Press

2022

2022 Star Island Gosport Regatta to set sail from Portsmouth Harbor

– Portsmouth Herald 

NH Outside: Star Island offers a sense of community in a pristine setting 

– NH Union Leader 

Star Island receives two grants for historic preservation

Portsmouth Herald 

Island chapel dating to 1800 off NH to get preservation work

NHPR

Centuries-old chapel on Star Island to undergo renovations

WMUR

Chapel dating to 1800 on island off N.H. coast is target of preservation efforts

Boston Globe 

2021

NH Chronicle: Diving the Isles of Shoals 

WMUR

Closed to visitors during Covid, Star Island ready to reopen

NH Business Review 

Star Island prepares to reopen

– NH Public Radio, Concord Monitor 

Time for a Trip to the Islands, Star Island Off the Rye Coast to be Specific 

WOKQ

You can explore New Hampshire’s Star Island for the first time since 2019

WMUR

Historic Star Island Reopening this Summer 

Union Leader

Star Island Reopening After COVID-19 Shutdown 

WMUR

Star Island at Isles of Shoals NH Plans to Reopen This Summer, Registration is Open

– Portsmouth Herald 

Star Island at Isles of Shoals Plans To Reopen This Summer

– Press Release 

2020

Annual auction fundraiser for Star Island begins Nov. 13

Portsmouth Herald 

‘Star Island; unveiled at Nancy Morgan gallery 

Fosters 

Star Island Offers Free Programs Online for Summer 2020

Portsmouth Herald 

Isles of Shoals New Hampshire Star Island Closed Due to Coronavirus 

– WMUR

Star Island at Isles of Shoals Will Not Open This Year

WOKQ

Star Island Will Not Open in 2020

Fosters 

Best Places to Get Away From it All

NH Magazine 

COVID Monday Update

Concord Monitor 

Star Island Will Not Open This Summer Due To COVID-19

– Union Leader 

Star Island Will Not Open This Summer

– NHPR 

Star Island Will Not Open in 2020

Portsmouth Herald 

Star Island Will Not Open in 2020

– Crosscurrent Communications, April 2020

Star Island dreaming, on such a winter’s day

– Fosters, January 2020 

2019 

A Veteran from Alaska Will Enjoy a Free Weeklong Vacation

– Union Leader, December 2019

Veteran Wins Family Vacation at Star Island

– Seacoast Online, December 2019 

The Star Island Pelicans – Living and working on Star

– NH Chronicle, September 2019

A shining Star in the Atlantic 

The Boston Globe, July 2019

For generations, Star Island has kept families coming back for more

– NH Union Leader, July 2019

Shoals events ripped from the headlines

– Portsmouth Herald, July 2019

Visiting the ‘Pelicans’ of Star Island

– PortsmouthNH.com, June 2019 

Digital Exclusive: Isles of Shoals 

– Weekends with Yankee, Yankee Magazine, June 2019

Star Island a model of environmental stewardship

– Portsmouth Herald, June 2019

Star Island launches artist-in-residence program

Portsmouth Herald, May 2019

Star Island experience ‘a perfect match’ for YHS students

Portsmouth Herald, April 2019

Star Island announces summer conferences

Portsmouth Herald, April 2019

The Most Romantic Places in Every State 

MSN February 14, 2019

2018

Deep ocean expert to headline Star Island fundraiser

Portsmouth Herald, November 2018

Dudley Dudley recalls her fight with big oil 

– Portsmouth Herald, April 2018

Kittery man wins Star Island’s Military Veteran’s Raffle
– Portsmouth Herald, February 2018

2017

$3.6M In LCHIP Grants Awarded Across New Hampshire
– Concord Patch, December 2017

Isle of Shoals thrives 400+ years on
– WCSH6 Portland, ME, September 2017

History-rich Maine island goes green (they really mean NH!)
WCSH6 Portland, ME, August 2017

Seal Tours
(Students from Star Island featured)
– WCSH6 Portland, ME, August 2017

Head to Star Island this Summer!
– Stay Work Play Blog, August 2017

Where to Party Hard this August: Five local festivals and fiestas to satisfy your cultural cravings
– New Hampshire Magazine, August 2017

Star Island to host Chamber Music Festival
– Portsmouth Herald, July 2017

Granite State Stories: The glorious Oceanic Hotel opens its doors
– The Concord Monitor, August 2017

