hosts open nights where everyone can view our skies through a beautifully-refurbished antique 8-inch Clark telescope and a new 24-inch research telescope. There are also programs and host lectures such as celestial navigation to learn about the different constellations, and how ancient sea-travelers used the skies to plot their courses. The staff at Maria Mitchell will introduce you to a seahorse, let you track Mr. Hannah, an Osprey’s tagged by Dr. Bob Kennedy of the MMA, on his
monumental journey from Nantucket to South America, or teach you how to steer by the stars. It’s all here, and yours for the asking, so let the summer games begin! For more information, call 508-228-9198.
So you wanna be a comedian? Several years ago, comedian and CEO of the Nantucket Comedy Festival, Kevin Flynn, organized ‘Project: Comedy,’ a performing seminar for kids, during the Festival. The effort met with instant success, but Kevin felt that more could be done to help the students who were a part of his seminar.
Now that Kevin and Michael have ‘Project: Comedy ‘ going, they hope that the course will integrate into the drama curriculum at the High School. Each year the program will culminate in performance opportunities at the Festival for the students, as well as the awarding of a performing arts scholarship. This year, on Saturday, July 31st from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, the Festival will present a special fun-filled comedy morning especially for kids, teens and families at Jetties Beach. Image by Gene Mahon
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Enter Michael DiSpezio, a master educator, who took Kevin’s idea and shaped it into a year-long 20-lesson course which included creative comedy classes, workshops in writing and performance to improve a student’s self esteem and foster a sense of community. For Kevin, Michael’s touch was the answer on how to get what he, as a performer, knows is inside all of us, out in a way that kids can understand and embrace.
And, while the goal of the course is performing on a stage, the true mission is helping young people perform with more confidence and care in their personal lives.
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The Youngest Whaler on the whaleship Essex Written by Ben Simons
Images courtesy of the NHA archives
Nantucket boys dreamed of going to sea, to follow their older brothers, fathers, cousins, and friends in a life spent aboard a Nantucket whaleship. A tale from The Nantucket Scrap Basket tells of a boy of nine who attached the line from his mother’s ball of darning cotton to his fork and “harpooned” the family cat. When his mother tried to intervene to save the frightened cat, the boy shouted, “Pay out, mother! Pay out! There she ‘sounds’ through the window!”
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Most boys on island in the early 19th century were part of old Nantucket families with illustrious names like Coffin, Folger, and Gardner. If you didn’t plan on going a-whalin’ your Cabin Boy on a 19th century whaler. manhood, and even your chances of marrying a captain’s fair daughter, would be considered pretty leaky by your family and peers. For those not from Nantucket, sometimes the only hope was to start at the bottom, and ship out as a common sailor or as a cabin boy.
any purchases from the “slop chest,” or company store. In the fall of 1819, as the Essex sailed out into the Atlantic, she experienced rough seas and storms. For “greenhands” on their first voyage, this was the initiation period, which meant the continuous nausea and vomiting of seasickness. On the pitching vessel in a gale, a group of them, fearful for their own lives, protested going aloft to look for whales as “absurd and unreasonable.” This led to a few “soft words” to the youth with “some little challenging of their spirits” by the mates. Soon, however, the trial-at-sea had hardened them, and the boys’ and young men’s fears transformed into the excitement and competition of the whale hunt.
Nickerson and his crewmates would soon come to taste actual “heart’s blood” in an ordeal that is one of the great survival stories in history.
