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If a ride on the Hy-Line is not in your future, this guide might have you hankering to make the trip across the Atlantic in your best Nantucket reds to visit the Grey Lady herself. This island, 30 miles south of the Cape, incites weekend visitors to explore the many boutiques in town, which all meld together and distinguish the rock of pristine beaches as a world-class seasonal shopping destination. Chains are shunned in the community, though permanent shops and pop-ups including Ralph Lauren, C. Wonder, and Lilly Pulitzer break the mold in serving the prepsters that subscribe to them as life philosophies. We conferred with some ACK insiders to bring you fifteen locally-loved reasons why you should take a break from boozing at Cisco Brewery to go shopping.