St Croix This Week July 2022

ST. CROIX THIS WEEK

JULY 2022

51 YEARS

VI ARCHITECTURE CENTER UPDATE | FOLKLIFE FEST | ENCARNACIÓN 95TH FAMILY REUNION

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Tel: (340) 773-1404 Fax: (340) 713-9806 Welcome to our beautiful Virgin Islands of the United States. Our islands are unique in what they each offer and our communities are filled with people who are proud of our storied history. While visiting, I encourage you to immerse yourself in our culture and to explore the unique offerings of all four Islands that make up our paradise.

St. Croix, the largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands, sits to the south of our small island chain and is renowned for its pastoral landscapes, Danish architecture and historical landmarks. With its offshore wrecks and unbelievably beautiful underwater reefs, St. Croix is also a popular destination for diving enthusiasts. Be sure to visit the historic towns of Frederiksted and Christiansted and indulge in St. Croix’s renowned art and delicious culinary scenes.

St. John is one of the smaller U.S. Virgin Islands and conservation center of the territory. It is best known for its pristine beaches and the attractions within the Virgin Islands National Park, which occupies more than half the island. The lands in the Virgin Islands National Park shelter migrant birds and the mangroves support corals and anemones. As with all the Virgin islands, you will find that St. John provides a rich mix of our culture and history.

St. Thomas is our business and shopping center and the seat of government. Charlotte Amalie is the capital town of the U.S. Virgin Islands and is one of the busiest ports of call for cruise ships in the Caribbean.

St. Thomas is among the most popular destinations in the Caribbean for sailing and yachting enthusiasts.

Water Island is the smallest of the U.S. Virgin Islands and rests just off the coast of St. Thomas. It is mostly residential but offers fun attractions like Honeymoon Beach and quaint accommodations. The island can be reached by ferry from the Crown Bay Marina or by other vessels.

As the Lieutenant Governor and Governor, both Treganza Roach and I wish you a warm, fun-filled stay and please accept our invitation to return often to our paradise.

Albert Bryan, Jr. Governor

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FEATURES

Dear Visitor,

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Welcome to St. Croix, a land of spectacular beauty, rich cultural diversity and intriguing history. The largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands, with 84 square miles of rolling hillsides, pristine beaches and a tropical rainforest, St. Croix offers endless opportunities to pursue your heart’s desire and create a unique vacation experience.

Adventurers and nature lovers can spend time hiking, kayaking, horseback riding, sailing or golfing at one of our championship golf courses.

Scuba diving enthusiasts can experience five different dives in one day.

For a more relaxed approach, swim in the crystalline waters of Buck Island, the only naturally occurring underwater National Monument in the U.S. History buffs can experience St. Croix’s vibrant history through its architecture, historic landmarks, food, music and traditions. Explore the Christiansted National Historic Site, Forts Christiansvaern and Frederik or tour the Botanical Garden of the Virgin Islands and the Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts. Early risers can catch a picturesque sunrise at Point Udall, the easternmost point in the United States.

Christiansted and Frederiksted, our main seaside towns, are a shopper’s nirvana with charming boutiques offering everything from handcrafted jewelry and apparel to colorful local art. Visitors enjoy a generous $1,600 duty-free shopping allowance.

Our chic hotels, resorts and cozy bed-and-breakfast inns will pamper you with warm hospitality, while our world-class restaurants tempt your taste buds with local and international menus. St. Croix’s wide array of the entertainment choices, including fairs, festivals, live concerts and gaming venues ensure that the fun never ends.

On behalf of the Department of Tourism, I hope you have an amazing vacation experience in St. Croix. Thank you for choosing the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Sincerely,

Joseph Boschulte Commissioner USVI Department of Tourism

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June / July 22 • 3

Events Calendar JUNE/JULY 2022

THURSDAYS, 8-11PM BigKyat Sounds DJ Karaoke Nauti Bar & Grill, 340-718-0544 Hospital Street behind Bryan’s Marine

Cruise Arrivals* Frederiksted Pier

FRIDAYS, 9-10:30AM Everybody Yoga with Deni Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts everybodyyogadeni@gmail.com

Ann E. Abramson Marine Facility Virgin Islands Port Authority—

JUNE 2022

Fri, Jun 10

JULY 2022

Fri, Jul 1 Fri, Jul 22

7AM-2PM

Mariner/Seas

7AM-2PM 7AM-2PM

Mariner/Seas Mariner/Seas

*This schedule was at press time. Check www.viport.com to confirm the most current schedule.