In 1819, fourteen-year-old Thomas Nickerson was an orphan, born in Harwich on Cape Cod, who had moved to Nantucket and signed aboard the whaleship Essex as cabin boy. Cabin boys were on the lowest rung of the whaleship hierarchy, and
Nickerson was the afteroarsman on first mate Owen Chase’s whaleboat, a position just forward of Chase, who wielded the long steering oar. The harpooner on
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Log of the whaleship Washington (1842-44)
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received the “longest lay” (a “lay” is a share of the profits), typically 1/200 of the profits or worse, compared to the skilled seaman’s 1/150, the harpooner’s 1/80, and the captain’s 1/15. The record is lost, but Nickerson probably received a 1/200 lay, which would mean earning a meager $150 for two years’ work, minus
Chase’s boat, Benjamin Lawrence, was “senior” compared to Nickerson, a skilled sailor at a mere twenty years, who could fasten an iron into a giant sperm whale with ease. A sample of the kind of “encouragement” an officer could give his crew is recorded from another ship: “I love you, my dear
fellows, yes, yes, I do; I’ll do anything for you, I’ll give you my heart’s blood to drink; only take me up to this whale only this time, for this once, pull!” Nickerson and his crewmates would soon come to taste actual “heart’s blood” in an ordeal that is one of the great survival stories in history. Cabin boy Thomas Nickerson lived through the tragedy that occurred on November 20, 1820, when the whaleship Essex was rammed and sunk in the Pacific Ocean by an eighty-ton sperm whale. Thousands of miles from land, Nickerson and nineteen other members of the Essex crew were forced into three small, open whaleboats. For nearly 90 days, they endured unimaginable hardships, including fierce storms, starvation, death and, eventually, cannibalism. Adrift at sea without food, the men drew straws to determine who would be eaten. Nickerson’s role in this tragedy was central. On February 9, 1821, a young mate in the whaleboat named Isaac Cole began to rant in “a most miserable
spectacle of madness” and fell down dead. Lawrence and Nickerson had no compunctions about dressing his body for food, and “set to work as fast as we were able.” According to Chase, witnessing these mere boys and young men “eagerly devour” the heart, there was “no language to paint the anguish of our souls.” Nickerson fell into a deep despair, “He lay for some time silent, sullen, and sorrowful,” having told Nickerson’s sketch his fellow of the Essex sinking crewmembers “he wished to die immediately. . . .” Chase’s crew survived on the remains of Cole’s body for several days. Just as madness threatened to fall upon them all, a sail was spotted, the Indian out of London, which hailed the ghostly whaleboat and came to its rescue—they had survived! Throughout the ordeal, Nickerson’s crewmate, Benjamin Lawrence, had quietly twisted a piece of twine to keep his mind away from madness. This twine is one of the few artifacts that remains from the disaster, and is now on display in the Nantucket Whaling Museum.
“Edward Cary walking into about 100 barrels,” from the Log of the Whaleship Edward Cary (1854–58), Joseph E. Ray, keeper. NHA Collection Log 73
Incredibly, two years after surviving this tragedy, Nickerson, now seventeen, shipped out again on a whaling voyage with fellow survivor Captain Pollard— this time on the Two Brothers which wrecked on a coral reef northwest of the Hawaiian Islands. A survivor once more, Nickerson gave up the whaling trade and entered the merchant service in New York. In the mid-1870s, he authored his own account of the
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Nickerson’s sketch of the whale ramming the Essex.
Essex tragedy— “Desultory Sketches,” also on display at the Whaling Museum. Nickerson’s sketches contain a remarkable firsthand account of the Essex disaster, as well as several drawings of the scene that show the ramming and the crews in the whaleboats. What is striking about these precious drawings is that they portray the scene from a child’s-eye-view—only fitting for a fifteen-year-old cabin boy forced prematurely into a glimpse of manhood—and beyond—in the ordeal of the whaleship Essex.
Ben Simons is the Nantucket Historical Association’s Robyn and John Davis Chief Curator and editor of Historic Nantucket.
HauntedNantucket Anonymously written
Ghosts on Nantucket are as old as Nantucket itself. Reports of ghostly sightings, ghostly noises and ghostly deeds are commonplace on the island and many believe those who lived here before us are still very present. The following is an actual story about an encounter with a ghost by a resident who is now a believer.
to the kitchen to get some water and encountered a woman she had not seen at the party. The woman was wearing a fine, lacy white dress with a buttoned-up collar and looked strangely out of place against everyone else’s outfits of jeans and shorts. The two chatted for a few minutes and the woman went back upstairs, presumably for a good night’s sleep.
