Hawkeye on Thanksgiving
BY DANIEL W. DRAKE PUBLISHER
      O n this bright, frigid Sunday morning, it was tempting to stay in bed. Even the nooks and crannies of the bed that had not been inhabited seemed to be almost as cold as it looked outside. Why spoil the effect of being warm and cozy?
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The Thanksgiving Bird
BIRDS OF NANTUCKET
by Kenneth Turner Blackshaw
      I'm sure the word "turkey" is jumping to your minds already and you are so right - no mystery to our bird this week. Its official name is the Wild Turkey. Is it a Nantucket bird? Well we'll see. Just what is a turkey as we know it anyway? It is an American bird.
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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 vi...
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Let's Talk Turkey!
      This Thanksgiving I have a full day planned. I'm heading out in the morning to attend the Turkey Plunge, then going to a friend's home for his annual "Open House" (cocktail brunch), and then having an early Thanksgiving dinner. It's the first time I have no baking obligations and the only thing I'...
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A thankful pet
      As America's new first family awaits moving into their official home, continual Aspeculation focuses on the new puppy that has been promised. President-elect Obama has suggested the decision could involve a shelter or rescue animal, a dog he has said "would be a mutt" like he is.
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