NANTUCKET BAY SCALLOPS AND SUCH
BY DANIEL W. DRAKE ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER
      For most people who donned their waders and got their push rakes out of storage, the family scalloping season in October was very rewarding. Scallops were plentiful, and the weather was pretty good, making one of Nantucket's great fall pastimes an enjoyable experience.
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YACK on: Fishing for ads
Grant Sanders
      Commercial scalloping is hard work. Make no mistake about it. It's the kind of work that you have to love to do. You have to love to get up early in the morning before the sun rises. You have to love the smell of gasoline mixed with salt air. You have to love to use all of your muscles.
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Mary Wawro
3 Eat Fire Spring Rd.
      Editor's note: This week, The Nantucket Independent continues Voices Away from the Bluff, examining the ramifications of the Siasconset Beach Preservation Fund's beach nourishment proposal.
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To master, or mangle, the Harmonica?
by Mary Lancaster • Independent Writer
      Bob Dylan, you have nothing to fear. I had a lot of fun last Saturday when I embarked on my first harmonica lesson with Tom Stoddart, a heck of a nice guy with lots of enthusiasm and patience. But despite having a good ear for pitch and loving the sound of a harmonica, being able to play one takes...
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