🌱 How Madaket’s sunset beach became a backdrop for Nantucket’s restaurant boom

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• How Madaket’s sunset beach became a backdrop for Nantucket’s restaurant boom

Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 84 and low of 70 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and breezy, temps: high: 81, low: 66.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and comfortable, with a high of 78 and low of 67 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Nantucket's SeaGrille Is an Anchor to the Island's Past (bostonmagazine.com) — Madaket readers will recognize how nearby Madaket Beach’s once-quiet sunsets now draw crowds of influencers, reflecting the broader tourism boom reshaping Nantucket. This feature traces how longtime favorite SeaGrille has evolved with that change, balancing caviar-topped oysters and glitzy newcomers with enduring staples like clam chowder and lobster bisque that still anchor the island’s small-town character.
   

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📸 Around Madaket

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Madaket

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★ Featured events ★

Friday July 17

• Guided Nature Walk - Wild Things at LLNF — Linda... →
  Linda Loring Nature Foundation, 110 Eel Point Rd, Nantucket
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday July 15

• Atheneum Knitting Group
  Nantucket Atheneum 1 India St, NANTUCKET, MA, 02554, US
  6:30 pm

Thursday July 16

• Dance Party in the Garden
  Nantucket Atheneum 1 India St., Nantucket, MA, 02554, US
  9:45 am
• Read to a Buddy
  Nantucket Atheneum 1 India St., Nantucket, MA, 02554, US
  2:00 pm
• Migrant Heart: The Hidden Cost of the American Dream and Healing Th
  Nantucket Atheneum US
  2:00 pm
• ELL Intermediate English
  Nantucket Atheneum 1 India Street, Nantucket, MA, 02554, US
  6:00 pm
• ELL Beginner English
  Nantucket Atheneum 1 India St., Nantucket, MA, 02554, US
  6:00 pm

Friday July 17

• Garden Pop-Up: A Safe Place
  Nantucket Atheneum 1 India St., Nantucket, MA, 02554, US
  9:00 am

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📣 Madaket Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday July 15

• Sunrise Yoga with Bettina Broer →
  Nantucket, MA Calendar, 15 Harbor View Way, Nantucket
  7:30 am
• Wednesday Wellness (Children's Yoga) →
  Nantucket, MA Calendar, 15 Harbor View Way, Nantucket
  9:30 am
• Crafts in the Courtyard: Kid's Beach Glass Collage
  Nantucket Atheneum 1 India St., Nantucket, MA, 02554, US
  10:00 am
• Reader's Advisory with Annye Camara
  Nantucket Atheneum 1 India St, NANTUCKET, MA, 02554, US
  11:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Nantucket

• ‘Survivor' Alum Gets Engaged in Nantucket (popculture.com)
• Love ‘The Five-Star Weekend'? Steal Author Elin Hilderbrand's Nantucket Decorating Tips (countryliving.com)
• 'Gilmore Girls' Star Spotted at Famous Nantucket Beach (fun107.com)

Oak Bluffs

• Music of Vineyard Composer Harry Burleigh - (mvtimes.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter “R.” (Thank you Manuela A. for sending it in!)
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