Exchange students visit Star Island
– Portsmouth Herald, July 2017

Editorial: Star Island offers valuable lessons in sustainability
– Portsmouth Herald, July 2017

Environmental issues take center stage at Star Island
– Portsmouth Herald, July 2017

Bread and Puppet gives ‘Star’ performance
– Portsmouth Herald, June 2017

A Separate Place… Island Hopping
– Improper Bostonian, May 2017

Environmental issues take center stage at Star Island
– Portsmouth Herald, May 2017

May Cover
– Points East Magazine, May 2017

Time Apart – Star Island’s haunting beauty and purposeful retreats
– Harvard Magazine, February 2017

Star Island announces winner of veterans raffle
– Portsmouth Herald, February 2017

2016

Star Island photographer sets out for her 20th winter in solitude
– The Boston Globe, October 2016

Spend a while on the Isles
– The Hollis Brookline Journal, September 2016

Star Island gets $300K gift to expand educational outreach
– The Portsmouth Herald, July 2016

A heady mix of skinny from Isles of Shoals
– Points East Magazine, July 2016

Restored Shoals boats delivered by gundalow
– Points East Magazine, July 2016

Boatshop, PHS students finish rowboat restoration
 The Portsmouth Herald, June 2, 2016

Oceanic Hotel, voted NH’s “Best Place to Get Away From It All”
– Yankee Magazine May/June 2016

140 Years at Sea: History of Oceanic Hotel on Star Island
The Portsmouth Herald, April 6, 2016

A Visit to NH’s Star Island
– New Hampshire Magazine, April 2016

2015

Star Island’s Oceanic Hotel awarded LCHIP grant
The Portsmouth Herald, December 15, 2015

To Find Energy Solutions, Maine’s Small Islands Look to Peers in Other States
Maine Public Broadcasting Network, November 10, 2015

Two Ryes sites make ‘Seven to Save’ preservation list
The Portsmouth Herald, October 21, 2015

Annual Gosport Regatta Returns, Bringing Weekend of Seafaring Fun
The Portsmouth Herald, September 19, 2015

Star Island Sustainability
NH Chronicle – WMUR TV, July 8, 2015

Star Island to unveil solar array to celebrate centennial
San Francisco Chronicle (AP), June 27, 2015

Isles of Shoals Star Island celebrates centennial with star power
NH 1 News, June 26, 2015

Super Summer Fun Finder
New Hampshire Magazine, June, 2015

Star Island
Coastal Home, June, 2015

Welcome to the historic Isles of Shoals
Points East Magazine, June 2015

How to supply power to an island
The Block Island Times, April 11, 2015

A Solar ‘Microgrid’ On Star Island May Be A Model For The Mainland
New Hampshire Public Radio, April 7, 2015

Star Island announces completion of solar array
Seacoastonline.com, April 7, 2015

Region’s largest off-grid solar array holds out microgrid hope
Nashua Telegraph, April 6, 2015

Star Island solar installation to help with energy
Washington Times, April 5, 2015

2014

Giving Matters: Star Island Brings Visitors Closer to Nature and Themselves
New Hampshire Public Radio, August 16, 2014

Star Island
New Hampshire Chronicle – WMUR TV, August 5, 2014

Star Island: Open for Business, Waiting to Enthrall
Lebanon Voice, July 27, 2014

Star Island Seeks to Go Solar, Serve as Energy Example
New Hampshire Public Radio, July 14, 2014

Star Island Staff Recognized for Sea Ray Rescue
Portsmouth Herald, July 3, 2014

Star Island Promoting Public Visits
Portsmouth Herald, June 23, 2014

2013

A Porch-rocking, Photo-Snapping Kind of Day
Yankee Magazine, May/June Issue, 2013

Shining Star: Let your creativity soar this summer on Star Island
Portsmouth Herald, July 7, 2013

Oceanic Hotel a cruise back in time
Lowell Sun, July 12, 2013

Tech-free vacation to New Hampshire
The Coloradoan, August 24, 2013

2012

Where the island’s a star
Concord Monitor, August 19, 2012

Star Island considers solar power to meet energy demands
Fosters Daily Democrat , August 13, 2012

On New Hampshire’s Isles of Shoals, spend a night at the Oceanic Hotel (First Page)
On New Hampshire’s Isles of Shoals, spend a night at the Oceanic Hotel (Second Page)
The Boston Globe, June 17, 2012

Oceanic Hotel on Star Island
“Taste(ful) Stays” Taste of the Seacoast (Volume 14, Number 2)