NHD Plays Key Role in Securing Long Term Lease of Hurricane Island

     Norman, Hanson & DeTroy attorneys played a prominent role in securing the future of one of Maine’s most historic islands by assisting the newly formed Hurricane Island Foundation in both obtaining its tax-exempt status as a public charitable organization, and thereafter successfully negotiating a 40 year lease agreement between the owner of Hurricane Island and the Hurricane Island Foundation. The Hurricane Island Foundation was formed with the support and the institutional memory of what was the Hurricane Island Outward Bound School, a school that used Hurricane Island as a base of operations for its well-known Outward Bound experiential educational programs in which over 35,000 outward bound students of all ages from all corners of the world have participated. The mission of the Hurricane Island Foundation is to create and preserve the Hurricane Island community to support and enhance educational opportunities, primarily for Maine youth, through educational partnerships throughout the State of Maine. Outward Bound’s Director of the National Sea Program joined in the celebration of this success, by releasing the following statement: “Hurricane Island has been synonymous with a spirit of adventure, challenge, and community, and Outward Bound celebrates the news that for the next half century the Island will continue to be a place for students from Maine and elsewhere to learn and discover more about themselves and their environment.”

 

     Norman, Hanson and DeTroy is very proud of its involvement in securing and protecting Hurricane Island by providing legal expertise in the areas of non-profit organizations, tax and real estate law to the Hurricane Island Foundation, thereby enhancing the Foundation’s ability to preserve Hurricane Island’s natural beauty and cultural heritage for the benefit of students from Maine and elsewhere for years to come.