A True story Our home by the water was what you would expect of a property built 80 years ago on a tiny and sparsely populated island. The wide pine floor boards had settled with the house and the horse hair plaster walls showed their age with settlement cracks and the patina of a home that had lived through many Nor’easters over the decades. The stairway to the top floor was narrow and twisting leading to rooms with shared eves and wonderful old windows providing distant views of Tuckernuck.
The next morning the entire group assembled for breakfast and the woman who had left to go to the kitchen casually retold of her encounter the night before and asked the name of the lady in white. We all looked at her with curiosity because no one in the house fit that description. In fact, everyone who stayed in the house was sitting at the same breakfast table. We began to wonder if our housemate was joking, or perhaps mistook one of the housemates for somebody else. She insisted otherwise.
On this particular weekend we had a large gathering at the house for a barbeque with friends and had 12 people bunking in for the night. Because there was no electricity in the house everyone used candles for illumination providing a cozy, but eerie, feeling as shadows danced around the house.
That afternoon our houseguest, who was still preoccupied with the vision of the mysterious guest, was poring through a series of books about Nantucket at the turn of the century. All of a sudden she let out a scream when she saw a picture of the very same figure she had seen in the kitchen in the book which described a former owner of the very same house. There was no mistaking the photo according to our guest and it seems as if ghosts are alive and well on Nantucket. Anonymously written
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Ethan Tsenkov Photo by Kristina Ransom
Maisie Cocker, Samantha Reeder, Sarah Johnson & Natasha Vallett — Photo by Kristina Ransom
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Ryan and Mya Whelden
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Photo by Laurie Richards
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Celia Gillum and Kayla Hudzik — Beach Clean Up Day Photo by Laurie Richards
Captain Louis Photo by Laurie Richards
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Nantucket Magazine’s first annual art contest. In the frame below picture your favorite sight, scene or object on the island. You may use crayon, ink or any drawing tool to capture your favorite image.
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2nd place: Morey boogie board, provided by SPYDER WRIGHT, owner of Spyder Wright Surfboards and The Trinity Collection at 50 Main Street.
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RULES One submission per person. Art work must be created solely by the entrant. Drop off your submission to Nantucket Magazine at 17 North Beach Street in the drop box by our front door. Submissions must be received by August 15th. Judging will be at the sole discretion of the design staff at N Magazine
Messing about in Madaket
Images by Maureen Lombardi and Mary Halsey
Creative Nantucket resident Maureen Lombardi, with her sister Mary Halsey, were walking on Madaket Beach and noticed that the skate pods lying there had a life of their own. With a little imagination, white tacks and a marker they made them come to life.
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Written and Photographed by Nathan Coe
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What is more enjoyable for kids than being on Nantucket on a warm summer afternoon, packing their own basket of tasty treats and heading down to Steps Beach? It doesn’t get much better than that!
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ith Nantucket Nectars, gourmet cookies and big sandwiches kindly provided by Fresh and Henry Jr, our little entourage set up the perfect spot to have fun in the sun. Everyone brought along their favorite games and, with parents saying “Wear whatever you like, darling!” all chose their most favorite outfits, for this was N’Tertain, kids-style baby!
Within five minutes of arriving at the picnic everyone started running around like a bunch of excited kids, which, of course, they were! One of the crew, Elias Norton initiated the sandcastle-making and all readily rushed in to help him finish it off. Playing Kadima with a sandwich in one hand, climbing into the towel trunk and riding flipper in the surf were all ingredients for a great beach day island-style. Speaking of style, the gathered guests in their outfits put us grown-ups to shame. Conner McLean brought out the super-cool preppy look with his plaid jacket and knee-high socks. Little Evy Stahl along with Annecy Kagan both looked adorable in their frilly summer dresses. Rosha Kelly went with the classic white shorts with pretty top and her brother Finn chose the always-popular casual beach swim look. Sammy Turner, as always, delighted the group with his charm and charisma.
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Just another perfect afternoon for the children of Nantucket!
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SUMMER CAMPS
Compiled by Cris Farley
NANTUCKET As we spring into the summer of 2010, N Magazine presents an array of camps, programs, activities and events exciting and diverse enough to motivate any child, with family or on his or her own, to discover and enjoy all that Nantucket has to offer. A brief introduction of each featured camp is provided along with contact and sign-up information.
