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Natural History Week is a one-week retreat for adults that takes place on beautiful Star Island. We offer many diverse activities so that you can enjoy a relaxing and fulfilling vacation away from the mainland. During the week, you will also have opportunities to explore and discuss topics that are relevant to our natural world.
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About NHW
Natural History Week was officially launched in June, 1980. The week-long conference was to take place during the last week of June, concurrent with another conference made up of teenagers who were known at the time as LRY (Liberal Religious Youth).
The decision to create a new conference came about as a result of long wait lists year after year at family conferences that took place in July. It was decided that NHW would be for adults-only and that it's primary focus would be on the natural world. A few changes have taken place since the conference was first established. Our conference now takes place during the third week of June and is shared with other groups, including the Arts Conference. Children are not restricted from attending NHW. However, we ask that they be supervised at all times by a parent or guardian because formal child care or an activity program is not offered. 
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About Star Island
Star Island, located ten miles off the coast of New Hampshire, is the second largest of nine islands that make up the Isles of Shoals. Its historic Oceanic Hotel and adjacent cottages and buildings become the village home for thousands of visitors each summer. The nonprofit Star Island Corporation has owned and operated Star Island since 1916, providing affordable individual and family retreats.
From June to September guests come for a day, an overnight visit or to attend one of the many conferences presented each summer on a range of subjects such as natural history, writing, photography, music, painting, ecology, matters of the spirit, yoga and more. And because Star Island has historic connections to Unitarian Universalism and the United Church of Christ, it has a liberal spiritual quality that is renewing and uplifting. Star Island, one of the Isles of Shoals, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, a federally recognized list of cultural resources worthy of preservation. Star Island’s designation as a National Historic Place reflects its cultural and architectural significance in American history. Star Island’s mission since 1915 is to hold and administer Star Island and other properties we own for educational, religious, and kindred purposes. Please visit Star Island’s website for more information about the island, including a map of Star Island, history, accommodations, and other summer conferences at Star. |
