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4 unusual facts about Star Island


Institute on Religion in an Age of Science

The Institute has held annual week-long conferences at Star Island in New Hampshire since 1954.

Star Island

The Star Island conference center is owned and operated by the Star Island Corporation, a not-for-profit United States Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) membership organization incorporated in the state of Massachusetts.

The first permanent settlement of Star Island began in 1677 when the Province of Maine, under Massachusetts rule, undertook to increase taxes on nearby Hog Island (now Appledore Island).

The corporation also is charged with preserving the Isles of Shoals for future generations.



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