2010 Nantucket Christmas Stroll Report — The 2010 Nantucket Christmas Stroll, from a weather perspective, was one of the best in recent memory. We were not surprised to find that the Nantucket Merchants Association is still defunct. They previously ran the "Find Your Twin And Win" game. The Nantucket Chamber of Commerce was supposed have this game running in 2009 and then in 2010 but alas, the ball was dropped for the second year in a row. Disappearing in 2010 were the Bell Ringers on Main Street and the food tent in the Grand Union parking lot. The boy scouts were selling hot dogs and another organization was selling sausage grinders but that was it. Several stores that are normally open were closed. T-shirt shops are dropping like flies and now Ralph Lauren (a high end chain store) has opened on Main Street. The sales on summer clothing were horrible. Perhaps because of the economy, the stores ordered fewer items for the summer and weren't left with much to put on sale. From a visitor's perspective this is all very disappointing. The Nantucket Christmas Stroll has been a unique event that has fallen off the cliff. It's time for a rescue by the new director of The Nantucket Chamber of Commerce; Patricia Martin Smith. While stores reported brisk sales, with the economy in the tank for a good number of years now, it's quite possible they don't remember the good stolls. Comparison photos showing Main Street in 2002 and 2010 are shown lower on this page. The photos were only 10 minutes apart based on time of day.