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Article: American holidays - Beach music and bellyaching.(Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard )
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- July 1, 2000
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Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard are changing; not necessarily for the better
POLITICAL labelling changes with every American campaign. Liberals today pass themselves off as fiscal conservatives; conservatives as social liberals. Holiday spots seem to stick to their colours more, even as an influx of money is changing two East Coast destinations that many politicians (and voters) will be heading to this weekend: Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.
Quaint towns, glorious beaches, famous faces, extortionate prices-- these islands, only 20 miles (32km) apart, seem mirror images of one another. Yet, long-time residents have always preferred to dwell on their ...