NANTUCKET
MUSEUM
Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum Youth Weaving Program What better way to learn to weave a Lightship Basket than amidst the baskets produced by famous weavers of the past? This summer, surrounded by historic baskets made by Capt. Andrew J. Standsbury, Clinton “Mitchy� Ray and Jose Formoso Reyes, the Lightship Basket Museum will host its Youth Weaving Program in the Museum at 49 Union Street. The Program, which began in 2004 for children 11-16 years old, will teach traditional construction of the baskets that originated here in the last half of the 19th century as sailors, stationed on floating
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB
The Nantucket Boys & Girls Club will celebrate the summer of its 65th year on Nantucket in 2010 by offering a wide range of camps, programs and events. The summer camp has grown to now enroll approximately 150 children, ages 7-14. The camp originates at and from the Club on Sparks Ave., runs Monday-Friday, 7:45 a.m. -5 p.m. from June 28th through August 20th, and offers a variety of activities, programs and trips to suit the interests of any child. Included are soccer, flag football, kickball, music club, arts & crafts, a gardening club, basketball,
lighthouses around the island, passed the time by weaving baskets that were then sold to island visitors and tourists. That craft continues today as an important Nantucket art form. The summer class will run for six weeks and a total of 15 hours, for 12-16 students working with 3-4 instructors. First session will begin on Monday, July 5th at 2 p.m. and run through August 9th. Course fee is $80 including materials. To register, call the Museum at 508-228-1177 or email adminoffice@nantucketlightshipbasketmuseum.org.
65 ON NANTUCKET Lego animation, pottery class and a skateboard club. Activities and trips staged from the Club include kayaking, windsurfing, outrigger canoeing, sailing, beach days, bike rides, fishing, crabbing, tennis and golf. The Club also partners with other island organizations, such as Trustees of the Reservation at Great Point, to sponsor camping trips out to Great Point, as well as Access Sport America, a national non-profit, that inspires higher
fitness and function for children (and adults) with disabilities, through high-challenge sports. Membership fees for Summer Camp are set at $600 for the
season, $100 for a weekly membership or a daily membership for $25. You can contact the club at 508-228-0158 or by emailing Athletic Director, Jamie Foster, at Jamie@nantucketboysand girlsclub.org.
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NANTUCKET
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There will be week-long mini camps for kids all summer, Monday – Friday, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-4 p.m. teaching both surfing and stand-up paddle boarding (SUP). All equipment is provided, including surfboards and wet suits. Generally there’s a minimum age requirement of 10, depending on ability.
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If your idea of adventure on Nantucket this summer gravitates to the island’s beaches and surf, you have two surfing schools to get you out there on, and in, the waves.
Nantucket Island Surf School
has been teaching surfing to residents and vacationers at Cisco Beach since 1999. Owned by Gary “Kona” Kohner, a world-wide surfer and certified Nantucket lifeguard, and his CPR and first-aid-certified staff, Nantucket Surfing offers lessons, group or private, for all ages. Levels of instruction are geared to beginners right through expert wave riders, and classes generally have a ratio of one instructor to one-to-four students – usually three for beginning classes.
You can check them out at www.nantucketsurfing.com or contact Instructor Katie Heath at 508-560-1020. You can email them at gary@nantucketsurfing.com. or you can visit the Surf School van which is in the Cisco Beach parking lot daily.
Nantucket sUrfari From the end of June until mid-August, Nantucket sUrfari offers a series of week-long programs for kids 11+ years of age. Groups of 4-8 surfers get together for wave riding and fun while also making life-long friendships with others who share the love of the ocean. For the 8+ crowd, sUrfari this year debuts a “Kiddy Water Week” which focuses a bit less on surfing and more on having fun in the waves all over the island, the idea being to build confidence in the water while creating lasting friendships on land. For more information, contact Christian del Rosario at 508-228-1235 or email him at info@nantucketsurfari.com.
