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Memorial Bridge, Portsmouth NH
The lift span of the Memorial Bridge in Portsmouth, NH, now on a barge awaiting recycling,...
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Uploaded on Feb 12, 2012
Rolling In
Perserverance delivering baggage
The Star Island workboat Perserverance delivering our luggage to the Portsmouth dock
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Uploaded on Jul 18, 2011
Signing their work
Some of the Shoalers spent their Friday repairing the Star Island pier; one such repair...
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Uploaded on Jul 18, 2011
Oceanic Hotel - Bastille Day
In honor of Bastille Day (July 14 2011), the French tricolor flies on the western flagpole of the Oceanic Hotel porch.
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Uploaded on Jul 18, 2011
Portsmouth Saltpile
The giant pile of road salt that sits next door to the Isles of Shoals Steamship Company (http://www.islesofshoals.com/) pier
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Uploaded on Jul 18, 2011
the ferry to the shoals
A view from the ferry of Star Island (at right) catching a patch of sunlight
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Uploaded on Jul 14, 2009
summerhouse_sunset
Star turnstile
Star's iconic turnstile, separating the old Gosport village from the southern brush and rocks
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Uploaded on Jul 14, 2009
star playset 12
Alas, the brand new playset is only for children 12 and under. We old folks still have to play on the rocks.
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Uploaded on Jul 14, 2009
shoals fire drill
A typical Star Island fire drill. The people milling about in the lower left are all conferees; the folks watching them are Pelicans.
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Uploaded on Jul 14, 2009
oceanic room plumbing
oceanic room 37
oceanic in sunshine
oceanic bell
The bell that is rung to signal mealtimes and other significant events. The dining hall is through the double doors.
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Uploaded on Jul 14, 2009
new playset
Me and the Oceanic Hotel
Playing with the self-timer on my camera, here I am in the summer house, with the Oceanic Hotel directly behind me.
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Uploaded on Jul 14, 2009
harbor sunset
Gosport Harbor at sunset. Appledore Island is in the background.
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Uploaded on Jul 14, 2009
bye-bye-star
Heading back to the "real world", one of the young conferees waves goodbye to Star Island.
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Uploaded on Jul 14, 2009
Turnstile, Vaughn Cottage and mud
It had been raining or misting more or less continuously for the month prior to the conference;...
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Uploaded on Jul 14, 2009
Democracy is dangerous. Vote anyway.
The signs for my local polling place tend to be mounted on the "Caution - Pass At...
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Uploaded on Apr 18, 2006
