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Island Fun & Shopping
Apparel & Accessories
Blue Beetle
Open Daily
Clothing, Accessories, Jewelry, Gifts
Serenella Nantucket
Ready-to-Wear, Accessories, Fine Jewelry
508-228-3400
9 South Beach Street
508-228-3227
12 Main Street
Located at 12 Main Street, BLUE BEETLE reflects the playfulness and elegance of island living. We strive to provide a collection of carefully curated clothing, jewelry, gifts and accessories that portray the summer lifestyle on Nantucket. The boutique is filled with modern, chic, and contemporary fashions to suit every occasion. We proudly sell Joules, Jude Connally, Captiva Cashmere, Lilla P and MZ Wallace. Known for our Nantucket Jewelry, there is something for everyone; beads to fit Pandora, rings, bracelets and of course our charm bar, where you can create your own unique island necklace. Shop year round in store or visit us online at BlueBeetleNantucket.com
Commonwealth
Open Daily. Visit us in the store & online!
Fabulous Resale. Fresh Finds.
508.680.1399
12 Oak Street
COMMONWEALTH is a unique resale boutique where we believe even clothes deserve a second chance. This eclectic little shop on Oak Street specializes in curating quality gently used pieces from your favorite designers. Come in to find preloved gems or bring in your gently used items to turn your closet into cash! Commonwealthnantucket.com
Current Vintage
Mon-Sat 9 am to 9 pm & Sun. 10 am to 9 pm
Wine • Clothing • Home • Gifts • Provisions
508-228-5073
4 Easy Street
CURRENT VINTAGE is a fun and original concept store with a carefully edited mix of vintage clothing & accessories, wines, cheeses, and home goods. Everything here is thoughtfully chosen, including exclusive Nantucket gifts and a selection of nearly 400 wines. CV is a beloved island institution, celebrating more than 15 years in the heart of Nantucket. Join us for fun vibe & serious wines! currentvintage.com
The Dress Code
Lifestye Clothing & Accessories for Women
Clothing, Jewelry, Handbags
508-680-1716
9 Centre Street
Second season for this little gem of a boutique, a favorite shopping hotspot with locals and visitors alike. This clothing and accessories boutique offers an eclectic array of specialty merchandise for women of all ages, sizes and styles. Discover hand selected Italian linen, gorgeous dresses from Bali, embellished and sequined sun dresses from Paris, travel friendly and wrinkle resistant fabrics, soft cotton and textured fabrics from USA, and virtually something for every occasion. New merchandise arrives daily and you will always see something new and unique! Locations in Islamorada and Ocean Reef Club® in The Florida Keys. Shop online at ZeroDressCode.com
Joy West Collection
Open for the 2023 season
Designer Inspired Jewelry & Fashions
508-325-4400
14 S. Water Street
Joy West Collection located at 14 S. Waters Street offers a stunning and youthful collection of original and reproduction jewelry and clothing. Our Italian Linen and Baroque pearls are a must see for any events happening here on the island. Our new Greece & St. Bart’s Collection offer up soft macrame knits and a light and beautiful feel for walks on the beach or moonlit boat ride. Joy has searched the world over for the finest craftsmanship and most beautiful fabrics in order to make her store a one-of-a-kind place to shop. Swing by and say hi and see why everyone is saying, Joy West is their “favorite” store in Nantucket! We are kitty corner from The Dreamland Theatre! www.joyjewelry.com
Sara Campbell
Open for the 2023 season
Celebrating Made in the USA every day!
