February 07, 2013
Our 2013 Programs and Events Booklet should be arriving in your mailbox starting today. When this publication went to print early last month, our belief was online registration would not be available until April. However, due to the hard work of several individuals in our office, the online registration system will be up and operational… Read more >
October 26, 2012
Star Island officials are tracking Hurricane Sandy as it heads up the east coast. As other cities, towns and organizations are taking efforts to protect against the storm, Star Island is doing the same. Fortunately, we are far enough along in our usual close-up operations to finish with important tasks this weekend while double and… Read more >
August 08, 2012
Star Island welcomes celebrated author to first annual Literary Festival Celebrated author Anita Shreve said she feels that she owes the Isles of Shoals her allegiance, because 15 years after the publication of her best-selling novel “The Weight of Water,” which is set there, the islands still resonate with her. “The place itself was such… Read more >
July 19, 2012
The New Hampshire Film Festival is pleased to announce that in addition to the existing prize package, the Grand Prize Winner of the NHFF Screenplay Competition will now receive an all-inclusive weeklong writer’s residency at the Star Island Family Retreat and Conference Center.
July 03, 2012
The editors of New Hampshire Magazine have honored Star Island with a prestigious Best of New Hampshire 2012 award, naming it the state’s top “Hidden Retreat” in the category of People, Culture, Arts and Music. There’s much more to do at Star Island (owned and operated since 1915 by the nonprofit Star Island Corporation) than… Read more >
June 18, 2012
Sunday’s Boston Globe featured a lovely article detailing Star Island on the front page of its travel section. “It’s completely different when you spend the night,” says Meredith Richardson of Kittery, Maine, who was so smitten by an earlier visit that she got married here last summer. “You have time to unwind. Day trips offer… Read more >
June 15, 2012
Nobody knows the importance of giving to Star Island better than those who have already donated their time and money to ensure our spirit’s home is preserved for future generations. Hear from many Shoalers in this new video produced by Video Tapestry about their reasons for giving. We encourage you to reflect on what your… Read more >
June 11, 2012
Jo Cooke, a travel writer and editor for two of the United Kingdom’s largest women’s magazines, visited Star Island recently. The visit was arranged by the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce, who manages foreign media visits to the Seacoast region. Victoria Hardy, CEO of the corporation that manages Star Island, served as Cooke’s host for the… Read more >
May 23, 2012
Andersen Windows is race-day sponsor Star Island Corp. announced Wednesday the business partners for its upcoming regional pursuit race. Star Island’s Chief Executive Officer Victoria Hardy said Andersen Windows will serve as the race day sponsor for the 2012 Gosport Regatta to be held Saturday, June 9, in partnership with the Piscataqua Sailing Association. “We… Read more >
April 27, 2012
Star Island has been at the center of a lot of news this week as we get ready to kick-start the 2012 season. Seacoast Online profiles Joe Watts, who will succeed Vicky Hardy as Star Island CEO after Hardy retires later this year to move to Seattle, Wash. to be with her family. Portsmouth Patch… Read more >