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The Isles of Shoals

White IslandTEN MILES OUT

These nine rocky islands are divided along the border of New Hampshire and Maine. The Isles were a key destination for European fisherman before the Pilgrims landed. Today they are surrounded in misty legends made famous by island poet Celia Thaxter.

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IMPORTANT UPDATE : New Guide to Visiing the Shoals

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OUR "ISLES" ARTICLE LIST

NEW: When the Caswells Ruled Gosport
NEW: EVen More Star Island Discoveries (photos)
NEW: Around Appledore Island (photos)
NEW: Hawthorne's Complete Isles of Shoals Journal (1852)
NEW: BoB Tuttle, Requiem for a Lost Shoaler
NEW: The Misty Legends of Sam Haley
NEW: Celia Thaxter biography Released
NEW: Go Inside White Light (Photos)
NEW: Baby Steps to Repair Lighthouse (Photos)
NEW: White Island Light Still Crumbling (Photos)
NEW: White Island Light (Jeremy's Guide)
NEW: Spring Cleanng on Smuttynose Island (PHOTOS)
NEW: Treasures in the Wall at Star Island (PHOTOS)

 

 

Lighthouse Kids "Save" White Island Light

 

The Simple Art of Uncle Oscar

 

Smuttynose Weather Photos

 

The Crack in White Island Lighthouse

 

Celia Thaxter Paintings

 

Levi Thaxter and Sons Burial Site

 

Smuttynose Diaries: Part One

Smuttynose Diaries: Part Two

 

In Search of Blackbeard's Treasure

 

History Channel Seeks Blackbeard's Treasure

 

The Tragic Tale of Beebe's Babies

 

A Smuttynose Sunrise

 

Original Smuttynose Murder News Clips

 

Chronicle Visits Smuttynose

 

The Ugliest Monument in New England

 

John Smith Gets His own Homepage!

 

Why John Smith Never Returned to the Isles

 

Capt. John Smith Monument, Star Island

 

Behind the Scenes at the Oceanic Hotel

 

Inside the Vaughn/Thaxter Museum on Star

 

Read Celia's Greatest Hits

 

Isles and Celia Hotlinks 

 

Playing Celia is Serious Business

 

He Died on the Isles

 

Detailed Shoals Maps from 1873

 

The Spaniards' Graves (poem)

 

Wreck of the Seguntum (poem)

 

Digging Into the Spaniards Graves

 

A Unique View of the Shoals

 

We Tour Appledore Island
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Wreck of Rivermouth

 

Star Island Sunrise

 

Star Island Early Postcard Gallery

 

SeacoastNH.com Rows to Smuttynose

 

Smuttynose Murder: The Web Site
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Isles of Shoals Photo Gallery by Peter Randall

 

Isles of Shoals Map

 

Capsule History of the Isles of Shoals

 

Gosport Harbor: 1860 Early Photos

 

Poet Celia Thaxter

 

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