508-680-1626
5 South Beach St.
All year long SARA CAMPBELL offers color and detail to a woman’s wardrobe with her beautiful silhouettes of dresses and sportswear, but when summer arrives – it’s time to play! Fun beachwear, accessories, jewelry, and other seaside essentials are available in her chic shop. Our apparel is proudly made in the USA! Visit SARA CAMPBELL at 5 South Beach to find the perfect look … see you soon! shop.saracampbell.com
Serenella 44
Open daily
Ready-to-Wear, Accessories, Apothecary, Casa
Heralded by Elle Magazine as one of the top 50 boutiques in the world and consistently voted Best of Boston, SERENELLA offers the best of ready-to-wear, accessories, and fine jewelry from around the globe. For the 2023 season, we are pleased to welcome the world of Thom Browne presented exclusively at SERENELLA, featuring the house’s innovative and distinctive designs. In addition, experience a curated selection from established and emerging designers for women, including Barrie, Giambattista Valli, God’s True Cashmere, High Sport, Lanvin, Marlo Laz, Massimo Alba, Patou, and more. serenellausa.com
Artists & Galleries
Artists Association of Nantucket
“Envision Nantucket” through Aug. 7
“Summer Small Works” through July 17
508-228-0294
In-Person Gallery & Online Exhibits
19 Washington St.
The mission of the ARTISTS ASSOCIATION OF NANTUCKET is to foster the visual arts on Nantucket. They create a vibrant arts community by promoting, supporting, and encouraging the work of Nantucket artists, providing educational programs in the arts, and preserving the legacy of Nantucket artists. AAN has two in-town galleries: the Cecelia Joyce & Seward Johnson Gallery at 19 Washington Street where you can view “Summer Small Works” through July 17, and The Big Gallery upstairs at 12 Straight Wharf, where you can view the juried show “Envision Nantucket” through August 7. Stay in touch at nantucketarts.org for a schedule of downtown Gallery Exhibits as well as classes and workshops at the Visual Arts Center (VAC) at 24 Amelia Drive. Visit AAN’s online gallery at sales.nantucketarts.org to view regularly changing exhibitions of fresh, original artwork from iconic Nantucket artists. nantucketarts.org
G. S. Hill Gallery
Open Daily 10 am to 5 pm
Oils, watercolors, prints, and note cards by G. S. Hill
508-228-1353
40 Straight Wharf
G. S. HILL’s one-man gallery is open daily. For more than three decades, Greg’s original oil and watercolor paintings have captured the image, spirit, and soul of Nantucket. The gallery also offers giclees and miniatures, plus exclusive American-made gifts designed by Greg and Judi Hill. Stunning porcelain china dinnerware, hand-pressed glass and ornaments are only a few of treasures you will find. Stop by to enter our Fourth of July Raffle: you could win a miniature original oil by GS Hill (no purchase necessary). gshill.com
Nantucket Art & Artisan Show
Bid at the Auction & Shop the Show: July 20-23 online at NantucketArtandArtisanShow.org
508-228-6769
Benefit for Small Friends on Nantucket
The NANTUCKET FOLK ART & ARTISAN SHOW features nationally and locally known artisans and crafts people. The celebrated show features pottery, textiles, folk art, jewelry, carvings, photography, antiques, handcrafted furniture and more! Bid at the online silent auction and shop the show online at nantucketartandartisanshow.org, from July 20-23. All proceeds benefit Small Friends on Nantucket, the island’s year-round early education and care center.
Susan Lister Locke Gallery
Open Daily.
508-228-2132
28A Easy Street
Art and Inspired, Creative Jewelry susanlisterlocke.com
Inspired by the Ocean that surrounds her, be it in her Gallery on Nantucket or her winter home in Palm Beach Florida, Jewelry Designer, Susan Lister Locke creates highly sought after, unique jewelry using beautiful, and oftentimes rare, gemstones set in high karat Gold and Platinum.
