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PHOTOGRAPHY BY KIT NOBLE/NANTUCKETSTOCK.COM NANTUCKET EAT: The offseason served up a smorgasbord of changes in the Nantucket restaurant lineup. Fans of pub fare can saunter down the street to the newly opened Charlie Noble where the team of B-ACK Yard BBQ (15 South Water St., Nantucket, 508-825-5260; thecharlie noble.com ) took over the former space of Nix and installed the most extensive tap system on the island. Then, in the exceedingly rare category of good food without the fuss, head mid-island to Keepers on Amelia Drive (5 Amelia Dr., 508-228-0009; keepersnantucket .com ) and enjoy a no-nonsense menu that welcomes swim trunks and sandals. Finally, although not new to the island, Nautilus (12 Cambridge St., 508-228-0301; nautilus nantucket.com ) continues to redefine intimate eating with a divine menu of small plates paired with one of the most ingenious cocktail programs on Nantucket. SLEEP: While you can never really go wrong with the White Elephant (50 Easton St., 800- 445-6574; whiteelephanthotel.com), there's no shortage of plush pillows on Nantucket to lay your head after a night of singing your lungs out at the Club Car. In the category of charming boutique hotels, 21 Broad and 76 Main (21broad hotel.com and 76main.com) have earned a slew of awards since opening in recent years. If you're rolling with kids in tow, the Nantucket Hotel (77 Easton St., 508-228-4747; thenantuckethotel.com) is the closest thing to Disneyland as you'll find on the island, with multiple pools, a game room and an antique fire truck gassed up and ready to shut- tle your little ones to the beach—sirens and all. SHOP: While your wallet might not agree, shopping is made especially easy downtown where you can hit home goods, outerwear and fashion boutiques within a stone's throw of each other. Bodega ( 2 Candle St., 508- 228-1992; bodeganantucket.com ) boasts a curated collection of home goods, Haul Over ( 7 Salem St., 508-228-9010; haulover nantucket.com ) has outerwear galore, and Milly & Grace (2 Washington St., 508-901- 5051; millyandgrace.com ) has the hippest looks this side of the Sound. "EARLY MORNINGS OR EVENINGS ARE THE BEST ON NANTUCKET. THE LIGHT IS SPECTACULAR." —kit noble, photographer Veteran and beloved Nantucket photographer Kit Noble shot Nantucket harbor on a busy sunny afternoon. "This picture required a high altitude, so I was up in a plane," Noble says. "I got lucky—there was no fog or wind." Noble, who lives full-time on Nantucket, cherishes the island's quiet times. "Early mornings or evenings are the best. The light is spectacular." 88 BOSTONCOMMON-MAGAZINE.COM