JUNE 15 is the deadline for event considerations for the AUG/SEP 2022 issue. Email event info, in the format you see here, to Liz Covert at lizcovert@yahoo.com NOTE: Event info was at press time and subject to change.

Call, text, check FB or websites prior to heading out!

ONGOING MONDAY-SUNDAY Dine In and Take Out The Mill Boardwalk Bar & Brick Oven Pizza Menu on FB. 340-643-6455 MONDAY-SUNDAY Dine In, Curbside Pick-up, Take Out Rum And Wine Bar Restaurant Japanese Teppanyaki Steakhouse Menu on FB. 340-643-4729 MONDAY & WEDNESDAY, 8:30AM Mindful Yoga with Colleen Altona Lagoon Pavilion, $10, 340-244-2185 TUESDAYS, 11AM-2PM Beading Group—Bead on a Wire 340-718-2323, www.beadonawirestx.com TUESDAYS, 6-8PM Tuesday Trivia—Sion Farm Distillery Home of MUTINY Island Vodka; reserve your team, 340-690-9322. www.mutinyislandvodka.com www.sionfarmdistillery.com TUESDAYS, 7PM BigKyat Sounds Video Karoke The Palms at Pelican Cove, 340-718-8920 TUESDAYS, 8-11PM Best Karaoke—Nauti Bar & Grille Hospital Street behind Bryan’s Marine 340-718-0544, FB 1ST TUESDAYS, 5-8PM All Things Earrings Workshop Bead on a Wire, Richmond, 340-718-2323, www.beadonawirestx.com 4 • June / July 22

FRIDAYS, 5-8PM Live Music—Leatherback Brewing Co Just West of the airport, Wm Roebuck Industrial Park, 340-772-2337

JUN 3-30. Gay Pride Art Show.

Byron Motley

2ND TUESDAYS, 5-8PM Clasps & Connectors Workshop Bead on a Wire, Richmond, 340-718-2323, www.beadonawirestx.com 3RD TUESDAYS, 5-8PM Bead Embroidery Workshop Bead on a Wire, Richmond, 340-718-2323, www.beadonawirestx.com 3RD TUESDAYS, 6PM Book Discussion Group Undercover Books & Gifts Gallows Bay, 340-719-1567 www.undercoverbooksstcroix.com WEDNESDAYS, 10AM-12:30PM Friends in the Courtyard Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts 340-772-2622, www.cmcarts.com WED-SATURDAY, 12-2PM & 3-5PM Jewelry Making Classes—Bead on a Wire Free Wednesday classes for Seniors.

340-718-2323, www.beadonawirestx.com WEDNESDAYS, 7PM Caribbean Night—The Palms at Pelican Cove Jumbies/Live Music/Fire Dancers, 340-718-8920 WEDNESDAYS, 7-10PM Open Mic Night—Nauti Bar & Grille Hospital Street behind Bryan’s Marine, 340-718-0533, FB THURSDAYS, 10-11AM Garden Zen Yoga with Shera St. George Village Botanical Garden $10. 340-692-2874, www.sgvbg.org, FB THURSDAYS, 3-5PM Student Clinic—Bead on a Wire Free if you’ve had a class and need extra help.

340-718-2323, www.beadonawirestx.com THURSDAYS, 3-5PM Free Open Beading Get-Together Bead on a Wire, Richmond, 340-718-2323, www.beadonawirestx.com THURSDAYS, 6PM-CLOSE Seafood Boil Night—BREW STX NO PROBLEMO Live. 340-713-9820

FRIDAYS, 7PM Ladies Night—The Palms at Pelican Cove Seanise Jeffers Band. 340-718-8920 3RD FRIDAYS, 5-7PM Teen Night—Bead on a Wire 340-718-2323, www.beadonawirestx.com FRIDAY & SATURDAYS, 8-11PM Live Bands—Nauti Bar & Grille Hospital Street behind Bryan’s Marine 340-718-0544, FB SATURDAYS, 7PM Live Music with Fire Dancers.