Banking
Cape Cod 5
Open Monday-Saturday
508-228-3400
44 Centre Street
SERENELLA 44 is pleased to present the limited-edition CABANA X DAVID HICKS collaboration to Nantucket. The tableware collection is a tribute to the exceptional talent of the interior designer, pairing the stylistic legacy of HICKS with the eccentricity of CABANA. In addition, experience a curated selection of ready-to-wear, accessories, apothecary, and casa from the most fashionable brands you have yet to know, including Chateau Orlando - Italy, Emporio Sirenuse - Italy, Juan de Dios & Moye - Colombia, Les Ottomans - Turkey, Leret Leret - USA, Costa Brazil - Brazil, and Collectiva Conception - Mexico. serenellausa.com
888-225-4636
Locations at 112 Pleasant Street & Zero Main Street
We at CAPE COD FIVE are deeply committed to the communities we serve. Our dedication to serving our neighbors and local businesses and earning our customers’ trust every day has remained the same since our founding in 1855. We focus on continuously evolving to be our customers’ trusted financial partner in a rapidly changing world, offering digital tools, accessibility and sound guidance and insight to help our customers navigate their unique journeys. capecodfive.com
Beach Fun
Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge
508-228-5646
Visit Nantucket’s best beaches! Call ahead to check conditions:508-228-5646 #2
Open Daily 9am to sunset. Permits Required Year-Round
Visit the best beaches on the island at the Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge. The greater coastscape, which includes the federally owned Great Point Lighthouse and Nantucket Conservation Foundation land, is a double-fingered peninsula jutting northward between the Atlantic Ocean and Nantucket Sounds is so much more: a blend of sandy beach, rolling dunes, and forest uplands both rugged and serene. The refuge provides multiple habitats for an array of coastal plant and animal species, including heather and beach plum, a maritime oak forest & savannah of red cedar – the largest of its kind in New England – which offer shelter to deer. At the beachfront, watch for horseshoe crabs advancing in extremely slow motion, seals basking in the sun, and shorebirds skittering above the surf line. Over-sand vehicle permits are required: you can purchase them online at thetrustees.org/permits. Rental jeep day passes available at the rental site & day passes available for personal 4x4 vehicles. thetrustees.org/ccwr
Bike Rentals
Cook’s Cycle
Open Daily
Bicycle Rentals, Sales, and Service
508-228-0800
6 So. Beach Street, next to Affordable Rentals
Nantucket’s bike shop for all of your vacation needs here at Cook’s Cycles Nantucket we have all of the latest bikes and accessories for your beach runs, brewery tours, and beyond. Our selection of new bikes in a convenient downtown Nantucket location (just a 2-minute walk from Steamboat Wharf) is great for a day of cycling. Nantucket is known for its many bike paths and trails. Whether you want to ride to Jetties Beach for a swim or take in the sights of the Sconset Loop, Cooks Cycles has the bikes for you and your family. Moped & Jeep rentals, too! cookscyclesnantucket.com
Easy Riders Bicycles open daily
508-325-2722
65 Surfside Road
Bike Rentals, Sales, Service - NEW: Electric Bikes easyridersbikerentals.com
EASY RIDERS BICYCLE RENTALS offers rentals, sales, and service, plus island-wide free delivery on all rentals and usually within an hour or so. With advanced on-line reservations, it’s the easiest way to experience Nantucket! Offering low prices and discounts on multi-day, weekly, monthly, and group rentals of top quality, new GT and Easy Riders bicycles, as well as retrostyle Schwinn Cruisers, and accessories in a variety of styles...They have the right bicycle for all of your adventures. We have electric bikes. Check out our Easy Riders brand ebikes at erbikes.com. EASY RIDERS has a safe & convenient bike path location at 65 Surfside Road.
