World-Famous Lime Rickey Day

We here at Star Island love a good prank as much as the next person, but we don’t joke around when it comes to celebrating our spirit’s home. That’s why we’re declaring April 1 as an annual Lime Rickey Day.

Confer with friends over a tall glass of our world-famous summer drink and whisk yourselves away to Star Island with a sip for your own personal retreat. Watch a Star Island slideshow or video, flip through a photo album from your time on the island, or just kick back and enhance a lazy Sunday — with a lime rickey in hand, you can’t go wrong!

Share your favorite rickey recipe, post a photo or a fond Star memory on our Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/StarIslandCorp on April 1 to share the celebration. Cheers!

World-Famous Lime Rickey (Original)

1 part simple syrup (or to taste)
2 parts seltzer water
½ lime

After pouring simple syrup and seltzer into a cup, squirt in lime juice. Serve chilled.

Variations: Substitute ginger ale for seltzer to achieve a sweeter drink. Add a raspberry sauce to syrup for another layer of flavor.


Star Island is one of the rocky, wind-swept Isles of Shoals, located off the coast of Rye, New Hampshire. For over 100 years, summers here have provided individuals and families with a welcome respite from their busy mainland lives.

Star Island Corporation is a nonprofit organization which maintains the island and its facilities and provides hospitality services for visitors.

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Portsmouth, NH 03801

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