Field Notes
      CONSERVATION RESTRICTION Susan and Walter Birge feel they have more than enough land for their needs at 141 Madaket Road; enough that they hope to place a conservation restriction on their 15.9 acres (minus their own building envelope) along Madaket Road opposite the turn for Barrett Farm Road.
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The Lighthouse Keeper
FICTION AND SELF-HELP
BY DANIEL W. DRAKE ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER
      In setting out more books for the second day of the Atheneum's annual book sale on Sunday morning, it was readily apparent that the fiction category was predominant. The fiction books took up many more shelf-feet, both on tables and in boxes on the ground, then the other categories combined.
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YACK on: Local Facts
Grant Sanders
      Summer people, pay attention. Whether you are a seasonal resident who has been coming to Nantucket for a long, long time, or a newcomer who has only been coming here for the past few years, it's likely that you have wondered about the year round population of Nantucket and what we do during the n...
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Pet Tracks
GATHER 'ROUND THE BARBY
with Jan Jaeger
      The Fourth of July holiday signals two annually recurring events at my house. The first piece of business is the removal of the down comforter that has been so necessary the last several months.
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Identify This
Georgen Gilliam Charnes
      The Nantucket Historical Association houses the most complete visual record of Nantucket history in existence. The image here is from our collections, and may be one we cannot identify, wish for more information about or just want to see if people can identify. Many more images are available for v...
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BIRDS OF NANTUCKET
NANTUCKET'S RAREST BIRD
by Kenneth Turner Blackshaw
      The first North American record for a bird species is one of those things that causes hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people to start making travel plans. Of course that depends on whether the bird is still around right now.
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