Young’s Bicycle Shop
Open daily in season
“The Cycle-logical Way to See Nantucket Island”
508-228-1151
6 Broad Street
Harvey A Young’s Bicycle Shop started on Nantucket in 1931. When Harvey sold the business to his son, Roger, it became YOUNG’S BICYCLE SHOP. Now with over 90 years in business, the 4th generation is running YOUNG’S. The Young family and their staff provide you with the ideal rental bike for Nantucket. Their fleet of CANNONDALE and TREK bikes are well maintained, so you and your family can have a safe and enjoyable bike ride around the island. YOUNG’S also rents cars and Jeeps. Check out their website, give them a call, or stop in to see their friendly, knowledgeable staff, so they can share with you “The Cycle-logical Way to See Nantucket Island”. Reservations & delivery services available. youngsbicycleshop.com
Boat & Paddleboard Rentals
Tidal Creeks Outfitters & Ship Store
Open daily
Outfitters with boat & paddleboard rentals
508-228-6244
32 Washington Street
TidalCreeksOutfitters.com
Experience Nantucket with TIDAL CREEKS OUTFITTERS: we’ll help you make memories that will last a lifetime. Boat days are the best days! Spend a day like no other exploring Nantucket Harbor with us. We offer 1/2- and full rentals of our boats. Up to six people per boat, plus you can add Experience Packages. Paddle board rentals are also available. Call us or stop by if you have a larger group & are looking for an experience tailored to meet your needs. And we offer guided paddle board tours. Fishing - we’ve got you covered with custom rods from Tidal Creeks Outfitters and Fish Stix as well as endless lures and bait. Fun for Kids- we’ve got nets, crab traps, minnow nets, tubes, body boards, & rain gear. Follow us on Instagram @TidalCreeks.
Books & Publications
CALL NANTUCKET
508-228-9165 ext. 110
FREE DOWNLOAD - Nantucket’s searchable phone book app CallNantucket.com
The island’s “Little Black Book”
CALL NANTUCKET is the fully searchable app version of The Nantucket Directory: the island’s phone book. Know who you’re looking for? Search our White Pages for the number. Not sure who to call? Browse our Yellow Pages to choose the best company for your needs! Our CALL NANTUCKET app is FREE TO DOWNLOAD. CallNantucket@gmail.com
Yesterday’s Island/Today’s Nantucket
Guiding visitors on Nantucket for 53 years
508-228-9165
In print & online + eNewsletter
Visit our online publication to see more articles, more photos, enter contests, and to share your impressions of Nantucket. For more than 50 years, YESTERDAY’S ISLAND/TODAY’S
NANTUCKET has been the best source for planning your leisure time on Nantucket Island. From Daffodil Festival through Christmas Stroll, you can pick up our print editions, available everywhere, or you can visit us online at YesterdaysIsland.com. After you leave your favorite island, you can stay in touch with the happenings here — find us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram @nantucket_insider, and sign up for our free Nantucket eNewsletter — look for the link at the top of Nantucket.net Yesterdaysisland.com
Bookstores
Mitchell’s Book Corner
See the calendar for our upcoming book signings our shelves now” we can offer next business day island home delivery for a small fee. If the book is not on-hand we can either ship it to you or order it for you. We are also happy to ship books to anywhere in the US. MITCHELL’S is open daily. nantucketbookpartners.com
Nantucket Bookworks
Open Daily - special book signings this week
Books, chocolates, & unique gifts
508-228-4000
25 Broad Street
NANTUCKET BOOKWORKS is our quirky little shop chock full of books, gifts, and goodies. Visit nantucketbookpartners.com for books and nantucketbooksworks.com for the very best of Bookworks online. We have Nantucket gifts, puzzles, games, toys, art supplies, party accessories, stuffed animals, greeting cards, kids items, and so much more. And we have an enticing nook filled with amazing chocolates to buy and savor as you read your new books. We also are happy to ship anywhere in the US. For books, shop nantucketbookpartners.com. Order online or stop in to browse. BOOKWORKS is open daily. nantucketbookpartners.com
