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Milestones & Memories...

When The Garden Shop at Marine opened in 1966, it heralded in the naming of all the departments as different shops. There was The Housewares Shop, The Bed & Bath Shop,The Paint Shop and The Tool House. Not shown here, there was also The Wine and Cheese Shop and the Fish Shop. These were located to the left of the Decorating Shop, now Home Furnishings.

Housewares and Bed & Bath were originally located in the main building where the Marine Supplies and bolts and fasteners are now located. Where Bed & Bath is now, to the right of Housewares, were a series of other businesses, such as a women’s clothing store and a hairdresser.

Along the brick walkway in front of those shops led to two more in the rear of the building where Housewares and Electrical are located now which were a Television and Electronics Sales and Repair Shop and the local cable access TV station. 

By Dirck Van Lieu

Fire Prevention Month

The 2022 fire that destroyed Nantucket’s Veranda House and other nearby houses reminds us that devastating fires are not confined to history. As October is Fire Prevention Month, it’s appropriate to consider measures we can take to avoid fires and protect ourselves if they happen. Prevention is largely a matter of good judgement around heat sources.

Smoke alarms, batteries, and fire extinguishers can be found in Home and Garden building, inside the Housewares entrance.

As our new Window and Door Gallery at 4 Bayberry Ct. is near completion, we are preparing to vacate our current Building Design Center at 6 Bayberry Ct. All existing displays are for sale 60% off retail price. For a list of window and door displays, click above. Shop now for best selection.

We are also preparing for physical inventory in November.

Click below for a list of items.

-Greg Marsh, Building Materials Manager

BULB PLANTING TIPS

• Plant Spring bulbs such as daffodils, tulips, hyacinth, lilies, gladiolas, and crocus in Fall just before the ground freezes and while the soil is still workable
• Amend soil with compost material and high phosphorus fertilizer such as bone meal
• Bulbs thrive in well-draining soil. Adding rich organic compost material (such as Coast of Maine Lobster Compost) can improve soil drainage.
• Planting depth varies by species, follow instructions on package. 

By Leslie Linsley 

Author of Nantucket Island Living (Stewart, Tabori & Chang)

October: A Transition Month

Picture: Leslie Linsley Enterprises

In October of 1492 Columbus “sailed the ocean blue” and discovered America. But it took until 1971 for Columbus Day to become a federal legal holiday, now celebrated on the second Monday of October. This is also the month of goblins and witches and all things Halloween and the month when we still hope for one more beach day before putting summer things away. Get a head start on the cool days ahead by organizing a “to do list” for when you’re ready.

Shop the Home Furnishings 30% Sale below for various couches, chairs, ottomans and more, made from different fabrics or textiles!

50% off select bed linens with a pink dot.

Click below to see a list of available items.

Benjamin Moore is in the process of streamlining their commercial and industrial paint products, creating a new line called Benjamin Moore High Performance. 

Benjamin Moore’s Super Spec will now be known as HP2200 with an improved, alkyd-based formula. This is a rolling change and will happen in the coming weeks. Marine will be selling though the discontinued Super Spec inventory and replacing it with the new HP2200 formula.

Lili talks about what it's like working for 

Marine Home Center.

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All this year's newsletters are located in the 'BLOG' section of our website.