Article Photos: Historic NH hotel wants to advance solar power



  In this photo taken Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, dories float in the bay in front of the historic Star Island Family Retreat and Conference Center, and the Oceanic Hotel, far right, at the Isle of Shoals in Rye, N.H. The hotel, 10 miles off the coast of New Hampshire, wants to establish itself as an environmental leader. The island is essentially a self-contained system, and it is an ideal spot to showcase energy innovations and could be become a model for other communities. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

In this photo taken Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, dories float in the bay in front of the historic Star Island Family Retreat and Conference Center, and the Oceanic Hotel, far right, at the Isle of Shoals in Rye, N.H. The hotel, 10 miles off the coast of New Hampshire, wants to establish itself as an environmental leader. The island is essentially a self-contained system, and it is an ideal spot to showcase energy innovations and could be become a model for other communities. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)