Visit the Isle of Shoals For the Perfect New England Day Trip

In this segment, take a summer day trip to Star Island, one of the Isles of Shoals off the coast of New Hampshire.

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Enjoy a perfect New England summer day amongst the Isles of Shoals, a scatter of small islands between New Hampshire and Maine. In this season 3 segment of “Weekends with Yankee” (episode 302), we depart Portsmouth, New Hampshire, for Star Island, the only island that can be reached by commercial boat services. The island was once the busiest fishing port on the East Coast but is now known for its stunning, unblemished ocean views. We stop at the Oceanic Hotel to take in the beauty of the island before returning to the mainland.

About Weekends with Yankee

Produced by GBH, Boston’s preeminent public media producer, Weekends with Yankee is a Telly Award–winner in theTourism/Travel category and was recently nominated for Best New Series and Best Travel Program by The Taste Awards. Series funding for Weekends with Yankee is provided by New Hampshire Division of Travel & Tourism DevelopmentMaine Office of TourismMassachusetts Office of Travel & TourismThe Barn YardAmerican Cruise Lines, and Grady-White Boats.

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