July 08, 2018
Grammy Award-winning artist Tom Chapin is performing live on Star Island on July 29, at 1:30 pm! We hope you’ll join us for this special event. Check out the event page here for more information on how to attend this FREE performance!
July 07, 2018
We are thrilled to share the following press release about the outstanding AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps team that helped us with special facilities projects this spring on Star Island, including compost system improvements and grounds work. An AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps team is wrapping up a three-week stay on Star Island. The volunteers… Read more >
May 14, 2018
2018 Pelican Positions Open! Due to some recent cancellations, we unexpectedly have a few Pelican job openings on Star this summer. If you know of anyone who is still looking for a summer job and might be interested in this amazing opportunity, please have them get in touch with me as soon as possible to apply. We… Read more >
April 30, 2018
By Peter Randall Gosport Remembered, the Last Village at the Isles of Shoals, tells the story of the last years of the little village that existed on Star for many years before the island became a conference center. First published twenty years ago by the Portsmouth Marine Society, a special 20th anniversary paperback edition… Read more >
April 25, 2018
Plans for the new wastewater treatment/reclamation system on Star Island are moving forward and our groundbreaking project should be operational next year! Financing approval for the project was assured last July with the signing of formal documents for a low-interest loan from the State of New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES) under the EPA’s… Read more >
December 15, 2017
We have some exciting news for island history buffs and museum studies students – the next big project for Vaughn Cottage includes making the many interesting Shoals artifacts found in Star Island’s museum available for viewing online! The Vaughn Cottage collection includes artifacts ranging from stone tools and arrow points dating to 6000 BP (Before Present)… Read more >
September 22, 2016
Originally reported by Ryan Alan Sail racing history opened a new chapter with the revival of the Gosport Regatta seven years ago. When racers and spectators gather for this year’s event, they will be part of helping write additional pages in the modern history of the event. The Regatta certainly had a colorful start in July of 1874, when it was organized by John Poor, President of the… Read more >
March 17, 2016
Star Island needs you! We depend on volunteers who love the island to keep it well-maintained and spring is a magical time to be experience it all. New and old shoalers alike are welcome. We deeply appreciate your interest and hope to see you at Star Island in 2016. The deadline to apply is March 20 –… Read more >
October 20, 2015
What is the newest building on Star Island? That would be Grammy’s Annex, a well-known spot to island kids since 2000. Built in memory of Louise Fulton Bush, the barn is one of a number of buildings that are specifically meant to strengthen the youth experience on Star. At the dedication of the building on… Read more >
September 29, 2015
Check out these scenes from the Sixth Annual Gosport Regatta taken by photographer Perry Smith: