Appledore Island, Maine, one of the Isles of Shoals located ten miles off the Maine/New Hampshire coast, is best remembered for the artists salon that thrived there in the late 1800s, before the advent of artists' colonies as we know them today. Celia Thaxter reigned over an impressive group of friends who were also the leading artists, musicians, and writers of the day. These included Edward MacDowell and his wife; American pianist William Mason, son of Lowell Mason, who played the grand piano in her salon daily; and John Knowles Paine, America's first serious composer of note. Childe Hassam painted Celia's magnificent garden in a style similar to Monet's Giverney paintings. This rarified atmosphere ended with Thaxter's death in 1894 and the hotel burned in the early 1900s, bringing down the final curtain on this heyday in American arts. A charming small original daybook from this time period was re-published in part, in 1992, titled The Isles of Shoals Remembered, by Caleb Mason. The Isles of Shoals are a group of nine small islands situated approximately 16 km (10 miles) off the east coast of the USA, straddling the border of the states of New Hampshire and Maine. ... State nickname: The Pine Tree State Other U.S. States Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Governor John Baldacci (D) Official languages None Area 86,542 km² (39th)  - Land 80,005 km²  - Water 11,724 km² (13. ... State nickname: The Granite State Other U.S. States Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Governor John Lynch (D) Official languages English Area 24,239 km² (46th)  - Land 23,249 km²  - Water 814 km² (3. ... Events and Trends Beginning of the Napoleonic Wars (1803 - 1815). ... American writer of poetry and stories, Celia Thaxter was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1835 but spent most of her life in the Isles of Shoals. ... Categories: People stubs | 1860 births | 1908 deaths | American composers ... William Mason (1725 – 1797) was an English poet, editor and gardener. ... Lowell Mason (1792-1872) was a leading figure in American church music, the composer of over 1600 hymns, many of which are often sung today. ... Italic textaaaaaBold textaaaaBold textaaaaaaaaaBold textaaaaaaaaaBold textaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaBold textaaaaaaaaaaaaaaBold textaaaaBold textaaaaItalic textaaaaalink titleaaaa Headline text aaaaaaInsert non-formatted text hereaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa--162. ... Frederick Childe Hassam (October 17, 1859 - August 27, 1935) was an American Impressionist painter. ... Oscar-Claude Monet (November 14, 1840 - December 5, 1926), French impressionist painter. ... Events and Trends Technology Lawrence Hargrave makes the first stable wing design for a heavier-than-air aircraft Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first documented flight in a powered heavier-than-air aircraft Mass production of automobile Wide popularity of home phonograph Panama Canal is built by the United...

Today, the island is home to Shoals Marine Lab, run cooperatively by Cornell University and the University of New Hampshire. Appledore Island is owned predominantly by the Star Island Corporation. The Star Island Corporation is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 membership organization, incorporated for educational and religious purposes. ...