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Welcome...
On behalf of the Execu琀ve Board of NAREB, welcome to Nantucket!
There are many sources of informa琀on about real estate on Nantucket and we are pleased to offer this consolidated guide that addresses the most common ques琀ons asked by buyers.
About the Nantucket Associa琀on of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB)
NAREB was founded in the mid 1980’s by the few principal brokers opera琀ng on Nantucket at that 琀me. They felt that the island community would be be琀er served by having an organiza琀on of real estate professionals who worked in a coopera琀ve manner, had consistent standards and shared informa琀on.
Founding members included local real estate legends Grace Coffin, Marjorie Colley, Hammie Heard, Ann Killen and H. Flint Ranney. In the early years, before the advent of computers and the internet, the organiza琀on had fewer than a dozen members and no mul琀ple lis琀ng service. Mee琀ngs were held in the back room at the historic Jared Coffin House and lis琀ngs were simply adver琀sed in the local newspapers. Today, there are more than 50 NAREB member firms comprised of brokers, sales associates and associate appraisers.
In addi琀on to engaging LINK Nantucket, our own mul琀ple lis琀ng service, NAREB produces a highquality color publica琀on called Nantucket Home Magazine, oversees professional standards and offers con琀nuing educa琀on for our members, volunteers in the community and supports many of Nantucket’s nonprofit organiza琀ons. The majority of NAREB members live and work on Nantucket yearround and serve the community in many ways, including giving of their 琀me to commi琀ee and volunteer work. Our members are professional, informed and are the consummate resource for informa琀on on everything related to Nantucket. We encourage all to respect our local tradi琀ons and rules and regula琀ons. A昀er all, we truly are in the same boat here!
We hope that you are as happy as we are to be on Nantucket. One of the quali琀es that makes our island unique is the apprecia琀on we have for the natural and historic environment, as well as our keen sense of community. As NAREB members, we pride ourselves on our experience, local knowledge and ability to navigate smoothly in this very special market. Please reach out to a NAREB member office and take the first step towards a great real estate experience!
Debbie Dilworth, NAREB President 2025
NAREB 2025 Execu琀ve Board
President
VicePresident
Treasurer
Secretary
Past President
AtLarge Member
AtLarge Member
Debbie Dilworth
Brian Sullivan
Susan Shepherd
Kate Sayle
Penny Dey
Robert Sarkisian
Lisa Winn
To contact NAREB: editor@narebonline.com www.narebonline.com
ACK Dis琀nc琀ve Proper琀es
Fernando ColonOsorio
5083254432 PO Box 254
Nantucket, MA 02554 ackdp.com
Atlan琀c East Nantucket Real Estate
Penny Dey 5082287707 82 Easton St Nantucket, MA 02554 nantucketrealestate.com
Bamber Real Estate
Ronnie Bamber
5082281416
Nantucket, MA 02554 bamberrealestate.com
Bantry Way Brokerage
Andrew Lane 6179979041 587 E Broadway Boston, MA 02127 bantryway.com
Berkshire Hathaway/ Island Proper琀es Michael O'Mara
Robert Sarkisian
5082286999
35A Old South Rd Nantucket, MA 02554 islandproper琀esre.com
Boyce Realty
David and Dana Boyce 5082576962 PO Box 453
Siasconset, MA 02564
The Carroll Company
Cliff Carroll 5087712000 135 Minton Lane W Barnstable, MA 02668 cliffcarrollhomes.com
Cha琀ieldTaylor RE Moncure Cha琀ieldTaylor
5082285828 PO Box 1881
Nantucket, MA 02554
Chris琀e’s/Atlan琀c Brokerage
Doug Gra琀an 5082286000 7 Bayberry Court Nantucket, MA 02554 cireab.com
Coastal Point Proper琀es
Sofia Noom
5089013257
100 Independence Dr Hyannis, MA 02554 coastalpointproper琀es.com
Coldwell Banker Realty
Pauline Benne琀 6173782217
826 Boylston St Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 coldwellbankerhomes.com
Compass Real Estate of MA
Meg Andrews 6172063333 126 Newbury St, 2nd Floor Boston, MA 02116 compass.com
Congdon & Coleman
Stephen Maury 5083255000
57 Main St, Second Floor Nantucket, MA 02554 congdonandcoleman.com
Craigville Realty
Mar琀n Traywick
5087753174
648 Craigville Beach Rd W Hyannisport, MA 02672 craigvillerealty.com
Denby Real Estate
Kate Ranney Sayle
5082282522 PO Box 1032 Nantucket, MA 02554 denby.com
Dilworth Real Estate
Debbie Dilworth
5082212956 PO Box 2163 Nantucket, MA 02564 dilworthrealestatenantucket.com
Douglas Elliman of MA
Lisa Rainis
6172673500 12 Oak St, Suite B Nantucket, MA 02554 elliman.com
Engel & Volkers
Valerie Post 46 Gloucester St Boston, MA 02115 evrealestate.com
EXP Realty, LLC
Jane Stefanini 8883987062 2219 Rimland Dr, Ste 301 Bellingham, WA 98226 exprealty.com
Fisher Real Estate
Brian Sullivan
5082284407 21 Main Street Nantucket, MA 02554 fishernantucket.com
Great Point Proper琀es
Bill Liddle
Greg McKechnie 5082282266 1 North Beach St Nantucket, MA 02554 greatpointproper琀es.com
Grey Lady Proper琀es
James Cooper
5082288284 PO Box 2668 Nantucket, MA 02584 jimcooperack@gmail.com
The Hanley Garre琀e
Group LLC
Jay Hanley
5082285543 12 Amelia Dr Nantucket, MA 02554 hanleydevelopment.com
J. Pepper Frazier Co
J. Pepper Frazier, II
Dalton T. Frazier
5082283202
19 Centre Street Nantucket, MA 02554 jpfco.com
JD Advisors, Inc.
Jennifer Frizzell 7816085887
1 Marina Park Dr, Ste. 1410 Boston, MA 02210
Land Vest Nantucket
Joanna Dresser 6175846855
37 Old South Rd #5 Nantucket, MA 02554 landvest.com
Lee Real Estate
Jeff Lee 5083255800 10 S Beach St Nantucket, MA 02554 leerealestate.com
Maury People/Sothebys
Gary Winn
Lisa Winn
5082281881
37 Main Street Nantucket, MA 02554 maurypeople.com
Minshall Real Estate
Diana Minshall 2404017474
31 Dukes Road Nantucket, MA 02554
Nantucket Rentals & Sales
Niki Picinich 9174144979
31 Autopscot Circle Nantucket, MA 02554
Northeast Advisors, Inc.
Evan Dean 5086358380
Zero Main St, 2nd Floor Nantucket, MA 02554 northeastadvisors.com
Osprey Real Estate
Brian Schereschewsky 31 Quaise Rd Nantucket, MA 02554
Re/Max Signature
Proper琀es
Marilyn Green 5085094775
205 Turnpike Rd Southborough, MA 01772 remax.com
Shepherd Real Estate
Susan Shepherd 5082285668
28 Easy Street Nantucket, MA 02554 nantucketre.com
Territory Real Estate
Terry Sanford 6172163870 867 Boylston St, Suite 400 Boston, MA 02116
Today Real Estate
Todd Machnik 5085688130 1533 Falmouth Rd Centerville MA, 02632 todayrealestate.com
Vaughan Machado Real Estate
Vaughan Machado 5082285062 5 Sesapana Rd Nantucket, MA 02554
Welch & Associates Inc.
Stephen Welch 7 Nashaquisset Ln Nantucket, MA 02554 welchassociates.com
Westbrook Real Estate
Robert & Daryl Westbrook 5082576206 PO Box 262 Siasconset, MA 02564 westbrookrealestate.com
William Raveis Real Estate
Chris Raveis 5082289117 17 Main St Nantucket, MA 02554 raveis.com
Sales: Corinne Giffin nantucketrealestatebook@gmail.com 508.228.9165
Editorial: Suzanne Daub nantucketrealestatebook@gmail.com
Design: Sarah Morneau
Cover photo by Robert Borneman
Nantucket Home Real Estate News & Property Listings is a publication of the Nantucket Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB), published four times a year. The print version is distributed free on Nantucket & elsewhere; the digital version is available at NantucketRealEstateBook.com. All contents of this magazine, including without limitations the design, advertisements, photos, & editorial content, are copyrighted 2025 by Coastal Internet Access (CIA). No portion of this magazine may be copied, reprinted, or reproduced in any form without express written permission of CIA.