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DREAMLAND
CRITTER CRUISE
Dreamland rolls out the Green Carpet Once More in 2010!
“Cool” Critter Cruise kicks off its Third Year
This summer, the Dreamland lot will once again become a hub of activity - from movies and concerts on the lawn to Young Actors Theater Camp, the musical, “Honk, Jr.”, and “Theater Discovery” for kids with special needs. Rather than being at risk to the unpredictable Nantucket weather, this year a tent will be used to host all events. Beginning in July, Young Actors Theater Company will stage a new production each week for ages 5-14, with showcase performances capping each week’s program on Friday. Cost is $250 per child for the week. In July and August, Dreamland will produce and stage a children’s musical, “Honk! Jr. – The Ugly Duckling Musical.” Kids 5-18 can take part in the acting, singing and dancing play, with auditions being held on July 2nd from 2-5 p.m. and July 3rd from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Twice-weekly rehearsals will start on Tuesday, July 6th and performances will be presented from August 10th – 20th. Fee will be $300 for each child. Finally, “Theater Discovery” for kids with special needs will be staged August 16th -20th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily. This program will give students a place to discover the power of their own voice and, through masks, movement and characters, a positive forum of expression. Fee is $125 per child. Contact the Dreamland office at 508-332-4822 or visit www.nantucketdreamland.org for further information. Images by Lisa Frey
In 2008, Captain Josh Eldridge came up with one of the coolest ways to hit the Nantucket waterfront – The Nantucket Critter Cruise! It’s a one-hour trip for kids where they ship aboard the fishing boat Monomoy. They get to watch Capt. Josh as he hauls in his fish traps and lobster pots, and then everybody gets to do a little fishing in the Harbor. How cool is that? You never know what critters will come up in the traps so it’s an exciting adventure for the whole crew, even the Captain himself! Once the haul is on deck, the critters you catch go into a “touch tank” so everyone can see the catch close-up and even pick the critters up,
if you dare! To top the Critter Cruise off, all the kids get t-shirts to wear home Images Courtesy of Critter Cruises and show everyone that they are now members of the Monomoy Critter Cruise Crew! The Monomoy sails Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and may add additional or private cruises based on demand. On every cruise each kid, or group of kids, needs to have one or more adults along for “crowd control”. Word last summer was that the adults were just as into the trip, and the critters, as the kids!
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Pricing this summer is set at $45 per kid and $55 per adult. You can contact Capt. Josh directly at 508-228-6867 or visit his website at www.crittercruise.com for more info and to see how others have loved the Critter Cruise!
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SUMMER CAMPS NANTUCKET COMMUNITY SAILING PROGRAM Nantucket Community Sailing Welcomes its 16th Year Teaching Water and Life Skills Since 1995, Nantucket Community Sailing has honored, and worked to fulfill, its core mission to engage kids and adults in the joy of sailing. The accent in the summer of 2010, however, is definitely on Nantucket’s youth.
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STRONG WINGS Strong Wings Challenges Nantucket Kids and Families Strong Wings has challenged island youth and families through its summer Adventure School since 1991. Set within a beautiful campus in mid-island, Strong Wings’ mission is to provide outdoor adventures which promote active lifestyles, physical fitness, confidence, character and new friendships, all while encouraging respect and appreciation of nature.
Originally established exclusively as a sailing program, NCS now offers classes in sailing, windsurfing and water sports for children 7-18 years old. All programs are offered from mid-June through August both at their Sailing Center at Jetties Beach and out at Polpis Harbor. Within each program, NCS also teaches enduring life- and leadershipskills as well as fostering a deep respect for the marine environment here on Nantucket. Sailboats can also be rented at the Jetties Beach Sailing Center, and private lessons for sailing, windsurfing and kayaking can also be organized at that location. For more information on all programs and lessons, call 508-228-6600 or visit www.nantucketcommunitysailing.org.
