150 Years at Sea: The Story of the Historic Oceanic Hotel on the Isles of Shoals

Part of a regional community lecture series presented by Star Island and the New England Heritage Conference, this engaging illustrated talk features acclaimed author Ann Beattie exploring the history of the Oceanic Hotel, a historic seaside resort on Star Island in the Isles of Shoals, just off the coast of New Hampshire and Maine. Discover how tourism transformed the New England coast in the Victorian era, hear stories of rival grand hotels, devastating fires, and island life at sea, and learn how the Oceanic became one of the last surviving Victorian resort hotels in New England.