Buses
NRTA
See display ad for times & routes
508-228-7025
Year-Round Bus Routes
RIDE THE WAVE to/from town, mid island areas, Madaket, Sconset, Surfside and Jetties Beaches, the Airport and points in between. Access real time information bus locations and estimated arrival at your stop from your computer or internet enabled cell phone at live.nrtawave.com. Service is provided year-round on select routes and thru mid-October on seasonal routes. See our schedule in this paper or visit nrtawave.com for complete information or pick up a riders guide at NRTA Office 20R South Water St, Visitor Services 25 Federal Street, Chamber of Commerce 0 Main Street, or the Greenhound Building 10 Washington Street. Fares are $2 or $3 depending on route, half fare for 65 & older, persons with disabilities, veterans, and active military personnel. Exact change is recommended or a future ride change card will be issued. Short term passes are available on any Wave vehicle. nrtawave.com
Cannabis
ACK Natural
Open 10 am to 7 pm
19 Spearhead Drive
Medical & Recreational Cannabis Dispensary
Ack Natural Cannabis Dispensary built a state-of-the-art facility at 19 Spearhead Dr to cultivate, process and sell the highest quality cannabis available. We offer flower, pre rolls, concentrates, edibles, and the only THC drinks on Nantucket. Stop by today. Order online at www.acknat.com and follow us on Instagram @Acknatural AckNat.com
Car Rentals
Affordable Rentals
Cars, jeeps, mopeds
508-228-3501
6 South Beach Street
AFFORDABLE RENTALS can help make your visit on Nantucket more complete. With their cars, 4x4s, vans, and mopeds, you will have access to all parts of the island: Great Point, Wauwinet, Coatue, Squam, ‘Sconset, Madaket, and more. Explore to your heart’s content in a vehicle from AFFORDABLE RENTALS, open daily at 6 South Beach Street. Call ahead for reservations. All major credit cards accepted. affrentals.com
Young’s Bicycle Shop
Open daily in season
508-228-1151
6 Broad Street
“The Cycle-logical Way to See Nantucket Island” youngsbicycleshop.com
Harvey A Young’s Bicycle Shop” started on Nantucket in 1931. When Harvey sold the business to his son, Roger, it became YOUNG’S BICYCLE SHOP. Now with over 90 years in business, the 4th generation is running YOUNG’S. The Young family and their staff provide you with the ideal rental bike for Nantucket AND YOUNG’S also rents cars and Jeeps. Check out their website, give them a call, or stop in to see their friendly, knowledgeable staff, so they can share with you “The Cycle-logical Way to See Nantucket Island”. Reservations & delivery services available.
ACK Sail
Charters - Sailing & Boating
508-423-9985
10 am, 1pm, 4pm, and sunset Call to reserve your sailing & harbor cruise charters
Sit back, relax & enjoy the ride... Acksail.com
Enjoy a Nantucket sailing charter or harbor cruises for up to 17 passengers. It’s the perfect way to celebrate engagements, weddings, family reunions, or special time spent with good friends. Give us a call, and let’s get an unforgettable evening on the water squared away for you.
Endeavor Sailing Excursions
508-228-1080
54 Main Street
MITCHELL’S BOOK CORNER prides itself on a long tradition of personalized attention to its customers for more than 50 years. Visit nantucketbookpartners.com for any book in print, preorders, signed copies, e-books, audio books, gift cards, staff picks, and more. If the book is “on
508-228-5585
Private Charters. Per Person Fares Slip 1015, Straight Wharf
Pleasure sailing
“Captain James Genthner shares his love of the Island with visitors aboard his sloop ENDEAVOR”—Ted Reinstein, CBS Good Day! Featured in Yankee Magazine’s Best of New England: “A cruise aboard the Endeavor is a lesson in beauty and local history.” “No one has done more to make sure that Nantucket’s maritime traditions are alive and well than Capt. Jim Genthner,” Nat Philbrick, author In the Heart of the Sea. The ENDEAVOR sails daily at 10 am, 1:30 pm, 3:30 pm, and at sunset. They offer private charters, sailing celebrations. Gift certificates are available. Call for information and reservations. endeavorsailing.com