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Nantucket Creatures
Informa琀on courtesy Danielle O’Dell, Wildlife Research Ecologist, Nantucket Conserva琀on Founda琀on
REPTILES
Eastern Box Turtle – State listed as “special concern.” Used to be present on Nantucket but no known popula琀on since the 1960’s. There have been 4 box turtles on Nantucket in the last 15 years but they could well be released pets and one of them was hit and killed by a mower.
Spo琀ed Turtles – Used to be listed by the state as “special concern” but were delisted in 2005. They are now being considered for relis琀ng due to their rarity. We have robust popula琀ons on Nantucket.
Sea Turtles – Green, Kemp’s Ridley, Loggerhead and Leatherback sea turtles are all found in the waters around Nantucket, especially in the fall. O昀en found on beaches in winter “coldstunned”. No known nes琀ng on Nantucket though.
AMPHIBIANS
Eastern Spadefoot – Commonly called spadefoot toad. Believed to be ex琀rpated from Nantucket but used to be found here. We s琀ll search in hopes that there is a remnant popula琀on!
MAMMALS
(not including whales, seals, or other marine mammals)
Northern Long eared Bat – Federal and state endangered. Forestobligate species, on Nantucket, found in pitch pine forests as well and hardwood forests of Squam area.
Red, Hoary and Silverhaired Bat – All listed as state “special concern” species. Red bats are fairly common on Nantucket in the summer. Silverhaired and Hoary migratory and present late summer/fall.
INSECTS
American Burying Beetle
erally endangered. Ongoing research and reintroduc project on Nantucket in collabora from Roger Williams Zoo.
Chain Dot Geometer Moths
cern species, can be present in some years in great abun dance on Nantucket in areas with extensive scrub oak.
Buck Moths – Special concern but generally present in decent numbers on Nantucket – commonly seen in sandplain grasslands in the fall.
Coastal Heathland Cutworm – Special concern. O昀en found on scrub oak.
of special concern
SHOREBIRDS
Least Terns
Roseate Terns
Common
Terns
Piping
Plovers
All of these shorebird species are regularly found nes琀ng on Nantucket, Tuckernuck, and Muskeget every spring and summer.
OTHER BIRDS
There are many other species of birds on the State’s list of special concern, threatened or endangered that are present on Nantucket either during migra琀on or found breeding here too. There are too many to list here but some of the major ones are:
Northern Harriers – State listed at threatened species, but common all over Nantucket yearround.
Shorteared Owls – Used to nest regularly in our sandplain grasslands but they no longer nest here. They can be occasionally seen on Nantucket, though.
Eastern Whip – Can be heard in the eastern middle moors in late May/early June.
Barn Owls – Special concern. Maria Mitchell Associa琀on program to install nes琀ng boxes all over the island to great success. But this is the northern limit of their range and can o昀en have a hard 琀me in the winters here – during harsh winters, it is not at all unusual to find many dead barn owls.
Nantucket Summer Event Highlights
Here are some of our favorite and regularly scheduled summer events. For a calendar of events updated daily, visit events.Nantucket.net. The Insider’s Guide to Nantucket.
Special Events
The Blue Bistro Bash: July 31 at 4 pm
Join Elin Hilderbrand to bring Elin's novel The Blue Bistro to life to benefit the Nantucket Book Foundation. All proceeds go toward the annual Nantucket Book Festival and our yearround work with island schools and readers of all ages. Attendees should wear the color blue to celebrate the theme. Tickets at nantucketbookfestival.org
Nantucket Big Game Battle: July 31 to August 3
Nantucket’s summer invitational offshore sport fishing tournament is “fishing for a cause. This year’s tourney will benefit Friends of Jack, that supports programs for children's health in the South Coast of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Details at biggamebattle.com
A Nantucket Night: August 2
This exhibit celebrates the NHA's exhibit, Behind the Seams: Clothing and Textiles on Nantucket, which presents objects from the NHA's costume & textiles collection to tell stories of making, meaning, and island identity from across Nantucket history. This 21+ ticketed event includes cocktails, dinner, and more! Tickets at nha.org
Summer of Seams Community Day: August 6, 9 am to 12 pm
Join the NHA for a free celebration of their featured exhibition Behind the Seams with textileinspired crafts, activities, & demonstrations. See the first public showing of the Community Quilt project, with panels created by locals. A community fashion show on the bandstand at 11 am. Rain date Aug. 7. At Children’s Beach, Harborview Way.
Annual House & Garden Walking Tour: August 6
From 11 am to 4 pm, rain or shine, participants will be welcomed into lovely homes and gardens in Sconset. Presented by Nantucket Garden Club. Bus service departs from Town 10:30 am to 4:30 pm from 12 Federal Street.
Nantucket Preservation Trust August Fete: August 7
Join Nantucket Preservation Trust for their 20th Annual August Fête: Party ’til the Cows Come Home at the Eleanor Ham Pony Field. Tour historic homes in the historic Mill Street neighborhood, a piece of pastoral days gone by tucked away in Town. Cocktails & hearty hors d’oeuvres, a raw bar, and live music, at the tented reception. The Fête also features the annual Sense of Place Auction, with items from Nantucket artists & artisans, plus oneofakind experiences. Tickets: Nantucketpreservation.org
Boston Pops on Nantucket: August 9
This annual fundraiser for Nantucket Cottage Hospital brings thousands of people together at Jetties Beach for an unforgettable night of entertainment. Funds raised help sustain Nantucket Hospital’s yearround commitment to the health & wellbeing of our community. The iconic sounds of
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will fill the air when Bruce In The USA joins the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra as the special musical guest. Reserved seating & general admission tickets at NantucketHospital.org
Race Week August 1317
Regattas, awards ceremonies, & parties hosted by Nantucket Yacht Club and Great Harbor Yacht Club to benefit Nantucket Community Sailing. NantucketRaceWeek.org
Tim Russert Summer Groove: August 16
A benefit for the Nantucket Boys & Girls Club, with entertainment, inspirational guests, & lots of dancing. Seated dinner & a live auction. Every dollar raised empowers more than 1,300 children & teens at the Nantucket Boys & Girls Club. Tickets at nantucketboysandgirlsclub.org/summergroove
Opera House Cup: August 17
Race Week culminates with the Opera House Cup, the first allwooden singlehulled classic boat regatta on the East Coast. Spectators can watch the colorful Harbor Start from the beach at Brant Point in the morning before the race.
Live Music for All Ages
Concerts at the Beach...
Town of Nantucket hosts free outdoor summer concerts at the bandstand on Children’s Beach from 6 to 7:15pm. Bring a blanket or chairs to sit on & hear:
August 3 Community Jazz Band
August 10 Mitch Blake
August 17 The Dunbars
August 24 Island Tunes
August 31 La Tulipe
Classical Music concerts presented by the Musical Arts Society 20 Fair Street. Tickets: nantucketmusicalartssociety.org
August 5 Pianist Anna Shelest
August 12 Black Oak Ensemble
August 19 Pianist Ying Li
Live Concerts in The Dreamland • NantucketDreamland.org
August 3 at 6 pm Local Notes
August 11 at 6 pm Maudjeani
August 12 Michael Marcagi & Band
August 21 at 7 pm Corky Laing’s Rock Revue
August 29 at 6:30 pm The Rossini Club
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50,000 MORE FOR THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY
Nantucket is famous for its millions of gorgeous daffodils that bloom across our island from late March through May and for the Nantucket Daffodil Festival held year during the last weekend in April to celebrate the arrival of spring.
Now through August, the Nantucket Garden Club is holding a raffle to raise funds to plant 50,000 more daffodil bulbs this autumn for the festival’s 50th anniversary in 2026. Club members are working with the Town of Nantucket to find appropriate locations for the mass plantings.
According to club member Mary Malavase, one of our island’s daffodil experts and a daffodil show judge here and at other shows around the country, this new planting will continue and stay true to Jean MacAusland’s vision. MacAusland started the Nantucket Daffodil Festival in 1974, to beautify our island and give Nantucket a spring boost. Then president of the Nantucket Garden Club, and a seasonal resident of the island since 1951, MacAusland chose daffodils because “they have long life and because deer and rabbits don’t eat them...It took her a few years to plant her goal of a million bulbs,” Malavase reminisced.
