2024 Nantucket Guide Brought to You by MBG Luxury Real Estate Advisory

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The appreciation of this magical Island and the beauty of a life well-lived is why Compass is the perfect addition for marketing and selling a world-class lifestyle with our platform of world-class technology.

Marybeth Gilmartin Baugher is here to help you with all of your real estate needs. Looking to sell? Looking to purchase? Looking to rent? Compass is professional and discreet with the ability to provide ‘real time’ data and analytics for your major asset.

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MARYBETH GILMARTIN BAUGHER

A Massachusetts native, Island resident and long time homeowner on Nantucket. She brings deep Island connections to the community and a sophisticated understanding of the real estate market. With an outstanding business acumen she is intimately familiar with the geography, and relative merits of each area on Island. Before real estate on Nantucket, she was a founder of one of the most reputable financial executive search and consulting firms for more than two decades representing top investment banks, money managers and family offices with positive results through all economic cycles.

Marybeth employs the highest level of service and is a trusted real estate advisor bringing a unique energy, warmth and tenacity to helping her clients search for, or sell their home. Loyal, ethical, and discrete, buyers and sellers are often quick to praise her honesty and sharp intuition when working on their behalf.

Marybeth Gilmartin Baugher marybeth.gilmartin@compass.com

Her prior real estate experience began with raising capital for First Winthrop Boston, a real estate syndication firm who sold its Nantucket Real Estate Portfolio to NIR/Karp Group. She is now circling back decades later as a founding Compass agent on Nantucket, as your Island luxury specialist. Marybeth recognized an opportunity on Island where she could provide a bespoke/boutique style white glove real estate experience for her clients representing the sales of waterfront compounds, cottages and condos or supporting first time home buyers to multi-generational estate owners. She was recently recognized as one of the top real estate professionals in both Massachusetts and the country by Real Trends/Wall Street Journal.

A combination of her critical management experience, collaborative nature and years of professional good will has allowed her to develop and maintain high-level relationships with a long standing extensive network of interior design luminaries, attorneys, mortgage banks/lenders, architects, and builders all of which her clients have complete access to as part of the full circle or service.

A Brief History

Nantucket Island was discovered by Bartholomew Gosnold in 1602, at which time the Indian population was about 1,500. The Island was purchased by Thomas Mahew in 1641, but was not settled until 1659 when Thomas Mayhew sold his interest to a group of investors: Tristram Coffin,

Peter Coffin, Thomas Macy, Christopher Hussey, Richard Swain, Thomas Barnard, Stephen Greenleaf, John Swain and William Pike. These men are considered the founding fathers of Nantucket, and many islanders are related to these families.

The Island suffered great economic hardships, worsened by the “Great Fire” of July 13, 1846, that, fueled by whale oil and lumber, devastated the main town, burning some 40 acres. The fire left hundreds homeless and poverty-stricken, and many people left. By 1850, whaling was in decline.

As a result of this depopulation, the Island was left under-developed and isolated until the mid-20th century.

The isolation kept many of the pre-Civil War buildings intact and, by the 1950s, enterprising developers like Walter Beinecke began buying up large sections of the Island and restoring them to create an upmarket destination for wealthy people.

While he might be remembered as a developer, he was a preservationist at the core. Beinecke eventually sold his properties to the First Winthrop Corporation of Boston. Source pages 6&7: NHA.org

Did you know?

Maria Mitchell was the first American woman astronomer and born in Nantucket in 1818. The Maria Mitchell House is now a museum.

Nantucket Cottage Hospital is named because when it was started in 1911, it was housed in three cottages on West Chester Street.

Brant Point Lighthouse was built in 1746, Great Point in 1769, and Sankaty Head in 1850.

The Inquirer and Mirror began as “The Inquirer” in June 1821 at the height of the Island’s prominence in the global whaling industry. “The Mirror” acquired it in 1865, hence the name.

Nantucket encompasses a total of 47.8 square miles. 50% of the Island is protected by The Nantucket Conservation Foundation and The Sconset Trust.

The Nantucket Atheneum, incorporated in 1834, and was opened as a free library in 1900.

The Nantucket Railroad line was built in 1881. The line closed in 1917. The track and rolling stock were sent to France as part of the Allied forces of the First World War.

The SS Andrea Doria wrecked offshore in 1956 and is documented at the Nantucket Shipwreck and Lifesaving Museum along with other exhibits and historic information about lighthouses and storms.

Nantucket’s summer population is about five times greater than its year-round population.

Herman Melville was inspired to write Moby Dick after visiting Nantucket on the Essex in the 1840s and speaking with his first mate Owen Chase.

1918 was the first year that cars were allowed on the Island after an historic car ban was repealed. Now, the car ferries sell out nine months in advance!

Looking for breakfast?

COFFEE

DINNER

Let’s Get Busy!

There is so much to do on Nantucket! When the weather is good, there is a beach for everyone. There are also several reputable children’s summer camps. Just make sure you reserve far in advance, as they fill up fast. On a rainy or foggy day, head to the many museums and galleries. Also, the Nantucket Film Festival in June is a must, as are the theatrical performances throughout the summer months.

BEACHES

Childrens

Lifeguard, no surf, great for small children, playground

Francis Street

No lifeguard, on harbor, kayak rental

Jetties

Lifeguard, no waves, watersports rentals available, tennis courts

Steps

Lifeguard, no surf, great for kids

Dionis

Lifeguard, shallow, family beach

Madaket

Lifeguard, with great surf

Cisco

Lifeguarded, with great surf and food trucks

Ladies

No Lifeguard, with great surf, near Bartlett’s farm.

