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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.

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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).

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



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