Because daffodils require a period of cold temperatures (a chilling period) to trigger their flowering cycle, the bulbs purchased from this Nantucket Garden Club Planting Fund will be put in the ground in November to bloom next spring.
Raffle tickets are just $10 each, and the prize is a beautiful 18" x 15" framed original oil painted by island artist G. S. Hill. The winning raffle ticket will be drawn on August 20, 2025. Raffle tickets are for sale now (cash or local check only) at the G.S Hill Gallery, 40 Straight Wharf.
The Garden of Belonging
by Greyson Keller President of The Garden Group, Inc. & Landscape Designer
at Studio Viburnum
A garden sings where asters sway, And goldenrod lights up the day. Not just a plot, not just a space, But earth’s embrace, a wild place.
The milkweed bends, the lupine spreads, Like whispered words where footpaths tread. Not just planted, not just sown, But stories traced in seed and stone.
The bluestem bows, the pine stands tall, The sweet fern frolics, the crickets call. These creeks know the way to sea, This land, this life, remembers me.
So walk among the meadow’s sweep, Where roots run strong and willows weep.
A garden’s not just yours to tend, It is your home, your story, your oldest friend.
Gardens, much like the landscapes they emerge from, tell stories. They are shaped by soil, by climate, by history, and by the hands that cultivate them. But as gardening becomes more globalized, and plants are chosen as much for function as for place, an important question arises: How much do native plants matter in defining a landscape’s identity?
This question surfaced in my mind last August when I visited Beth Chatto’s Gardens in Elmstead, just outside of Colchester in the UK. I had been visiting my wonderful inlaws, Frank and Theresa, in Birmingham at the time and it suddenly dawned on me. My wife and I had free childcare. So, as one does, in the spirit of project research, we hopped into a rental car and I drove halfway across the country, on the left side of the road, no less. Beth Chatto, a visionary plantswoman, championed the idea of “right plant, right place,” a philosophy that transformed the way we think about garden design. Instead of forcing plants to adapt to a site, she found plants that naturally thrived in its conditions. The results were stunning: a former driveway of dry, sandy soil had been reborn as a lush dry garden, filled with droughttolerant species that flourished without irrigation.
But what struck me most wasn’t the success of the planting, it was the sense of displacement. Despite being in the
heart of the English countryside, the dry garden was filled with American prairie plants, echinacea, asters, and grasses from the Great Plains. They made sense ecologically; they thrived in the conditions, required little maintenance, and provided food for pollinators. But they felt starkly out of place, as if a slice of Nebraska had been lifted and dropped onto the east coast of England. It made me wonder: How much does a garden’s sense of place matter?
In New England, the conversation around native plants has been largely shaped by Doug Tallamy, whose work urges gardeners to think beyond aesthetics and consider the ecological impact of their choices. His book Bringing Nature Home is a call to arms, a reminder that native plants are the backbone of local ecosystems, providing food, shelter, and habitat for the species that have evolved alongside them. Yet, as Beth Chatto’s garden demonstrated, you can achieve ecological success without focusing solely on native species. The garden was rich in biodiversity, attracting insects, birds, and wildlife. It was lowmaintenance, droughtresistant, and sustainable. But did it reflect the land it was on? Did it tell a story of the soil, the history, the place? And if not, how much does that matter? Because ultimately, it was clear, the garden was not something she owned, it was something she belonged to.
This question reminds me of my aunt’s garden in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts. When she purchased her property, it was a patchwork of overgrown wetlands, sprawling fields, and an oversized driveway. Instead of imposing an artificial order, she worked with the land’s natural rhythms. She revitalized the wetlands, clearing invasive species but allowing native plants to return, strengthening the ecosystem. The existing boulders, monuments to time, worn and weathered, became focal points, places to pause and reflect while walking through the drier areas. Rather than fighting against the wildness, she framed it, using local stone to build walls that both defined boundaries and felt as though they had always belonged. She reduced the size of the driveway, softening its hard edges with droughttolerant plantings, allowing nature to reclaim what it could. At the heart of it all, she placed a millstone table with wrought iron chairs, a space where family now gathers, where morning coffee turns into long conversa
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Live Music, continued...
Cisco Brewery, 5 Bartlett Farm Road CiscoBrewers.com
Live music outdoors most afternoons from 4 to 7 pm, Sundays from 3 to 6 pm.
The Rose & Crown, 23 S. Water Street TheRoseandCrown.com
Local live music, karaoke, and DJs on the weekends.
The Brotherhood, 23 Broad Street BrotherhoodNantucket.com
Local live music on the weekends.
The Gaslight, 3 N. Union Street GaslightNantucket.com
Local, regional, and national acts on stage. Ticketed shows and shows with cover charge at the door.
Island Theatres Present: Drama, Musicals, Comedy, & Concerts
Dreamland Theatre • 17 S Water Street nantucketdreamland.org
August 2 Brian Glowacki August 5 T.J. Miller
August 19 Jimmy Tingle Documentary + Talkback August 22 The Ladies of Laughter Tour
Nantucket Performing Arts Center • 5 N. Water St. NantucketPerformingArts.org
August 114 Theatre People or The Angel Next Door
August 19 Standup Comedy Show by Seth Meyers (wait list only)
Theatre Workshop of Nantucket • theatrenantucket.org
Community theater dedicating to enriching, educating, and challenging artists and audiences of all ages. through August 23: Million Dollar Quartet through August 14: Buyer & Cellar
September 10 to October 5: Sylvia
September 12 to October 4: Misery
Million Dollar Quartet
Photo by Kit Noble
Homes for Island Osprey
by Dr. Sarah Treanor Bois, PhD Director of Research & Conservation at the Linda Loring Nature Foundation
A familiar sight along the harbor and around our many ponds, Ospreys are a common site as they dive for fish across the island. Ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) are iconic onisland, a part of our maritime community. Also known as Fish Hawks, they are abundant on Nantucket this time of year, having migrated back this way in late March. While these majestic birds of prey are now a fixture of early spring and summer on the island, that was not always the case.
Today Ospreys can be found in all 50 states, but they are still a species in recovery. Like many birds of prey in our region, during the early 1950s70s their numbers were suffering in large part to DDT and other pesticides. This pesticide was widely used throughout the U.S. and could bioaccumulate through the food chain and be stored in the fatty tissue of the bird. In New England and along the Atlantic Coast, the breeding population of Ospreys was reduced to just 10% of preDDT levels. In 1973, DDT was finally banned and legislation was passed protecting these birds. Since then, Osprey populations have rebounded due to various conservation efforts.
On Nantucket, the first recorded Osprey nest was found in 1979, and the population has grown every year since. Thanks to the work of researchers—especially the Maria Mitchell Association’s Dr. Robert Kennedy—we have valuable data on Nantucket’s Osprey population from 1979 to 2015. Since then, there hasn’t been a full survey of nests across the island, but lots of anecdotal observations.
You may recognize the nesting platforms of the Osprey found across the island. Just look at the Linda Loring Nature Foundation (LLNF) logo! For decades, it was “if you build it, they will come,” with birds quickly occupying newly constructed nest platforms. Beyond the platforms, Osprey have now expanded to a variety of nesting sites, including old trees
(their original preference), rooftops, radio tower poles, and even beach dunes.
On my own nature walks and field trips on the LLNF property, people regularly ask about the Osprey. The two most popular questions: 1) How many Ospreys are there on island, and 2) if we keep building nest platforms will there just be more?
A new program launched this spring will help us try to answer those questions with real data, not just educational guessing. The Nantucket Osprey Watch Program is an exciting new community science effort led by the Linda Loring Nature Foundation to study and support the island’s Osprey population. This project relies on the help of community members to observe, document, and raise awareness for the Ospreys that nest across Nantucket. The project is the brainchild of LLNF’s Master Bird Bander, Libby Buck, who said that the motivation for starting the project began with the Massachusetts Osprey Working Group.
“The Massachusetts Osprey Working Group asked me to help create a census for the island since Nantucket’s Osprey population has not been well documented in recent years. I saw this as a great opportunity to turn it into a community science project, something that would involve people from across the island and allow everyone to contribute observations and be part of the research. Every summer, people fall in love with the Ospreys here, and now we have a way for those observations to come together as shared data,” said Buck.
The project began with a basic “call to arms” and public outreach. A kickoff meeting introduced the project and answered questions. The great volunteer response shows how much our community really does love Ospreys.