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Beginning on June 21st this summer, and extending through August 20th, Strong Wings will organize its classes into five sections, broken down by age, from 4 through 15 years old. Except for the youngest group, which can choose half-day, each is a full 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. class, and is not confined to the campus. Using the entire island, and particularly conservation areas, no two day’s activities are the same. Campers are paired with counselor/ instructors on a ratio not exceeding 7-1, and are exposed to a wide variety of activities including kayaking, rock climbing, the ropes course, gardening, survival school and CPR. Families or other groups can also sign up for the same outdoor activities and all island-wide adventures.
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Fees are set at $425-450 for a one-week experience, and with each succeeding week the fee reduces by $25. You can contact Strong Wings at 508-228-1769 or email Program Director Chris Getoor at cgetoor@strongwings.org.
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SUMMER CAMPS
CAMP NANTUCKET 2010
Cheryl Fudge Fashion Camp Nantucket 2010 Cheryl Fudge, clothing designer and island retailer, will once again open her studio this season for what has come to be one of the most popular family summer activities on the island: Fashion Camp. This summer, if you, your children or your spouse, would like to create
vintage Nantucket clothing and keepsakes, contact Cheryl and organize your own special class. Once you have your class set, all you need to do is arrive; Cheryl does everything else. If you’re designing shirts, sweats, skirts or dresses, she has hundreds of articles of clothing as well as patches, buttons and trims so you can create your own unique souvenir that you can actually wear. Same goes for jewelry and beachthemed items.
custom sweatshirt. If you or your family would like to organize your own Fashion Camp this summer, you can contact Cheryl at 774-236-9298, visit her at www.cherylfudge.com, or simply stop in to her studio at 23 Federal Street any day between 10 a.m. and 9 p.m.
Studio times vary according to the needs of the students and the nature of the individual project. Pricing ranges from $5 to create a unique “hair-tie” to $100 for a
NISDA NISDA has something for absolutely everyone in 2010 If you’re a kid of any age and you like art – any kind of art – there’s no better place to spend your days this summer than out at the Seaview Farm Campus of the Nantucket Island School of Design and the Arts. NISDA will offer a July Session (July 5-30) and an August Session (August 2-20) for the following kid’s programs:
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Teen Afternoon Programs, for teens 13 years and up, offer painting, drawing and design studios, creative and recycled fashion design for girls and guys and an “Outdoors Through
the Lens of Art” series that includes nature hikes place-based on art, sustainability investigations and meetings with local artists. NISDA will also offer a summer series of family events and exhibitions out at the Seaview Farm Campus. In July, you can attend a Summer Open House Exhibition and Celebration Open House, a Family Kite Day complete with a meadow picnic, en masse kite flying and a “Create your own Amazing T-Shirt Day.” August brings more puppet plays, Creative Costumes and Musical Instruments, and an island-wide tour, “Designing With Nature in Mind”, and, at Jetties Beach once again, the ever-popular “Sandcastle and Sculpture Day.” For more information, call 508228-9248, or visit their website, www.nisda.org.
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Kinder Arts and Crafts, for ages 5 and up, is a multi-cultural arts and crafts adventure of heart, mind and hand. Kids will think about ideas and enjoy being together. They will work with paints, clay, collage, kites, puppets, mural painting, costumes, plays and masks. The Youth Art Studio, for
ages 8 and up, offers hands-on artmaking with an emphasis on engaging personal adventure.
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SUMMER CAMPS NANTUCKET ATHENEUM Island Library Offers a Plethora of Summer Programs for Kids and their Folks The Nantucket Atheneum has compiled an impressive agenda of summer activities centered on reading, story-telling, learning and fun. Plenty of programs for toddlers are planned, beginning with “Toddler Time” for Island toddlers, aged 18-36 months. A fun storytime will include songs, finger rhymes and simple stories. For kids 2-3 there is the Music and Movement for Young Children program. Fun and engaging songs, singing games and movement activities will teach musical skills. Kids 4 and up can take advantage of an array of sessions. “Story and Craft” features a folk tale or other Images by Rosalie O’Connor picture-book story with a related craft project. Projects are completed during the program time and are ready to take home.
