When doing your holiday shopping online, be sure to visit Shops on Star for a wealth of lovely Star Island-related gifts and beautiful holiday ornaments. It’s the perfect place to get that something special for a loved one this season while supporting the isle we all adore.

Sadly, Shops on Star doesn’t sell watches, blu-rays or Skylanders, so you might also consider checking out GoodShop or Charity Blast to see if retailers you would like to shop from are listed on their sites. You could be supporting Star while you shop. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3!

1). Visit GoodShop or Charity Blast.

2). Make sure to choose Star Island Corporation as the cause you wish to support.

3). Search through the list of participating retailers and click on the store you wish to shop from and you will be supporting Star while you shop! Contribution percentages vary by retailer.

These two sites work with popular retailers you might already be planning to shop from online, such as Amazon, Toys R Us, Barnes & Noble, Home Depot, etc.

Looking for the perfect present for a beloved Shoaler this holiday season? Shops on Star now offers gift cards!

Choose any amount, starting at $25. There is no expiration date. For use on www.shopsonstar.com only.

This Wednesday’s episode of New Hampshire Chronicle on WMUR returns to the Shoals to shine a light on rebuilding the White Island lighthouse.

On a clear day you can see the lighthouse on White Island from all along the NH Coastline. It has been guiding mariners since the early 1800′s. It has also been battered, cracked, and the 110 foot walkway has been washed away.

Tonight we set sail for the iconic location and bring you a story of rebuilding. It started with some schoolchildren and their teacher and it has lead to some good old Yankee craftsmanship and ingenuity.

Catch this episode on WMUR-9 at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, or afterward online at WMUR.com.

Star Island is happy to release the following schedule of conferences for the 2012 season. A few conferences, like ISHRA-June, Writelines II, and the Quaker Retreat are simply waiting to finalize their schedule and are not yet included in the following list.
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