6A Tours - See Cape Cod Your Way!
Nantucket
Brant Point Light at entrance
to Nantucket Harbor
Nantucket Whaling Museum
Main St. Cobblestones
1952 MG with hat boxes
Daffodil Festival Children
Brant Point Light
with a daffodil wreath
Whaling captain, Joseph Starbuck, built three identical brick houses in a row for his three sons.
Oldest house Nantucket: 1686
Daffy Hat Contest Winners
Last weekend of April
Nantucket is nearly 15 miles long and 3 to 6 miles wide. It is of glacial origin and has wide, sandy beaches, a commodious harbor, and a moderate climate. Wampanoag Indians inhabited Nantucket when it was visited in 1602 by the English navigator Bartholomew Gosnold. Over 800 pre-Civil War-era buildings still stand in Nantucket town. There are virtually no fenced-off beaches; most of the 82 miles of its coastline are open to the public. Its dining and shopping offerings will impress even the most jaded urbanites. The late April Daffodil Festival draws crowds to see the antique car parade, the Daffy Hat Contest, and the Children’s Parade.
