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'Obsessed' Nantucket traveler reveals where to go, what to do on the island in the fall
Nantucket Island has risen to popularity in the last few years thanks to popular books and shows portraying the quaint island.
A woman who’s been “obsessed” with visiting the vacation destination for more than 20 years shared some of her best kept tips and tricks to make the most of your time on the island.
“I have been going there since I was a baby, and then I started working out there at a restaurant during the summers in 2018, so seven summers ago,” Charlotte Drinkwater, a New York-based 23-year-old social media coordinator, told Fox News Digital in an on-camera interview.
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In a TikTok that has garnered over 3.7 million views, Drinkwater shows the beauty of the island — something she said that she and her family have been drawn to for years.
Charlotte Drinkwater (pictured here) has been visiting Nantucket in Massachusetts for more than 20 years. (Charlotte Drinkwater)
Drinkwater, who is originally from Massachusetts, said her parents met on the island “many, many years ago,” so it’s always held a special place in her heart as they would return each summer.
“We grew up vacationing on the island for usually like two weeks at a time, if not more, and then I think when I was in eighth grade… my family got a home there,” she said.
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Nantucket, Massachusetts, is roughly 105 square miles. (Charlotte Drinkwater)
She said, “It’s hard to ever be in a bad mood or have a bad time when you’re out there.”
Drinkwater explained that the island is special for many reasons — one of them being the community of people there that “take care of each other.”
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Drinkwater said that with family-owned restaurants and a lack of stoplights, the historic island is unique and makes “it feel like you’re in a different world.”
Drinkwater credits author Elin Hilderbrand, who is known to write novels about the island, for an increase in tourism over the last few years.
Drinkwater said one of her favorite things to do on Nantucket is eating meals on the beach. (Charlotte Drinkwater)
“She does a fantastic job at portraying the island. Especially after being in all of those places, [the books] really feel like you’re right there,” she said.
She added, “The lifestyle, the things people do and say, wear and act, are very to a tee accurate.”
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Some of her recommendations when visiting the island included eating dinner at Millie’s, enjoying a sandwich on the beach and visiting Cisco Brewers for live music and food trucks on the weekend.
Nantucket is located off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. (Charlotte Drinkwater)
Drinkwater recommended visiting all ends of the island — which is roughly 105 square miles in total, ranging 14 miles in length and three-and-a-half miles wide, according to the Nantucket, Massachusetts, government website.
“I would say if you’re visiting, don’t stay in one part of the island,” she encouraged, adding, “Try to get around as much as you can.”
The frequent visitor also cautioned visitors to beware of the peak tourism times on the island, specifically July and August, and to plan ahead when you can.
As for visiting Nantucket in the fall, Drinkwater said it’s a “perfect” time to see the island, with locals calling it “local summer” due to the lack of tourists.
A frequent visitor to Nantucket shared some of the best tips for enjoying your trip to the island. (Charlotte Drinkwater;iStock)
“It has the same beautiful weather as the summer, a little less hot, but minus the crowds, so you can go to the beaches and not have as many people there,” she said.
Drinkwater added, “I think, especially in October, seeing those orange leaves fall into the cobblestone streets is so magical.”
Drinkwater said that while fall is still a great time to visit, she recommends going on the weekend as some restaurants will close during the week to give their employees a break from the busy summer tourism rush.
Fall is also a common season for weddings to be held on the island.
“Definitely plan ahead for your dinners because there are not a lot of restaurants on the small island, so they do book up,” she said.
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A 9-year-old boy died Friday morning after a school bus hit him while he was crossing the street in Brooklyn, the police said.
The child, who has not been identified pending notification of his family, was struck around 8:18 a.m. at the intersection of Lee Avenue and Lorimer Street in the Williamsburg neighborhood as the bus driver turned left, the police said.
The boy was “unconscious, unresponsive” and had injuries to his head and body when the police arrived, officials said. Paramedics responded and transported him to Woodhull Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The police said the bus driver left the scene but returned; it was not immediately clear why.
In February, another child was killed by a school bus while crossing a street in Brooklyn, in the Bath Beach neighborhood. Amira Aminova, 11, had been waiting at the edge of an intersection when the pedestrian signal turned from a walk sign to a flashing red hand with a countdown timer, according to surveillance video. She started running across the crosswalk.
