Once-hidden coastal town facing disruption as social media influencers transform local life
A battle is brewing on a tiny luxury island 30 miles off the coast of Massachusetts, according to many reports. Gorgeous scenes of Nantucket have been nearly impossible to miss lately on TikTok and Instagram, with images of weathered-gray cottages, colorful hydrangeas and pristine beaches populating social media platforms.
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A battle is brewing on a tiny luxury island 30 miles off the coast of Massachusetts, according to many reports. Gorgeous scenes of Nantucket have been nearly impossible to miss lately on TikTok and Instagram, with images of weathered-gray cottages, colorful hydrangeas and pristine beaches populating social media platforms. Yet the island has seen tourism explode, according to some residents and longtime visitors — and locals say they've become inundated by visitors, crowds and noise.WEALTHY SUMMER SANCTUARY LIMITS TOURISTS, HIRES PATROL 'DOCENTS' TO KEEP OUTSIDERS IN CHECK"[Nantucket] has become something it wasn't before," a 23-year-old lifetime Nantucket resident, who asked for anonymity, told Fox News Digital. "It was kind of like a rustic New England vacation spot, and it's been changing for the last 20 years."The person added, "It's transforming into something that [residents] don't recognize, and it makes them very upset."With no bridge to the island, visitors cannot drive or take a train.
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- A battle is brewing on a tiny luxury island 30 miles off the coast of Massachusetts, according to many reports. Gorgeous scenes of Nantucket have been nearly impossible to miss lately on TikTok and Instagram, with images of weathered-gray cottages, colorful hydrangeas and pristine beaches populating social media platforms.
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Once-hidden coastal town facing disruption as social media influencers transform local life
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