Nantucket, MA

Nantucket is an island, town, and county about 30 miles south of Cape Cod, paired administratively with Tuckernuck and Muskeget. Its national image is polished now, but the deeper story is maritime: whaling, a harbor that shifted settlement patterns, and a local history tied to sailors, traders, and faraway oceans. The Nantucket Whaling Museum and Maria M...