The most coveted carry-alls on Nantucket aren’t designer bags—although, you’re likely to spot your fair share while wandering the island’s cobblestone streets. For locals and newcomers, ...

While a suntan is a tell-tale sign that one has just returned from a beach vacation, a visit to Nantucket is also often marked by a new addition to one’s collection of rattan baskets. The island’s ...

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NEW BRITAIN – To help protect ships around the foggy coast of Nantucket, after 100 whaling ships and trade vessels were shipwrecked, lightships were stationed around the island in the late 19th ...

The rigor required to create a Nantucket lightship basket puts the lie to any cheap jokes about learning the craft. “If these baskets are made perfectly,” says Leslie Goldsmith, “they should be able ...

After spending 40-plus hours weaving a Nantucket Lightship Basket, Patty Campbell sometimes has a hard time handing over the finished product to a customer. “Weaving the baskets is very rewarding and ...

Nantucket baskets have been popular collectibles since the 1940s. The first baskets on Nantucket Island were made by the Wampanoag Indians, but they were not like the later Nantucket baskets. The ...

While yachting up and down the Northeast coast, Dallas-based fashion insider and muse Nasiba Adilova picked up a treasured souvenir on the Very T & C island of Nantucket: An incredibly collectible ...

YASHIRO IS ON A MISSION. YEAH. SO YOU CAN SEE. YES. OKAY. HER LIFE TRANSFORMED 30 YEARS AGO WHEN SHE SAW HER FIRST ST NANTUCKET LIGHT SHIP BASKET. I WAS FALLING IN LOVE. AND THEN I CAN’T, YOU KNOW, ...