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MURRAY CAMP OF NANTUCKET Murray Camp welcomes 22nd Year On Nantucket Murray Camp of Nantucket will celebrate its 22nd anniversary as a summer camp here this year with another full array of activities and field trips. Once again, all programs will be staged on the campus of the Nantucket New School, 15 Nobadeer Farm Rd., and from there out to all points across the island. There will be eight weekly programs beginning Monday, June 28-July 1, and continuing 9 a.m–3 p.m.
Children 4-8 can choose “Singing Games for Children” or “Cosmic Creations,” a hands-on program. Students learn science concepts through direct application of scientific principles while having a great time.
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On top of all these events and classes, the annual fundraiser, Nantucket Atheneum Dance Festival 2010, will take place from Monday, July 26th through Saturday, July 31st. A children’s performance, lectures and demonstrations, master dance classes and films will be offered. On July 30th and 31st, two dazzling public performances in contemporary and classical ballet will be presented by the world-renowned American Ballet Theatre and New York City Ballet companies in the Nantucket High School Auditorium.
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Virtually all Nantucket Atheneum programs are free or moderately priced, and more information on scheduling, registration and tickets can be obtained by calling 508-228-1110 X 103 or by visiting www.nantucketatheneum.org.
daily through August 16th-20th. There will be three age groups, Juniors at 4-6 years, Intermediates at 7-10 years and Seniors at 11-14 years old. The ratio of campers to counselors is 1:6 for the Junior program and 1:8 for the Intermediate program. The Mission of Murray camp continues to be to offer to each
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AVIATION CAREER Take Off For Adventure at the 2010 Aviation Career Education Camp
camper the opportunity to experience social, academic and physical enrichment. Their curriculum is “designed to ensure that children of all styles of learning – verbal, visual or physical – will have the opportunity to become enriched within a holistic camp experience.”
With summer approaching, if you think you’d like to fly, it’s time to think about the 4th Annual Aviation Career Education (ACE) Camp. Set for June 28th- July 2nd, from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. (with one evening) the Camp, for year-round or seasonal middle and high school students, will be based at Nantucket High School and Nantucket Memorial Airport. Co-sponsored by the Nantucket Educational Air Program, Nantucket Airport’s non-profit foundation, and Nantucket Public Schools, the Camp will introduce students to aviation, airport management, aeronautics, science, space exploration and, most important, fun! Students will visit Loines Observatory to view the stars with Maria Mitchell Association’s Astronomy Staff. Campers will take part in a scavenger hunt and will be introduced to the importance of flying in weather with a demonstration by a meteorologist. Campers will participate in a wide range of aviation experiences, including search and rescue, controlling air traffic, and each will have the opportunity to take an orientation flight with a certified instructor, practice take offs and landings, use flight simulators and visit the Air Traffic Control Tower at Hyannis Airport. Tuition for the one-week program is $295. For more information, contact the Airport’s Camp Liaison, Jack Wheeler, at 508-325-7531 or find application forms on the Airport’s website: www.nantucketairport.com
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For information, application forms, or if you have questions, call 508-325-4600, or email murray.camp@rcn.com.
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Miacomet Golf Club will once again this summer offer golf lessons, D N A A N N T U C K E T I S L clinics and “play days” for island residents and visitors from ages 4 through 17. Head Golf Professional and Director of Instruction, Phillip Truono, and his staff of Teaching Pros, David Morris, Abby Kershner and Meghan Mahony will offer monthly, weekly and individual
lessons for the younger set. The Tiny Tigers, for ages 4-6, is the youngest group. Beginning on June 15th at 10 a.m. and each Monday thereafter, kids will have a fun and organized way to get started in the game. Golf Play Day for kids 7-9, 10-12, 13 & up is Miacomet’s most popular program: two 4-week sessions on Mondays in July and August. The sessions include a warm-up clinic on the range and then the kids will go on the course with the instructors. Teaching will include instruction full swing, short game, rules, etiquette and competitive spirit. Clinics will be Tuesday through Friday afternoons throughout the season in two age/ability groups: 7-10 and 11-16. Kids will receive coaching on the full swing, short game, rules, etiquette and effective practice. All will enjoy participating in skills competitions as individuals and as part of a team. Lessons for kids aged 17-and-under with the Instruction Staff can be taken individually or in groups of 2-4 juniors per session.
