Special 30 Percent Discount on Mystery and Mayhem Week at Isles of Shoals

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Star Island announces a 30% room and board discount for the seven night Historic Star Conference taking place on the Isles of Shoals from Saturday, August 25 to Saturday, September 1. This seven night event will entertain people with speakers, workshops, and activities focused on the lore and legends of Star Island and related mainland communities. (Continued below)

 

Guests taking part in the seven night Historic Star Conference are invited to determine the truth behind stories of pirates, treasure, ghosts and murder just 10 miles off the coast of Maine and New Hampshire. Participants will surround themselves with the cottages and structures used by fishing families in the 1nineteenth and twentieth centuries while learning about the isolated village of Gospter, NH.

Hear strange stories about odd characters from around the region with writer & humorist Rebecca Rule.

Join Carolyn Marvin of the Portsmouth Athenaeum, and author of “Hanging Ruth Blay,” to hear the true story of the last woman hanged in New Hampshire. Play the role of a famous Shoals character or a detective at an evening “Star Island Mystery Soiree.”

Learn of ships that perished on nearby rough waters with Seacoast Science Center president Wendy Lull. Among other wrecks, hear of the “Lizzie Carr,” a 286 ft. schooner that was lost in a storm in 1905 off the coast of Rye, New Hampshire.

Some of the most dramatic legends and ghost appearances come from New England's seafaring history and maritime past. Join author Roxie Zwicker of New England Curiosities on a visual voyage along the scenic New England Coast.

Enjoy the creation of a salt cod dish from the 1872 cookbook of Miss Parloa, the pastry cook of Appledore House during the Shoals resort era. Discover the role this humble product played in the founding of our nation and how the Isles of Shoals produced the most renowned salt cod in the world.

Conference Organizer Ann Beattie said, “The Isles of Shoals have been the home to so much history. From explorer John Smith to oil tycoon Aristotle Onassis, Star Island has stories to tell and the Historic Star Conference is the perfect way to learn about the mystery and mayhem.”

Star Island CEO Vicky Hardy said, “We hear ghost stories all the time out on Star Island, and now there is an opportunity to experience more than ghosts. The Historic Star Conference provides a relaxing way to learn about New England’s isolated gem of history.”

For more information about the conference and to register, please visit StarIsland.org/HistoricStar of Facebook.com/HistoricStar. With scandals as big as murder and stories as intriguing as pirates, witches and ghosts, the Historic Star Conference allows you to learn about our region’s history and separate from the mainland for a week.

The Star Island Corporation was established as a nonprofit corporation in 1916 to hold and administer Star Island and its historic properties for religious, educational, and kindred purposes. The Laighton family owned and operated hotels on the Isles of Shoals that attracted some of the most prominent artists and writers of their day. Some of the cottages on Star Island date back to the 1700s. For more information visit StarIsland.org