So what does reporting on Osprey involve? It’s actually pretty easy, and even just one report provides valuable data. Volunteers are invited to “adopt a nest” and report activity once a week via a simple online form. You can even enter photos of what you’re seeing. There is a lot of great background info and educational materials on the website and mentorship from Buck and her team. Buck has tried to make it as easy as possible by allowing people to submit observations using forms at llnf.org/nantucketospreywatch Once submitted, the map updates to show the most recent activity.
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Event Highlights
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Enjoy Island Art and Design...
Artists Association Exhibits and Events in: Federal Gallery, 8 Federal Street, Big Gallery, upstairs at 12 Straight Wharf, Visual Arts Center on Amelia Drive, and online at nantucketarts.org
AAN fosters the visual arts on Nantucket & strives to create a vibrant arts community by promoting, supporting, and encouraging the work of Nantucket artists, providing arts education programs, and preserving the legacy of Nantucket artists.
August 1 to 8: Group Show, Federal Gallery; Reception Aug. 1
August 1 to 29: Champion Gallery #5 in Visual Arts Center
August 7 to 25: Hale Juried Exhibition in Big Gallery
August 7: Hale Juried Exhibition Reception in Big Gallery
August 8: 10 x 10 Open Exhibition; Reception Aug. 8
August 16: Annual Sidewalk Art Show #2
August 28 to Sept. 27: Sunrise to Midnight in the Big Gallery
September 6: Annual Sidewalk Art Show #3
September 5 to 26: Champion Gallery #6 in Visual Arts Center
September 5 to October 5: 10x10 Open in Federal Gallery
... Maritime Fun ...
Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum
158 Polpis Road • EganMaritime.org
Learn about the seafaring history of Nantucket. The 2025 featured exhibition is Hard Times to Boom Times: Nantucket’s Waterfront. Tour the museum, enjoy familyfriendly dropin activities, see Folger’s Marsh, enjoy a scenic outdoor picnic. Free Shipwreck Shuttle hourly from 9:45 am to 2:45 pm MondayFriday.
Race Week & Opera House Cup August 13 to 17
A 5day experience that includes regattas, awards ceremonies, & parties. Races provide sport for everyone from young dinghy sailors and families in household one designs to grand prix racers at the very top of their profession.
Boat Charters aboard:
The Endeavor endeavorsailing.com • 5082285585
Captain Jim offers private charters and perperson fare sailing trips around the waters of Nantucket Island. He can acquaint you with Nantucket's maritime history and sights along the waterfront. Novice & experienced sailors of all ages can help the crew set sail or simply relax and enjoy the ride. Captain Jim built Endeavor, and he’s happy to share his knowledge of traditional boat building.
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85 Vestal Street | 5 BR 6.5 BA
$12,450,000 | Michele Kelsey
198 Hummock Pond | 4 BR 4 BA
$5,395,000 | Patty Tasch
13 Eat Fire Spring Road | 4 BR 2.5 BA
$4,599,000 | Michele Kelsey & Chris Carpenter
15 Skyline Drive | 5 BR 5 Full & 2 Half BA
$4,940,000 | Cynthia Lenhart
5 Tautemo Way | 3 BR 3 BA
$4,450,000 | Robert Young
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This five-bedroom home is conveniently located in the highly coveted Cliff area with proximity to North Shore beaches, The Westmoor Club, Something Natural and Town. Offered furnished, this turnkey property offers three levels of living space, a first-floor primary suite, two living areas and ensuite guest bedrooms. It’s the perfect spot from which to enjoy Nantucket in all of its seasons.
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JEN ALLEN Principal Broker
TOM NEVERS PRIVATE ESTATE
This 2.75-acre estate in Tom Nevers blends privacy with timeless Nantucket character. A long drive leads past the two-bedroom guest cottage to the spacious main house with six bedrooms and inviting entertaining areas. Outdoor living includes multiple decks, a 昀re pit, and an orchard with mature apple and pear trees. A private path connects to the Milestone bike trail for easy access to Sconset Village, while nearby conservation land o昀ers miles of scenic trails to explore.
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12 Longwood Drive | O昀ered at $3,950,000 Blakney Young SalesAssociate 508.367.4280
Robert Young Broker Associate 508.325.1571
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Enjoy your Nantucket summer in this turn-key, spacious and special home nestled in the heart of Monomoy. The 6-bedroom, 6+-bathroom, professionally decorated property has been completed by Kathleen Hay Designs. The house boasts second-floor waterviews of Nantucket Harbor, a beautifully landscaped yard, 16’ x 38’ infinity edge pool and spa, outdoor porches, patios and a fire pit. Just bring your bathing suit!
$16,250,000 | Meg Ruley
SUMMER IN MONOMOY
No detail has been overlooked in the stunning renovation of this historic house, ideally located in the heart of Nantucket Town. With thoughtful design and the highest standards of construction, this property is poised to endure for the next century and beyond. Spanning over 5,000 square feet across three beautifully finished levels, it boasts multiple living areas, six ensuite bedrooms, exquisite custom cabinetry, paneling, and newly built fireplaces throughout. The top floor features a fully contained suite complete with a living room, a bedroom with a full bath, five ship’s bunks, and second full bath. Enjoy easy access to the roof walk, where you can take in panoramic views of Nantucket Harbor and Coatue. Interior design by Nantucket Looms, this remarkable residence is now ready for occupancy, offered fully furnished. Adjacent vacant lot is also available for purchase.
$11,995,000 | Penny Dey
DISCOVER YOUR DREAM RETREAT IN DIONIS!
Nestled amidst nearly 300 acres of serene conservation land, this exclusive property offers breathtaking views of Long Pond and Nantucket Sound. Live in the charming cottage while you plan and build your dream home. Enjoy private, deeded access with your own set of stairs leading to the beach. Experience the tranquility of nature, the beauty of panoramic waterviews, and unforgettable sunsets from the comfort of your new home. This is coastal living at its finest – your perfect escape awaits! Listing agent is related to seller.
$6,495,000 | Linda Bellevue
FISHERS LANDING
Fishers Landing offers a blend of natural beauty and recreational amenities. Residents can enjoy a scenic path through conservation moors, leading to a serene beach along Nantucket Sound with gentle surf. The community features a common area with a tennis and pickleball court, as well as a space for storing small boats. This 4-bedroom, 3.5 bath home is located on 1/4 acre, and is offered furnished. The abutting .23-acre lot at 36 Ridge Lane can be purchased with the house fo r an additional $1,495,000.
$3,895,000 | Linda Bellevue
CREATE SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY
This attractive renovation opportunity offers over 4300 sf of living area in the main house, additional space in the 2-car garage, full basement and over 1100 sf in the 2-bedroom cottage. The outdoor space boasts 2.7 acres that invites imagination for landscaping and a pool installation. The privacy afforded by its location provides a sanctuary where you can enjoy stunning sunsets, Land Bank trails, and North shore water views. Close to the vibrant town life, filled with fine dining, cultural events and shopping.
$4,195,000 | Heidi Drew
HEART OF TOWN
Centrally located antique home with 5 bedrooms and 3.5 baths. Historic details intact, including 6 fireplaces, raised paneling, original doors and wide pine floors throughout. Patio, off-street parking, and garden area. Large, attached accessory structure and spacious third floor offer expansion opportunities. Excellent location, close to all that Town has to offer. New cedar roof, interior and exterior painting and oil tank. Offered furnished and ready for occupancy.
$3,750,000 | Penny Dey
Penny Dey, Principal Broker, GRI, ABRM
Linda Bellevue, GRI, CBR
Heidi Drew, ABR, RSPS, SRS
Peter DuPont
Angel Conrad Frazier
Mary D. Malavase, GRI, ABR, SRS, RSPS
Jane B. Miller, ABR, RSPS
Meg Ruley, ABR, RSPS
Lisa Sherburne, ABR, RSPS
Melinda Vallett
BEST OF TOWN AND COUNTRY
Imagine having the best of both worlds, the privacy of sprawling grounds and the convenience of proximity to downtown and the beach. This rare offering consists of over an acre of land, located just a short stroll to the shops on Centre Street and Steps Beach. When not exploring town, the four-bedroom, two and half-bath home and outdoor living area will provide space for entertaining or relaxing in the large private yard surrounded by mature vegetation. The home is offered for sale fully furnished with an established rental history.
$3,075,000 | Penny Dey
TOM NEVERS EAST
This private 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath home is on a beautiful 1.3 acre lot. The high elevation offers a peek of the ocean. Lush landscaping and beautifully maintained gardens overlook a wonderful entertaining area with in-ground pool and multiple patio and deck spaces.