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Finally, the Staff will offer a Free Family Day-Clinic: Monday, June 28th, 4:30-5:30 p.m. A clinic and trick-shot show will get kids pumped up for the upcoming season. A putting contest with prizes will follow the clinic for all kids aged 6-16 and there will be a family BBQ on the deck of the clubhouse after the clinic. For more information, contact Miacomet golf shop at 508-325-0341.
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If you’re not stoked by surfing out at our beaches, or even if you are, the new Nantucket Skate Park provides an alternative riding experience that will win over any disciple of the concrete. Opened just a year ago, this state-of-the-art skateboard park offers enough cutting-edge rails, ramps, pipes and bowls to challenge any serious skater or any kid who’s just messin’ around.
This spring the park hosted its inaugural open skateboarding competition. Sponsored by the Nantucket Parks and Recreation Dept., over 35 skaters in several different age categories rode the new rails, scaled the ramps and generally grinded to the delight of over 100 cheering skating enthusiasts and families who helped christen the Park. Open during daylight hours, the park is located behind the high school off Surfside Road.
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Where's the beef? Kid’s can’t live by bread alone. Sometimes only a thick, juicy hamburger will do the trick. N Magazine has scoured the island for home style, family-friendly burgers for young and old. The following Island eateries offer moderately priced burgers, ranging from the classic patty to gourmet specialties complete with savory sauces and special seasonings.
Crosswind’s Burger
Lola’s Lamb Burger
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what’s the dish? : epicurean
Here's the beef... Cy’s
Easy Street
Lola Burger
Faregrounds
The Brotherhood of Thieves
Fooods for Here and There
Surfside Beach Shanty
Miacomet Golf Club
A.K. Diamonds
Sophie T’s
Stubby’s
The Muse
Taco Taco
Rose & Crown
Captain Tobey’s
The Rotary
Crosswinds
Even Keel
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Barnaby Bear - A Bedtime Story Good night to the snail who reads a funny tale
Good night to the bluefish way down in the sea.
Good night to the bunny snug in the Old Mill
Good night to the stars as they shine so bright
And good night to Barnaby sleep tight. Sleep tight. Hugs and kisses, good night good night A shortened excerpt from Wendy Rouillard's best selling bedtime story book.
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6. Seafood
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8. Crab
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6. Seashell
11. Lifeguard
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13. Cream
12. Ice
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1. Federal Street looking toward Main St. 2. Jackson始s Point Madaket 3. Great Point Lighthouse 4. Easy Street boat basin 5. The Creeks
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Alpha Flying/PlaneSense
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Audrey Sterk Decorative Painting Ben Larabee Photography Black-Eyed Susan's Brant Point Grill
12
39
50 9
Brooke Boothe Designs
14
Cary Hazlegrove Photography
16
Critter Cruise Monomoy Charters Crosswinds
51
Current Vintage
18
Dancing Pickle
54
Dan's Pharmacy Dune
47
53
50
Epernay
51
Faregrounds
34
First Republic Bank Geronimo's
11
17
Great Point Properties Island Airlines
14
23
Island Variety
53
Jodi's Cakes
34
Kathleen Hay Designs Kidding Around Legends
5
34
18
Little Miss Drama Lola Burger
12
33
Mai Norton Photography
14
Maury People - Graeden Ambrose Murray Camp
Murray's Toggery Shop Nantucket Airlines
17
14
Nantucket Bake Shop
53
Nantucket Beach Chair
8
Nantucket Candy Company
12
Nantucket Learning Group
2
Nantucket Surf School NISDA
33
46
Nobby Clothes Shop
12
NPR Cape & Islands
54
Peter Beaton
34
Petite Travelers Pi Pizzeria
51
Pinwheels
8
Plum TV Posh
6
18 18
Sankaty Sitters
2
Shreve, Crump & Low Spirit of Toys, The Stephanie's
3
47
39
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Topper's Deck at the Wauwinet
54
18
54
Tottie Bean
12
Vineyard Vines Woodmeister
56 4
9
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