The bus driver appeared to have a green light, and began to make a right turn. Amira was halfway through the intersection by then, but the driver failed to yield and struck her.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani sent his condolences to the child’s family in a post on X on Friday, saying that he was “devastated” by the incident.
“Children should be safe walking around our city,” Mr. Mamdani wrote. “This horrific road death is a painful reminder that we must continue to use every tool available to make our streets safe for all New Yorkers.”
Lincoln Restler, a City Council member, said he was “heartbroken” about the accident that occurred in his district.
“This is one of the busiest intersections in Williamsburg, and I have requested that city agencies immediately make safety improvements,” Mr. Restler said in a statement.
Mr. Restler said he had asked the city’s Department of Transportation to expedite painting new markings at the intersection, which he said was recently under construction and lacked crosswalks and street markings. He also asked the department to analyze crosswalk signal timing for pedestrians and to make the signals longer to give people more time to walk.
“I have also asked the N.Y.P.D. to station a crossing guard here to help children cross safely,” Mr. Restler said.
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Jazzy Francik returned to the site of one of the toughest outings of her career and delivered a dominant performance.
The Florida State sophomore tossed her third career no-hitter and powered the Seminoles to a 10-0 win over Boston College in six innings Saturday at Harrington Athletics Village, moving FSU within one win of clinching the ACC regular-season title.
Francik (19-2) was in control from the first pitch, striking out six and allowing only one baserunner on an infield error in the fifth inning. She needed just 67 pitches to complete the no-hitter, the third of her career and one of the most efficient outings of her season.
Florida State’s offense gave its ace plenty of support, collecting 12 hits and scoring 10 runs. After a scoreless first inning, the Seminoles broke through in the second with three runs on RBI doubles by freshmen Haley Griggs and Makenna Sturgis.
FSU added four more runs in the fourth inning behind a two-run double from Jaysoni Beachum and an RBI single by Ashtyn Danley. The Seminoles put the run-rule into play in the sixth, scoring three times on an RBI single from Sturgis, an RBI double by Isa Torres and a sacrifice fly from Danley.
Beachum, Torres, Sturgis and Danley each drove in two runs as Florida State continued to pressure Boston College despite several highlight-reel defensive plays from the Eagles.
Francik and the Seminole defense sealed the no-hitter in the bottom of the sixth to end the game early.
Florida State is one win away from securing at least a share of the ACC regular-season championship. A sweep of Boston College on Sunday would clinch the title outright.
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- Date: Saturday, May 2
- Time: 4 p.m.
- Where: Harrington Athletics Village, Brighton, Massachusetts
- TV/Stream: ACC extra
Peter Holland Jr. covers Florida State athletics and Big Bend Preps for the Tallahassee Democrat. If you like to pitch a story on a high school athlete, don’t hesitate to get in touch with him via email at PHolland@Gannett.com or on X @_Da_pistol.
Outrage is building in a quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood.
Residents say they were blindsided by a plan to convert the former Fraternal Order of Police lodge on Banksville Road into a reentry center. The building could be turned into housing for up to 100 federal inmates, officials said.
Dismas Charities, an organization that operates federal halfway houses across the country, is behind the proposal. But neighbors say this isn’t the place.
“What will these people be doing when they’re not in the halfway house? Will they be law-abiding citizens and respect our community and its members?” questioned Judi Perry, a Shady Crest resident.
Concerns range from safety to proximity. Some fear the risk of repeat offenses, even though the facility is designed for rehabilitation. Residents point to past incidents tied to similar programs, including a case in Kentucky where an inmate left a facility and killed a police officer.
“We need to be better educated about how this facility would operate, what the parameters are for the people who stay there, and maybe, if we had more information, it would comfort us,” Perry said.
Inside a recent Pittsburgh Planning Commission presentation, Dismas Charities pitched the facility as a second-chance model.
“Over the past five years, we’ve had almost 40,000 residents participate in our programs nationally, and the rate of recidivism is .08 percent,” a Dismas Charities representative said at the meeting.
But that message isn’t landing here. Petitions are already circulating with hundreds of signatures collected. Neighbors say this fight is just beginning.
“We have preconceived notions about these people who were convicted and committed a crime. We don’t know what their crime was, and so maybe our concerns are exaggerated. But in general, you don’t like the idea of that facility being so close to our community,” Perry said.
A decision could come soon, as the commission is set to take this up in the coming days. If approved, it would still need additional sign-off before any inmates move in.
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