$2,975,000 | Linda Bellevue
Geri Walker, RSPS, SFR
Mary O’Donnell, Office Manager
Erikka Perkins, Rental Manager
Yesenia Valer, Office Assistant
SUN-DRENCHED CONDO
Step into this stunning, home offering four beautifully finished floors of living space. Featuring reclaimed oak floors and custom-built cabinetry, this home combines warmth with a thoughtful design. Enjoy a built-in entertainment area perfect for cozy nights or hosting guests, a convenient laundry closet, and generous storage options. The private deck and landscaped yard provide an outdoor escape, while the two-car parking space adds convenience. A true blend of charm, functionality, and comfort—this home is move-in ready. 2 Bedrooms, 3 Full bathrooms and a half bathroom.
$1,695,000 | Angel Conrad Frazier
LAND NEAR TOWN
Pastoral privacy on this vacant lot of over 20,000 square feet located a short hop from downtown. The lot has Town water and sewer and can have a primary and secondary dwelling. Rare offering.
$1,600,000 | Penny Dey
FISHERS LANDING
Fishers Landing is a charming neighborhood, offering a blend of natural beauty and recreational amenities. Residents can enjoy a scenic path through conservation moors, leading to a serene beach with gentle surf along Nantucket Sound. The community features a common area with a tennis and pickleball court, as well as a space for storing small boats. Surrounded by extensive conservation land, Fishers Landing is an ideal retreat for nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts. This 4-bedroom, 3.5 bath home is located on a 1/4 acre, and is offered furnished. The abutting .23-acre lot at 36 Ridge Lane can be purchased with the house for an additional $1,495,000.
$3,895,000
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TOM NEVERS EAST
This private, 3-bedroom 2.5 bath home is on a beautiful 1.3 acre lot. The high elevation offers a peek of the ocean. Lush landscaping and beautifully maintained gardens overlook a wonderful entertaining area with an in-ground pool and multiple patio and deck spaces.
$2,975,000
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Create Something Extraordinary
Over 4300 sf of spacious interiors, 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 car garage, 2 bedroom cottage and significant outdoor space that invites imagination for landscaping and a pool. 2.7 acres where you can enjoy stunning sunsets, Land Bank trails, gatherings and north shore water views.
This private, potential-filled property puts nature, the beaches and town within easy reach.
$4,195,000
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Heidi Drew
Broker, ABR, SRS, RSPS & AHWD
heidi@nantucketrealestate.com
508-325-2121
$18,795,000
A rare opportunity to own one of the most iconic estates on Nantucketknown for its white dory in the front yard. Set on 4+ private acres, this breathtaking property offers panoramic harbor views, direct waterfront access, and room for a pool.
The stunningly designed main house with 5 bedrooms and a 2-bedroom guest house. have both been thoughtfully renovated and decorated to perfection; this home blends timeless details with modern luxury.
From sunset cocktails on the expansive deck to effortless access to your own boat, this is Nantucket living at its finest.
JEANNE HICKS
42 MAIN STREET | SIASCONSET | $11,500,000
6 Bedrooms | 7 Full, 1 Half Bathrooms
Private and exquisite Sconset estate with five bedroom suites in the main house, one bedroom guest house, garage and pool located moments to the beach, golf courses, and the center of Sconset.
Designed by Botticelli and Pohl, this beautiful property with three full floors of living space is ideal for multi generational purposes. It abuts acres and acres of Nantucket Conservation Land and is perfect for summer or year round living.
8 MILK STREET | TOWN | $6,250,000
4 Bedrooms | 4 Full, 1 Half Bathrooms
Located in the heart of the desirable Old Historic District, this beautiful turn-key, antique home with 4 bedrooms suites has been mindfully renovated with no detail overlooked. This exceptional property sits on an oversized lot which includes off street parking, an oversized one car garage, a magnificent spacious rear yard with mature landscaping and beautiful front and side gardens - all hedged in to offer much privacy. There are many custom details throughout the house making for a timeless and stunning interior. 8 Milk Street is a unique offering with expansion possibilities and is not to be missed!
JEANNE HICKS
45 BREWSTER ROAD | MONOMOY | $7,500,000
7 Bedrooms | 5 Bathrooms
A rare Nantucket retreat awaits in Monomoy. Privately tucked behind a tall privet hedge, this 1.2-acre oasis— bordering the State Forest—offers lush gardens, a manicured lawn, a sparkling pool, and multiple outdoor entertaining areas including a bluestone patio, firepit, and space for lawn games. The main house and guest/pool house were fully renovated in 2023 with sophisticated interiors by Boston designer Eric Roseff. The main home features 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, and a stunning gourmet kitchen with a wood-burning fireplace. The guest house offers 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, a kitchenette, den, and its own fireplace. Designer finishes, central AC, new systems, and expansion potential make this turnkey property a true gem—never rented, meticulously maintained, and ready for summer enjoyment.
Nestled at the end of a tranquil cul-de-sac in Hussey Farm, this exceptional property offers a rare combination of privacy, sanctuary, and thoughtful design. Set on a beautifully landscaped acre, the rewards at this property must be seen to appreciate. The mature plantings and curated outdoor spaces create a special retreat. Completely rebuilt in 2012, the main house flows seamlessly with great light and quality comforts. The property is complemented by a detached garage with a fully equipped guest suite—perfect for visitors or extended stays.
4 Bedrooms | 4.5 Bathrooms | Extraordinary Private Acre
PINKHAM CIRCLE | HUMMOCK POND | $5,295,000
35 & 37 SHELL STREET | SCONSET | $18,875,000
10 Bedrooms | 6 Bathrooms
For the first time in nearly 100 years, the iconic Wade Cottages—a cherished cornerstone of ’Sconset history—are being offered for sale.
Rich in character, steeped in history, and unrivaled in location, this is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Perched high on the bluff with sweeping views of the Atlantic Ocean, the estate features a stately main house and is complemented by a classic three-bay garage.
The beautifully landscaped grounds boast an expansive lawn stretching to the bluff’s edge, a private hedged patio with water views, and a second hedged patio featuring a firepit, seating area, and space for lawn games that could be the surround for a future pool.
Additional amenities include two outdoor showers and direct access to the ’Sconset Bluff Walk and the beach via a Land Bank staircase.
This is a rare chance to own one of ’Sconset’s most treasured bluff properties, where generations have gathered and enduring memories have been made. May your family be its steward for the next 100 years.
Welcome to 33 Pleasant, a prime in-town location. Enter through a cobblestone path into a private, multi-tiered landscaped sanctuary. Set back from the street, this hidden gem features a two-story clapboard main house with 4 bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms. The first floor boasts an open glass atrium with views up to an outdoor gazebo and offers three levels of finished living space. The front cottage includes 1 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, and a living room, and is thoughtfully sited apart from the main house. A Juliet terrace overlooks the gardens. A must-see in town. 33 PLEASANT STREET | TOWN | $3,995,000 5 Bedrooms | 5.5 Bathrooms
47A VESTAL STREET | WEST OF TOWN | $4,595,000
4 Bedrooms | 4 Full, 1 Half Bathrooms
A stones throw from downtown with the luxury of a private pool! This quiet lane is a rare in-town retreat offering both privacy and convenience. The fourbedroom, four full, one half bathroom home is spread across three finished levels and showcases meticulous upkeep, stylish interiors, and effortless flow. Outside, a private pool is framed by mature landscaping and curated gardens, creating a peaceful outdoor oasis. Sold fully furnished and ready for immediate enjoyment, this property presents an exceptional opportunity for personal use or rental investment. This property was featured with in VOGUE Magazine’s 2024 article “The Best Nantucket Airbnbs for a Quintessential Island Getaway” as a Nantucket Home Close to Town.
BRUCE BENI
2 Marion Avenue
Situated on an oversized lot in ‘Sconset, this four-bedroom property has been recently renovated and expanded. The kitchen and bathrooms have been updated, the entire structure has new windows and floors, a new primary suite has been added on and the roof was replaced. There is plenty of indoor and outdoor living space, and the backyard is spacious and surrounded by mature landscaping. With 2,000 square feet of ground cover available, there is room to add to the house or add a garage, studio, and space for a pool. Baxter Road is only one block away with access to Sankaty Light, and ‘Sconset Village is half a mile away and offers a market, restaurants, and post office, so everything you need is at your fingertips!
