Clik here to view.
STEALTH FLOATER
The Solo Skiff puts a new spin on the personal flotation device. Take a spin in the Solo Skiff, a cross between a kayak, a flats fishing boat, and a stand-up paddle board. Equipped with a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
DRAGNET
How one Nantucket police officer chased his dreams of becoming a drag racer. Nantucket’s gentle country roads don’t typically conjure thoughts of rubber-burning, engine-thumping, tire-squealing drag...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SOCIAL CLIMBER
The high-altitude pursuits of Johnny Arena. A litmus test for being a true Nantucket local is whether or not you know Johnny Arena. With a trim, compact physique wrapped in a perpetual George Hamilton...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ECLIPSE CHASER
Chip Webster has been waiting a lifetime to see the great American eclipse this August. On August 21st at 2:38.03 p.m., Chip Webster will be shin-deep in the shoals of a South Carolina creek, head...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SOMETHING’S FISHY
Why aren’t Nantucket’s waters being protected like the rest of Massachusetts? Charter boat captain Pete Kaizer was fishing for striped bass off the coast of Chatham last year when he started wondering...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UNDEFEATED
Thirteen-time Paralympic champion Chris Waddell returns to Nantucket this August. In the eyes of many, Chris Waddell is a super hero. After being paralyzed from the waist down at the age of twenty in a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
LIFE ON THE LINE
Nantucket fisherman Justin Bell goes to extremes to land the ultimate catch. There are more than a few good fishermen who call Nantucket home, but none are quite like Justin Bell. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
STORM TROOPER
As the rains from José pounded on the windows of N Magazine’s North Beach Street office last week – where we sat warm and dry, thanking the heavens for our comfortable desk jobs – local resident and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
INTO THE ARCTIC
Brooklyn-based fine art photographer and artist Leigh McCarthy — who features Nantucket prominently in her work and considers the island her second home — recently took her talents (and her camera)...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CUTTING EDGE
Hit the slopes on a set of Nantucket-inspired skis. When it comes to designing custom skis, Mark Wallace and his team at Parlor are in a league of their own. Based in East Boston, Parlor handcrafts all...
View ArticleClik here to view.
WINTER ADVENTURE & ACTIVITIES GUIDE
The ultimate off-season activities rundown for Nantucket. Come Christmas Stroll, many an islander is asked, “So what’s the winter really like out here?” Yes, we all know how the crowds disperse and a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
INTO THE ARCTIC
Brooklyn-based fine art photographer and artist Leigh McCarthy — who features Nantucket prominently in her work and considers the island her second home — recently took her talents (and her camera)...
View ArticleClik here to view.
CUTTING EDGE
Hit the slopes on a set of Nantucket-inspired skis. When it comes to designing custom skis, Mark Wallace and his team at Parlor are in a league of their own. Based in East Boston, Parlor handcrafts all...
View ArticleClik here to view.
WINTER ADVENTURE & ACTIVITIES GUIDE
The ultimate off-season activities rundown for Nantucket. Come Christmas Stroll, many an islander is asked, “So what’s the winter really like out here?” Yes, we all know how the crowds disperse and a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
AGAINST THE TIDE
In the face of more frequent flooding events, many wonder: how long can Nantucket continue to tread water? Former Nantucket Fire Chief Bruce Watts remembers piloting a rescue boat during the NoName...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SAILING BACK IN TIME
An exclusive excerpt of Nathaniel Philbrick’s re-released memoir, Second Wind. Many famous writers have called Nantucket home over the years, but few have achieved the literary prestige of Nathaniel...
View ArticleClik here to view.
N MAG PRO TIPS: FOURTH OF JULY
Independence Day is just around the corner, and with a plethora of festivities and celebrations to choose from around the island, the N Magazine staff put together their tricks of the trade to help you...
View ArticleSIPPING INTO SUNSET
Nantucket Tug Company hits the high seas for cocktail hour this summer. While there’s certainly no shortage of idyllic places to enjoy drinks and light bites on Nantucket, few get away from it all...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ROCKET MAN
An out-of-this-world interview with NASA astronaut Drew Feustel. Drew Feustel is currently orbiting the earth as a part of a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Best known for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
RIDING HIGH
Local surf prodigy Robbie Goodwin drops in on the pro-surfing scene. Fourteen-year-old summer resident Robbie Goodwin caught the biggest wave of his young career recently when he was selected to join...
View Article