Miacomet

Lifeguard, with great surf

Surfside

Lifeguard, with great surf

Nobadeer

Lifeguard, with great surf, crowded young people beach

Madequecham

No Lifeguard, with great surf

Pocomo

No lifeguard, on harbor, great for observing or learning kitesurfing, good for small children.

Quidnet

No Lifeguard, no surf, great for kids. Option of beach or pond.

Sconset

Lifeguard, not good for swimming, no sandbar, playground

Great Point

No Lifeguard, requires a permit & 4W drive vehicle.

SUMMER CAMPS

ACKventure Day & Sports Camp

22 Different camps including baseball and fishing.

Artists Association

Year round visual art classes for all ages.

Boys & Girls Club Camp

Grades 2-8, affordable.

Maria Mitchell

Ages 5-16, science and exploring.

Murray Camp

ages 4-14, various activities.

Nantucket Community Sailing

Ages 4 or up, Optis to 420s.

NISDA

Ages 3 and up, all forms of visual ART in a vintage Wauwinet barn.

Strong Wings Camp

Ages 5-15, outdoor adventure.

SPORTS

ACK Surf School

Cisco Beach

Miacomet Golf Course

Full 18 hole public course.

Nantucket Ice Yearround indoor ice rink.

Nantucket Tennis At Jetty’s Beach.

Nantucket Platform Tennis Association

Paddle Tennis and Pickleball courts.

Next Level Watersports

Nantucket Kiteboarding School

At Pocomo Beach.

Siasconset Casino Association

Public hours available.

Siasconset Golf Course

Eight hole public course.

Sankaty Head Golf Course

Public hours in the off season.

LANDMARKS

Altar Rock and the Moors

Consult the Nantucket Conservation Foundation website for Trail Guides and Maps. There are many places to walk (with or without your dog) on the Island.

Brant Point Lighthouse

Beautiful but often crowded.

Churches

There are 10 churches to visit.

Great Point Lighthouse

Only accessible by 4 wheel drive.

Old Mill

Thought to be the oldest operating Windmill in the US.

Sankaty Head Lighthouse

Consider visiting by bicycle.

MUSEUMS

Greater Light

Originally a 1790 livestock barn, was transformed in 1929 into a summer oasis for two Quaker sisters from Philadelphia.

Lightship Basket Museum

Learn how basket weaving kept men occupied for months at sea

Nantucket Atheneum

Island Library and Community Center w ith educational programs.

Nantucket Historical Association

Nantucket Whaling Museum

Check the NHA website for current exhibitions, lectures and activities at the 1800 House.

Maria Mitchell Natural

Science Museum /Vestal Street & Loines Observatories

For the scientists in your family.

Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum

Discover Nantucket’s maritime heritage and heros.

CHARTERS AND TOURS

There are several good fishing charters on Nantucket. Consider:

Albacore Charters

Bill Fisher

Captain Tom’s Charters

Monomoy Charters

If the high seas don’t appeal, consider a tour by van or bus with:

Gail’s Tours

Nantucket Island Tours

ART GALLERIES

Most Island galleries have openings on the first or second Friday evening of July and August. Some of our favorites include:

Coe & Co Photography

Hostetler Gallery

Michael Guillard Photography

Nantucket Artists Association

Old Spouter Gallery

Petty Folk Art & Carving

Quidley & Company

Samuel Owen Gallery

THEATER COMPANIES

Dreamland Film and Cultural center

Newly renovated movie theater and performing Arts Center. Home of NFF.

Nantucket Musical Arts Society Summer concerts at the First Congregational Church.

On the Isle

Once a summer production in ‘Sconset w ith local talent of all ages.

Theatre Workshop of Nantucket

Where Broadway meets ACK.

The Opera House Cup, which starts with The Rainbow

is always a fun outing for all and takes place the third Sunday in August.

Sailboat Parade,

Sankaty Head Golf Course hosted the US Mid-Amateur golf tournament in 2021.

While Sankaty Head is private, Miacomet and Siasconset golf course are open to public play.

Wellness & Beauty

Getting Here

Thirty miles out to sea, our little Island isn’t always easy to get to. The more you know, the better you will be prepared for your visit.

Weather is the determining factor, as the Island is surrounded by ocean and can be prone to fog, high winds and Nor’easters. If you have the time, arriving by ferry can be the most beautiful to experience, and the most dependable way to get here. When leaving, toss a penny or two and make a wish as you round Brant Point Lighthouse, doing so will ensure your return.

FERRIES: Nantucket Steamship Authority

508.477.8600 from Hyannis, MA (Takes cars by reservation) Hyline Cruises 800.492.8082 from Hyannis, MA (Passengers only) Seastreak

800.BOAT.RIDE from New Bedford, MA (no cars)

COMMERCIAL AIRLINES: Cape Air

800.CAPE-AIR flies from New Bedford, Hyannis, Martha’s Vineyard and Westchester, NY. American Airlines flies from Philadelphia, Washington, New York and Charlotte, NC.

Delta 800.221.1212 flies from New York. Jetblue flies from Boston, Washington, JFK and White Plains, NY. Tradewinds 800.376.7922 flies from White Plains, NY and Teterborough, NJ United 800.864.8331 flies from Washington DC.