Nevers | 3 Lyford Road
2 Beds 2 Full Baths Joyce Montalbano
This 2.45 acre property boasts additional allowable ground cover that becomes your blank canvas to create the ultimate Nantucket retreat with panoramic bluff ocean views and room for a pool. Call for details and price.
Sconset | 116 Baxter Road
4 Beds 3 Full Baths
$2,650,000 | Stephen Maury
Located on Baxter Road in Sconset, ‘Against the Wind’ boasts a prime position with expansive views over Sankaty Head Golf Course and proximity to Sankaty Head Lighthouse. Offered furnished, this property encapsulates the serene Sconset lifestyle.
Pond | 45 Millbrook Road
3 Beds 3 Full & 1 Half Baths
$2,745,000 | Stephen Maury
Set on 2 acres of private, pristine land directly across the street from 200+ acres of conservation land including Land Bank’s Millbrook Woods and Gardner Farm properties. Located just minutes from Cisco Beach, Cisco Brewery, and Bartlett’s Farm.
Mid Island | 43 Appleton Road, Unit 2
1 Full & 1 Half Baths
$2,250,000 | Keri Kalman
Commercial property on quarter acre in convenient mid-island location with privacy, abutting property owned by Nantucket Land Bank. The structure was renovated in 2013 and offers 2238 square feet of space on three finished floors. The hoop tent has an additional 540 square feet. First and second floor decks. Expansion potential in VTEC zoning.
Tom
Hummock
Miles on Bike Path
Enchanting 4-Bedroom Home with 2-Bedroom Cottage on expansive grounds in the prestigious Shimmo location. Shimmo Pond Road, where sandy paths wind beneath leafy canopies and Nantucket Harbor beckons, this idyllic estate evokes the timeless charm of a countryside residence. Set on an oversized and private parcel, the beautifully proportioned 4-bedroom main house is accompanied by a delightful 2-bedroom guest cottage, both enveloped by lush gardens and mature trees that create a sense of intimacy and seclusion. Perfectly suited for hosting family and friends or enjoying private retreat spaces, the property offers peace, comfort, and enduring character. Meandering garden paths, sunny terraces, and shady nooks lend a sense of magic, while the thoughtful layout allows for both quiet solitude and welcoming gatherings. Just a stone’s throw from the shimmering waters of Nantucket Harbor and a short drive from the cobblestone streets of Nantucket Town, this rare offering marries countryside calm with coastal re昀nement. With over 2,000 square feet of allowable ground cover, the possibilities for expansion are plentiful. A true jewel in the heart of one of Nantucket’s most serene and sought-af ter enclaves.
$5,800,000
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Perched high along Nantucket’s south shore, 15 Lyford Road brings “Never Ending” island serenity by way of expansive ocean views, a waterfront pool and an exceptional home. Deeded beach stairs bring you straight to the source – an expansive beach just moments away from your door. Quintessential and calming, the home is situated so that even when you are not out soaking up the outdoors, you can simply glance out of one of the many windows with ocean views to take this gorgeous setting in. Three bedrooms, three and a half baths, two living areas and a bonus room, ensure you have plenty of space in which to host and share the magic of this oceanfront property. Offered fully furnished and now with a stunning new pool, hardscaping and landscaping in 2025, this Tom Nevers treasure is poised to provide the perfect backdrop for your Nantucket memories.
3 OLD MILL COURT | SOUTH OF TOWN | $10,000,000
With a vacation home like this, you’ll never want to leave Nantucket or this house! Recently constructed, you’ll be hardpressed to find missing amenities in this seven-bedroom, seven-bathroom property sited conveniently near the heart of Town. It offers three finished levels of living space, an in-ground pool with a separate spa, a fire pit, an elevator, and numerous decks and porches. Abutting conservation space and close to Town and nearby beaches, this property provides the ideal locale from which to enjoy endless quality time on your favorite island. With existing leases in place amounting to over $500k in income, this property could also be your next best investment.
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Discover the ultimate Nantucket getaway at 86 Cliff Road—a stunning, newly constructed home nestled in the heart of the coveted Cliff neighborhood. Thoughtfully designed across three finished levels, this fully furnished five-bedroom residence combines refined craftsmanship and modern comforts, creating the perfect setting for memorable island living. Offered fully furnished, this gorgeous property offers an immediate opportunity to enjoy turnkey elegance during the best months on the island. As an added bonus, the home is equipped with a roof-mounted solar panel system, practically eliminating utility costs while embracing sustainable living.
Perched at one of Nantucket’s highest points, this expansive two-story home in North Pasture adjacent to acres of conservation land with views of the central moors. Designed for indoor-outdoor living, the home features multiple patios, decks and easy access to scenic trails, the bike path, and Moors End Farm. Designed with high ceilings and sunlit, open-concept layout, 4 luxurious suites, and flexible bonus spaces, this is a rare opportunity to embrace privacy, recreation, and the natural beauty of the island—all in one of Nantucket’s most sought-after settings.
$6,995,000.
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The Garden of Belonging
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tions, where stories are passed down like heirloom seeds, and where silence is just as comforting as laughter. Every detail of the garden spoke of place, of history, of respect for the land and the people who have walked it together. Nowhere else in the world do I feel more drawn to, nowhere else holds the same echoes of love, memory, and belonging.
This, I think, is what’s missing when we treat gardens solely as ecological exercises without considering their deeper relationship to place. Ecologically responsible gardens can be created without strict adherence to native plants, but in doing so, something essential is lost. A garden should be more than a collection of wellchosen species, it should feel like it belongs.
For generations, New England landscapes have been dominated by lawns, rolling carpets of green that, while iconic, are neither ecologically valuable nor particularly practical. Lawn alternatives have been gaining traction in recent years, but the shift is more than just about sustainability, it’s about redefining how we use our outdoor space. The growing trend of pollinator meadows, clover lawns, and lowmaintenance ground covers isn’t just about reducing water use. It’s about expanding the way we interact with the land. Lawns were once purely ornamental; now, we’re seeing a return to functional landscapes, ones that provide food, habitat, and a deeper connection to nature, reinvigorating the sense of place.
This shift extends to hardscaping as well. Concrete, asphalt, and impervious surfaces are being reconsidered, with porous pavers, crushed stone paths, and green roofs offering more environmentally friendly alternatives. My aunt’s approach, using stone walls as a way to shape the land, replacing driveway space with resilient plantings, demonstrates how beauty and sustainability can coexist while again, defining the garden’s sense of place. In urban environments like Nantucket’s downtown, where space is at a premium, smallscale edible gardens like raised beds, patio containers, and vertical planters, are proving that gardening isn’t about size, but about intention.
On an island like Nantucket, where renting is a way of life, the question becomes: How can renters cultivate gardens in spaces they don’t own? The transient nature of renting often discourages gardening. Why invest time and money into a space that may not be yours in a year? But as I walked through Beth Chatto’s summer pot display garden, I reflected on the portability of plants and the flexibility of landscapes, I realized that gardens don’t have to be permanent to be meaningful. And that meaning, that sense of place, which is defined by the gardener themselves, can be transported.
Renters can embrace container gardens, raised beds on wheels, vertical planters, and portable fruit trees, allowing them to take their gardens with them when they move. Landlords, too, can encourage temporary plantings, transforming forgotten courtyards, neglected patios, or underutilized parking strips into green sanctuaries. The key is adaptability: Layered container plantings create a dynamic, mobile garden.
Hanging planters and trellises maximize vertical space. Edible gardens in raised beds bring fresh herbs and vegetables into even the smallest rental spaces. Beyond their beauty, these gardens provide something even more meaningful: a sanctuary, where a gardener cultivates a sense of place that mirrors their own identity rather than the environment that envelops them.
There’s a reason so many of us feel drawn to plants in times of uncertainty. Whether it’s a windowsill herb garden, a backyard wildflower patch, or a sprawling landscape, tending to plants provides a grounding sense of purpose. For renters, especially those who move frequently or live in dense urban settings, gardens can be a muchneeded refuge. A small balcony filled with lavender and rosemary can become a place of respite. A courtyard of climbing vines and sunflowers can provide a sense of home. A raised bed of tomatoes and basil can bring nourishment not just to the body, but to the spirit. And that’s the magic of gardening: it meets you where you are. It doesn’t require permanence, ownership, or even a backyard. It's a practice of connection, to the land, to the present moment, and to ourselves.
