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The Nantucket Project is an annual gathering [1] that takes place on Nantucket, Massachusetts, housed mainly at the White Elephant Hotel. The event is held in a tent overlooking Nantucket Harbor. [2] The Nantucket Project was co-founded in 2010 by Tom Scott and Kate Brosnan.
The grande dame of Nantucket hotels, the White Elephant was dreamed up in the early 1920s by Nantucket socialite Elizabeth T. Ludwig. In the 1960s, its modern incarnation was created. And in May ...
A white elephant at the Amarapura Palace in 1855. A white elephant is a possession that its owner cannot dispose of without extreme difficulty, and whose cost, particularly that of maintenance, is out of proportion to its usefulness. In modern usage, it is a metaphor used to describe an object, construction project, scheme, business venture ...
In fact, wedding costs haven't changed much for decades—an average 1990 wedding cost $35,400 in 2023 ... Are we seeing fewer white Christmases due to climate change? Advertisement. Advertisement.
Beyond having some of the best culinary destinations on the island in Brant Point Grill and Topper’s, the newly renovated White Elephant boasts one of the few hotel spas on Nantucket, along with ...
A white elephant gift exchange, [1] Yankee swap [2] or Dirty Santa [3] [nb 1] is a party game where amusing and impractical gifts are exchanged during Christmas festivities. The goal of a white elephant gift exchange is to entertain party-goers rather than to give or acquire a genuinely valuable or highly sought-after item. [ 3 ]
The White Elephant—open from April to October and select weeks during the holiday season—is one of the most iconic hotels on Nantucket, with an unbeatable location on the harbor in town, chic ...
The term "white elephant" refers to an extravagant but burdensome gift that cannot be easily disposed of, based on the legend of the King of Siam giving rare albino elephants to courtiers who had displeased him, that they might be ruined by the animals' upkeep costs. [1] A "white elephant sale" sells items that retain some sentimental value but ...