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Photograph courtesy of White Elephant Resorts
White Elephant Nantucket
Be one of many first to remain on the newly redesigned White Elephant. Elkus Manfredi Architects — the identical group behind White Elephant’s Palm Seashore property — reworked 54 rooms and suites on the harborfront lodge and 11 gazebos. The Brant Level Lighthouse is a 5 minute stroll from the lodge. Though the property is inside strolling distance of city, the White Elephant ensures you at all times journey in fashion. Precedence Bicycles are at your disposal And courtesy BMWs for many who flew or walked the ferry. Or e book by way of TOPPERS (professional tip: get there throughout sundown), and you’ll organize to reach on the wow girl, a 20 passenger boat.
View of the sundown on the Wauwinet. Photograph courtesy of White Elephant Resorts
Cisco brewers
The Nantucket-founded brewery is a superb place to hang around within the afternoon. Reside music normally begins at 4pm as said on the web site. Seize a drink on the beer, wine, or spirit bars and a few gentle bites from a meals truck. The brewery affords a free shuttle service from the Nantucket Customer Heart to the brewery Wednesday by way of Sunday, and sure, taxis, Ubers, and Lyfts are additionally obtainable on the island.
Nantucket’s important road. Photograph courtesy of White Elephant Resorts
Bike path
For many who need to benefit from the open air, the island boasts over 35 miles of motorcycle paths. The paved path affords a welcome change from the charming cobbled streets of the middle. The island shares some security ideas and maps right here. There are many bike rental firms on the island: Younger’s Bicycle Store, Nantucket Bike Store, and Wheels of Delight are conveniently positioned close to the ferry.
The garden on the White Elephant Nantucket. Photograph courtesy of White Elephant Resorts
Nantucket by design
CTC&G is a proud media sponsor of this 12 months’s occasion, which advantages the Nantucket Historic Affiliation. Highlights embody a cocktail occasion at a personal residence, lunch on the White Elephant with keynote audio system Ashley Hicks and Martina Mondadori, a preview of the Nantucket Summer time Antiques Present, a design panel, and a closing occasion on the Whaling Museum roof. Nantucket by design will happen from Wednesday 2 August to Saturday 5 August.
The newly redesigned foyer of White Elephant Nantucket. Photograph by Connie Zhou
Whaling Museum
Find out about Nantucket’s wealthy historical past as a whaling city. The museum has a 14-meter-long skeleton of a male sperm whale. Because the whaling business declined within the late nineteenth century, the island changed into a vacationer city. Look out for the museum’s latest exhibit, Summer time on Nantucket: A Historical past of the Island Resort.
The 14 meter excessive skeleton of a male sperm whale. Photograph courtesy of White Elephant Resorts
Faucet Room at Jared Coffin Home
In hiding Jared Coffin Home – a circa 1845 mansion constructed by one in every of Nantucket’s authentic delivery retailers – the Faucet Room is a pleasant eatery on the town. A scorching spot amongst locals and vacationers for 40 years, the restaurant reopened in 2020. The menu affords recent takes on basic dishes, similar to New England clam chowder and the Huge M-ACK.
Nantucket Boat Basin. Photograph courtesy of White Elephant Resorts
Aunt Leah’s Fudge
If you happen to want a chocolate repair and the juice bar has a line across the nook, go to the wharf. Aunt Leah’s Fudge has an array of flavors from s’mores to raspberry and salted caramel. Company on the White Elephant will discover a field of chocolate-covered cranberries (from Aunt Leah’s neighbor’s cranberry swamp) on their pillows. Cease by earlier than you go as it is going to make the island just a little sweeter.