Nantucket gardens are evolving, just as they always have. The island has long been shaped by the push and pull between tradition and adaptation, and today’s gardeners are faced with similar choices: How do we balance ecological responsibility with a true sense of place?
Doug Tallamy’s philosophy reminds us that native plants offer more than just beauty, they provide life. They are the foundation of local ecosystems, sustaining the insects, birds, and wildlife that have always called this place home. By planting natives, we restore not just landscapes but the relationships between species, reinforcing a sense of belonging that extends beyond human hands.
Beth Chatto’s gardens, in contrast, reveal that ecology and identity don’t always align. Her philosophy of “right plant, right place” proves that sustainable gardens, regardless of the conditions, can be built without strictly native plantings.
My aunt’s garden in South Dartmouth, on the other hand, offers a lesson in balance. She honored the land’s natural rhythms, revitalizing wetlands instead of reshaping them, reducing pavement instead of adding more, and using the stone, soil, and plants of the region to create something both functional and deeply personal. Every element, whether a simple millstone table or the rugged boulders left in place, created a vignette that spoke of a landscape understood, not imposed upon. Her garden belongs to the place as much as she belongs to the garden.
Whether it’s a pollinatorfriendly wildflower patch, a lowwater courtyard, or a mobile collection of container plants, these new waves of gardening are transforming the way we think about land, not as something we own, but as something we belong to.
And as renters, homeowners, and designers on Nantucket rethink how they use outdoor space, one thing becomes clear: A garden, no matter how small, how temporary, or how unconventional, is always worth nurturing, because ultimately, we’re cultivating a sense of place within ourselves. And in the end, that may be the most important shift of all.
Event Highlights
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Nantucket by Water nantucketbywater.com • 5082287037
A local familyrun company that provides tours and cruises to individuals & families of all age groups: young kids to grandparents. Whether you take a tour around Nantucket Harbor, an ice cream cruise, or visit the unique 5th Bend Oyster Farm, you’ll have an adventure.
The Lynx tallshiplynx.com • 9784792197
Relive history aboard an 1812 privateer: hoist the sails, steer the ship, fire the main battery of sixpounder carronades aboard a traditional, square topsail schooner. midJune through early September. Book at tallshiplynx.com
... and Island History
Historic Downtown Walking Tours: MondaySaturday at 10:30 am & 1:30 pm
Walk through historic downtown Nantucket with an NHA guide & learn about Nantucket history. The Downtown Walking tour tells the story of the rise and the fall of the whaling industry, the rise of tourism, and the impacts the island’s economy had on social and racial development on Nantucket. Details and tickets at nha.org
A Walk Down Main Street: Tuesdays at 3 pm
NPT’s classic tour provides an overview of Nantucket in its heyday, focusing on the portion of Main Street between the
Pacific National Bank & the Civil War Monument. Tickets at nantucketpreservation.org
‘Sconset Walking Tour: Thursdays at 3 pm
Join NPT Executive Director Mary Bergman, who shares her knowledge of this unique fishing settlement at the eastern edge of the island. The tour focuses on the early “whalehouses” as well as the village’s boom as a seaside resort & actors colony at the end of the 1800s. No tour August 8. Tickets at nantucketpreservation.org
Nantucket Historical Association Museums & Historic Sites nha.org
NHA historic properties include the Nantucket Whaling Museum, the Hadwen House, the Oldest House, Greater Light, the Old Mill and more. A walk through the Whaling Museum downtown at 13 Broad Street is a walk through Nantucket history. The 2025 featured exhibition in the Whaling Museum is “Behind the Seams.” Rarely seen objects, drawn from more than 2 centuries of clothing & textiles on Nantucket Island, will demonstrate the skill and artistry of island makers and reveal stories that clothing and textiles can tell.
Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum 158 Polpis Road • EganMaritime.org
Learn about the seafaring history of Nantucket. The 2025 featured exhibition is Hard Times to Boom Times: Nantucket’s Waterfront. Tour the museum, enjoy familyfriendly dropin activities, see Folger’s Marsh, enjoy a scenic outdoor picnic. Free Shipwreck Shuttle hourly from 9:45 am to 2:45 pm MondayFriday.
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Buck notes that the first goal for the 2025 season is to find and confirm all the nests across Nantucket. In coming years, bigger questions can be explored, such as how to attract more Ospreys, why certain nest poles are successful while others are not, and what Ospreys are really looking for when they choose a nest site. These are questions we can only answer
The project establishes a baseline, and all of the information collected will be sent annually to the state working group. It also allows us on Nantucket to compare seasons and trends with other monitoring projects around Massachusetts. This project is about building a stronger understanding of our local population and being part of something larger across the region.
In this, the first year of the project, 50 nest sites have been confirmed across the island: of those, 41 were active. Of the 50 total nests, 37 were on constructed Osprey poles and 12 were in trees, which is especially exciting to see. There was also one nest on a chimney. Buck said she has been pleasantly surprised by how many are choosing trees. It shows how adaptable Ospreys can be when they find the right conditions. The mix of nesting types is something she is paying close attention to as she and her team continue gathering reports. Onisland, chicks are starting to fledge later in July and into early August. If you are watching a nest, you might see the now big chicks flapping their wings and attempting short flights. It is an exciting time to watch! As the summer wanes,
the osprey begin to migrate like students going back to school in early to midfall.
When asked for some highlights of the project so far, Buck emphasized that the volunteer turnout has been fantastic. In terms of the birds themselves, some interesting preliminary observations have already come out of this work. No Nantucket nests are on navigational buoys or on any high buildings or structures downtown. That stands out since many other coastal towns often have Ospreys nesting on buoys or on tall manmade structures, but that is not the case here. Instead, there seems to be a strong preference for the west end of the island. Buck speculates that that may be due to the abundance of fish in that area, especially herring and white perch, which are key food sources for our Nantucket Osprey during nesting season.
Researchers are also paying close attention to the platforms that are not currently being used. If possible, adding sticks to create a “starter” nest might help encourage Ospreys to adopt those locations. Male Ospreys are very focused on finding or creating the perfect nest, and if they see a platform that already looks wellbuilt, they are much more likely to move in and complete it. It is a simple action that could make a big difference in future nesting success.
At the end of this season, Buck plans to put together an annual report that will be available to everyone. It will include a summary of the data collected, observations from the field, and insights gained. She is excited to share the full picture of what has been such a successful start to the Nantucket Osprey Watch.
Anyone can get involved even this far into the season. Every single report adds to our understanding of the Osprey population onisland. As Buck said, “We are always excited to welcome new participants, no matter your level of experience. I believe there are more nests out there that haven’t been discovered yet and more help is welcome!
“This has been a great season so far, and I have to thank all the volunteers who have helped me along the way. Without their help, we would not have such detailed records or be able to find so many nests. This season has already far surpassed my expectations, and I truly cannot thank them enough,” Libby Buck says of the volunteer observers who have flocked to her project.
