Topic: Community Interest

Welcome to Verbatim, a re-telling of anything and everything on Nantucket through your own words. We accept photos, writing, and pretty much anything else that is an expression and celebration of the community we live in and the beauty around us. In this week's submission Robert Barsanti describes going "yard sale-ing" with his sons and makes some poignant observations along the way.

Nantucket's three lighthouses help guide ships through the night sky and the thick fog. Check out our videos on Great Point, Brant Point and Sankaty Lighthouse.

• Great Point Lighthouse
• Brant Point Lighthouse
• Moving Sankaty Lighthouse

With the 2008 Nantucket Wine Festival (May 14-18) just a day away, it's the perfect time to take a look back at last year's Nantucket Wine Festival coverage.

The ten links to the right offer a sample of Nantucket Wine Festival events, profile featured speakers and take a closer look at some of the best wines in the world.

Watch the Video below as Nantucket Wine Festival President and Founder Denis Toner takes us through the highlights of the 2007 NWF. Check out the 2008 NWF Calendar.

The Nantucket Sky in May 2008

The Stargazer Report is a monthly report courtesy of Vladimir Strelnitski, the Director of Astronomy at the Maria Mitchell Association.

On Tuesday the Nantucket Golf Club announced the recipients of their 2008 scholarships. Tomas Smaliorius, who plans to attend Bucknell University and Anita Elahi who plans to attend George Washington University each received full 4-year scholarships to a college of their choice.

The Nantucket Scholar 2008 finalists included: Brian Chitester, Molly MacKay, Julia Wendelken, Miranda Dale, Tomas Smaliorius, Nellie Morley, Jasper Young, Anita Elahi, Russell Bartlett, Martina Ivanova, and Lena Civitarese.

With thousands of daffodils adorning shops, cars and people, Nantucket looked more than a little yellow during the 2008 Daffodil Festival.

From the Antique Car Parade to the the picnic in 'Sconset: check out photos, results and video from around the island.

Head out to Cisco Brewery and the 888 Distillery to see how they make their famous Cranbery Vodka.

For more on Cisco Brewery and 888 Distillery:

Address: 3 Bartlett Farm Road | Nantucket, MA 02554
Phone: 508-325-5929
Website: www.ciscobrewers.com
Email: jay@ciscobrewers.com

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