On February 23, 1821, three months after the sperm whale sank the ship, the Dauphin, another Nantucket whaling vessel, sighted a small boat filled with sun-bleached bones with the emaciated ...

One of the Steamship Authority's vehicle ferries, the M/V Nantucket, is out of commission indefinitely while it undergoes ...

Bow houses have a curved roof that mimics the shape of the hull of a Nantucket whaling ship. They’re designed, in part, to give more space on the second floor and for snow and ice to slide off ...

When the American luxury liner, "Republic," collided with the Italian cargo ship, "Florida," in the icy waters off Nantucket, Jack Binns became a hero. As the "Republic" began to sink, the twenty ...

The manufacturers of the damaged wind turbine that sent shards of debris to nearby Nantucket began a recovery effort Sunday to remove blade debris from the bottom of the ocean. The blade of the ...

Nantucket Island has risen to popularity in the last few years thanks to popular books and shows portraying the quaint island. A woman who’s been "obsessed" with visiting the vacation ...

I’m not all that nice. I just try to avoid trouble, is all.” —Norman Bridwell They say we New Englanders are not all that ...

Just a short walk from Nantucket’s downtown and the beach ... which also offers a great restaurant named—aptly—Sister Ship. Just a stone’s throw from Jetties Beach and designed by Parts ...

Nantucket features more restaurants than you would expect from such a small island. Seafood, the heart of New England cuisine, is available at most. Visitors love the fish tacos and swordfish at ...