||| FROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL |||
Located 30 miles off Cape Cod, Nantucket has transformed over centuries from a whaling port to a wealthy seasonal enclave, where typical homes cost millions of dollars yet many sit empty all winter.
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
An added wrinkle: a Boston-based judge ruled in June that Nantucket’s zoning code doesn’t allow rentals for stays under 31 days.
**If you are reading theOrcasonian for free, thank your fellow islanders. If you would like to support theOrcasonian CLICK HERE to set your modestly-priced, voluntary subscription. Otherwise, no worries; we’re happy to share with you.**
Once a community signs a deal with the “tourism” devil, it seems there’s no easy way back.