NAREB COMMITTEES 2025
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Brian Sullivan, Chair
Debbie Dilworth
Stephen Maury
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Debbie Dilworth, President
Penny Dey, Past President
Brian Sullivan, Vice President
Susan Shepherd, Treasurer
Kate Ranney Sayle, Secretary
Robert Sarkisian, Member at Large Lisa Winn, Member at Large
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Marion Roland Conley, Chair
Lara Hanson
Liza Ha琀on Laura Belair
Lis琀ng Service Oversight
Kate Ranney Sayle, Chair
Lara Hanson
Amber Cantella
Susan Shepherd
Marion Roland Conley
Marybeth Gilmar琀n
Susan Lazarus
Lisa Sherburne
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Bruce Beni, Chair
BROKER DIRECTORY
Julie Brock Nantucket Sales & Rentals
Compass Mazer Group
julie.brock@compass.com
M: 617.448.0787 www.compass.com LISA SHERBURNE BROKER, RSPS, ABR Lisa@NantucketRealEstate.com
M: 508-560-0204 O: 508-228-7707 x 215
Marybeth Gilmartin-Baugher Founding Member Nantucket Compass Licensed RE Salesperson CT & MA
marybeth.gilmartin@compass.com O: 508.257.0888 M: 917.561.5995 www.nantucketcompass.com
BROKER DIRECTORY
M: 917.806.8213
O: 508.365.2822
michael.passaro@elliman.com www.michaelpassaro.com @michael.passaro
12 Oak Street, Suite B, Nantucket, MA 02554
BROKER DIRECTORY
BRUCE BENI
BROKER | RENTAL AGENT
508.280.6131 (C) | 508.325.5800 (O)
BRUCE@LEEREALESTATE.COM
www.leerealestate.com | @leerealestatenantucket 10 South Beach Street, Nantucket MA 02554
SHELLIE DUNLAP
BROKER & RENTAL SPECIALIST
508.901.9890 (C) | 508.325.5800 (O)
SHELLIE@LEEREALESTATE.COM
www.leerealestate.com @leerealestatenantucket 10 South Beach Street, Nantucket MA 02554
MIMI HUBER
BROKER | RENTAL AGENT
508.325.2073 (C) | 508.325.5800 (O)
MIMI@LEEREALESTATE.COM
www.leerealestate.com | @leerealestatenantucket 10 South Beach Street, Nantucket MA 02554
KIRI MCPOLAND
SALES & RENTAL AGENT
508.221.6688 (C) | 508.325.5800 (O) KIRI@LEEREALESTATE.COM
www.leerealestate.com @leerealestatenantucket 10 South Beach Street, Nantucket MA 02554
SALES & RENTAL AGENT
781.710.1277
SALES & RENTAL AGENT
508.517.8039 (C) | 508.325.5800 (O)
MAYA@LEEREALESTATE.COM
www.leerealestate.com | @leerealestatenantucket 10 South Beach Street, Nantucket MA 02554
JODY PREUSSER
SALES & RENTAL AGENT
727.459.6498 (C) | 508.325.5800 (O) JODY@LEEREALESTATE.COM
www.leerealestate.com @leerealestatenantucket 10 South Beach Street, Nantucket MA 02554
BROKER DIRECTORY
Mark G. Burlingham BROKER ASSOCIATE OFFICE 508.228.9117 MOBILE 949.861.1451
E-MAIL Mark.Burlingham@raveis.com
202.365.0240 melanie.gowen@raveis.com MelanieGowen.raveis.com 17 Main Street | Nantucket | MA 02554
Sarah S. Punnett SALES ASSOCIATE OFFICE 508.228.9117 MOBILE 508.901.1226
E-MAIL Sarah.Punnett@raveis.com
Event Highlights
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Meet Nantucket’s Natural World
CoskataCoatue Wildlife Refuge
thetrustees.org/place/coskatacoatuewildliferefuge
This wild, remote barrier beach has rolling maritime dunes that cover more than 200 acres. The Cedars, a red cedar savannah & woodland, is the largest of its kind in New England. Coskata Woods is a mature maritime oak forest with gnarled, windblown trees. Gray & harbor seals feed in the Great Point riptide & use nearby beach as a haulout. Car permits are required. Certain times of year restrictions on driving are in place due to wildlife.
Nantucket Walkabout Guided Wilderness Hikes WalkNantucket.com
Offering natural history walks on Nantucket's protected lands all over the island. Hikes inform many aspects of Nantucket & it’s ecology. Tickets at WalkNantucket.com
Maria Mitchell Association mariamitchell.org for summer schedule
With its Aquarium, Natural Science Museum, Historic Mitchell House, Vestal Street Observatory, and the Loines Observatory, the Maria Mitchell Association offers new exhibits and programs to quench everyone’s thirst for science education and research.
Adventures in Nature Story Hour • Beach Biology Field Trips Owl Prowl • Ravenous Reptiles • Marine Ecology Trip
“Look Up” at Loines Observatory
Nantucket Conservation Foundation nantucketconservation.org
The mission of the Nantucket Conservation Foundation is to assist in the preservation of Nantucket’s character by permanently conserving, maintaining, and managing natural areas and habitats and to encourage an appreciation of and interest in the Island’s natural resources.
Linda Loring Nature Foundation llnf.org for summer schedule
LLNF is dedicated to being stewards of the property and fostering learning that promotes environmental literacy. Walking trails, field trips, environmental education programs, and collaborative activities with partner organizations.
For an uptodate listing of Nantucket Events, visit Insider’s Guide to Nantucket: Nantucket.net
Medical Care on Nantucket
For more than a century, Nantucket Cottage Hospital has cared for island residents. Access to quality medical care is key to keeping a community healthy, particularly on an island where, without a hospital, inclement weather could prevent a patient from getting urgently needed care.
Nantucket’s first hospital was founded in 1912 in a homestead on West Chester Street. In 1957, the hospital’s facilities were moved to its current location on Prospect Street. As the island population grew and more sophisticated medical services were required, it became clear a new hospital was needed.
A capital campaign to build an upgraded medical facility on Nantucket was launched in 2013, and by the time the new hospital opened to patients in February of 2019, $120 million had been raised. At a time when small, rural hospitals are shutting down across the country at an alarming rate, Nantucket Cottage Hospital has galvanized the support of the island community to secure its future. The new Nantucket Cottage Hospital is debt free and was financed entirely through private donations: no taxpayer dollars were used.
The new Nantucket Cottage Hospital enhances access, safety, and privacy for patients, allowing them to better serve our island community with a broad range of medical services, such as expanded outpatient services with capacity for inpatient care and surgery. It gives patients a central location for their healthcare needs, including primary, emergency, and specialty care, as well as diagnostic testing.
During the summer season, as the island’s population swells, NCH offers an inperson Urgent Care Clinic to offer medical care for nonlife threatening conditions such as coughs, colds, sore throats, ear and eye infections, fever, minor injuries, rashes, tick bites. In addition to inperson care, Virtual Urgent Care is also available 7 days a week for patients registered with Mass General Brigham. For details, current hours, and to make an appointment, visit nantuckethospital.org/healthwellnessservices/urgentaccess.
Nantucket Cottage Hospital is an affiliate of Massachusetts General Hospital and a member of Mass General Brigham. In designing and building the island’s new hospital, the goal was to provide the best of both worlds to Nantucket residents and visitors: the expertise and resources of a world class academic medical center paired with the comfort, tradition, and familiarity of the island’s beloved com munity hospital.
The mission of Nantucket Cottage Hospital has always been to provide the highest quality health care services to the Nantucket community and to connect our patients with those services which are not available onisland. Affiliation with Massachusetts General Brigham is an integral part of this goal.
The most significant benefit of the affiliation is for patients with complex medical needs who require tertiary care or specialty services unavailable on the island. These patients have a direct link to caregivers and services at MGB affiliates, offering better coordination of care and services through such means as a shared electronic medical record and an expanded pool of consul ting subspecialists.
MGH physicians have long consulted at NCH, seeing island patients on a regular basis. Additionally, NCH has experienced longstanding clinical collaborations with the MGH in specialties such as cardiology, neurology, dermatology, and emergency services. NCH is connected to the MGB system through telemedicine and Patient Gateway.
Dozens of physicians visit NCH on a rotating basis to provide specialty care in areas such as neurology, endocrinology, and rheumatology. The Specialty Clinics Coordinator at 5088251000 schedules dates when consulting physicians will be on Nantucket.
Nantucket Cottage Hospital is fully accredited by The Joint Commission, the nonprofit organization that accredits and certifies health care organizations in the United States.
57 Prospect Street, Nantucket • 5088258100 • NantucketHospital.org
Air Ambulance Services
Boston MedFlight is a nonprofit organization founded in 1985 that provides critical care medical transport by air and ground to the region’s sickest patients and has been serving the Nantucket community for more than 30 years. Each year Boston MedFlight transports approximately 300 patients from Nantucket, with an average of more than one patient every day from the island during the summer months. Every patient is cared for by a team that includes a critical care nurse and critical care paramedic, and every Boston MedFlight vehicle is equipped to serve as a mobile intensive care unit.
“I think Boston MedFlight is unique,” said Mark Onorato, Director of Aviation Operations. “Our training budget is one of the highest in the country. We send all our pilots to the helicopter manufacturer’s factory for the best classroom and simulator training. There are a lot of organizations out there that do a lot of talking about safety but this organization really, truly, lives it, breathes it.”
Boston MedFlight transports patients in need regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay. Last year they provided more than $7 million in free and unreimbursed care to patients with little or no insurance, including more than $500,000 every year in free and unreimbursed care to Nantucket patients.
] 7818632213 • 8002238998 (for Emergency Transport) • BostonMedFlight.org
For more about life on Nantucket and buying & selling island real estate, ask your agent for a copy of Open the Door to Nantucket Real Estate, produced by the Nantucket Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB). Or read it at NantucketOpentheDoor.com.
