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Isles of Shoals

Miss Nancy Underhill Swept Off Star Island in 1848?

by J. Dennis Robinson

Suicide, accident, or a massive rogue wave? Write your own ending.

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Submerged: Making the USS Squalus Movie

by J. Dennis Robinson

An interview with director James Keach about his close-to-history submarine drama

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Kelp: A Lively 1888 Novel With a Terrible Title

by J. Dennis Robinson

An Isles of Shoals adventure by a Kittery-born writer

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The 1892 Siege of Cedar Island

by Guest Author

Shoaler news ripped from the pages of the Boston Globe

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Where Wagner Got His Bloody Rubber Boots

by J. Dennis Robinson

A strange Victorian ad leads to 5 Market Street in Portsmouth

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Childhood Memories of the Appledore Island Hotel, Part 2

by Guest Author

Native basket sellers, the organ grinder’s monkey, blackface music, a lost bear, board games, and life along the piazza.

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Childhood Memories of the Appledore Island Hotel, Part 1

by Guest Author

Thomas Laighton’s granddaughter recalls the end of an era

Read moreChildhood Memories of the Appledore Island Hotel, Part 1

Gullzilla: Attack of the Killer Seagull

by J. Dennis Robinson

For one brief shining moment, I was king of the island.

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Sam Haley: Shipwrecks Were His Business

by Ray Brighton

Salvage and Rescue at the Isles of Shoals

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William Morris Hunt Dies Mysteriously at Isles of Shoals

by J. Dennis Robinson

Depressed or too infirm to save himself?

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A 1927 Cartoon Map of Star Island

by Vintage Pics

Plus the full First Annual Nonprofit Report from the Star Island Corporation 1917

Read moreA 1927 Cartoon Map of Star Island

The Coroner’s Team Arrives at the Smuttynose Murder Scene in 1873

by J. Dennis Robinson

Behind the horrific scene on a dark winter night on an empty, isolated island

Read moreThe Coroner’s Team Arrives at the Smuttynose Murder Scene in 1873
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