The Palms at Pelican Cove, 340-718-8920 SATURDAYS, TIME TBA Movie Night in the Courtyard Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts 340-772-2622, www.cmcarts.com 1ST SATURDAY, 9AM-NOON Nursery Plant Sale St. George Village Botanical Garden 340-692-2874, www.sgvbg.org LAST SATURDAYS, 9:30-10:30AM Mommy & Me Sunshine Yoga w/Shera St. George Village Botanical Garden Adult/child, $15, Add child, $10.

340-692-2874, www.sgvbg.org SUNDAYS, 5-8PM Blues Society Band—Nauti Bar & Grille Hospital Street behind Bryan’s Marine 340-718-0544, FB

Events Calendar SAVE THE DATE!

12 SUNDAY, 4:45 PM 38th Annual Women Race Frederiksted Town 2-mile race and awards ceremony, in person or virtual. Call or go online to pre-register for women and girls. A benefit for the Women’s Coalition. 340-773-9272, www.wcstx.org 18 SATURDAY, 10:30-11:30AM Gay Pride Parade Strand Street, Frederiksted

JUN 10-19. Caribbean Community Theater.

JUNE 2022 3- FRIDAY, NOON – 8 PM 30 “En Nuestra Piel Cuir” Exhibit Opening Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts Byron Motley’s Pride Art Photo Exhibit through July 10. www.cmcarts.com, 340-772-2622

18 SATURDAY, 3-10PM Pride Closing Party Sandcastle on the Beach Hotel Coral Fire dancers, Drag Persona Show. For more info, 340-772-1205

JUN 12. 38th Annual Women Race.

25 SATURDAY, NOON-6PM TSK Folklife Festival Workshops Whim Museum, Frederiksted Enjoy Storytelling, Moko Jumbies, Quadrille/Maypole dancing, Cariso Singing/drumming, Crucian cooking.

Admission free, Food & Drink on sale.

210-867-4913

25 SATURDAY, 10AM-NOON Free SEA Snorkel Clinic Sprat Hall Beach, Frederiksted Gear provided no experience necessary.

Call or email to register. 340-773-1989, owalton@stxenvironmental.org

4 SATURDAY, TBA “En Nuestra Piel Cuir” Exhibit Talk Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts Meet and discuss with Wilfred Labiosa. www.cmcarts.com, 340-772-2622 4 SATURDAY, TBA Photography Workshop Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts Details on website. www.cmcarts.com, 340-772-2622 7 TUESDAY, THRU JUNE 30TH Quilting Class with Yemaya Rice-Jones Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts Details on website. www.cmcarts.com, 340-772-2622 10, 11 FRIDAY & SATURDAY, 8PM 17,19“Flyin’ West” Caribbean Community Theater Pearl Cleage’s 1994 play set in 1898, follows four black women as they lay claim to land in Nicodemus, an all-black Kansas town. Matinees at 4 PM; June 12 & 19 eileencct@gmail.com, 340-778-1983 11 SATURDAY, TIME TBA ‘Hard Labor’ Hike St Croix Hiking Association Details posted on website 1 week prior 340-772-2073, www.StCroixHiking.org 11 SATURDAY, 9:30 -11:30 AM Rainforest Scavenger Hunt/Hike St Croix Environmental Association Plant and animal ID adventure! Free for SEA members and children; $10 for non-members.

Call or email to register, 340-773-1989, owalton@stxenvironmental.org

TSK Folklife Fest 2022 June 25 - TSK Folklife Cultural Workshops Whim Museum | 12pm-6pm Storytelling, Moko Jumbies, Quadrille/Maypole Dancing, Cariso Singing/Drumming, Crucian Cooking June 26 - TSK Folklife Cultural Workshops II Whim Museum | 12pm-6pm Masquerade Dancing, Mask Making, Traditional Quelbe and Masquerade Music, Crucian Cooking, Quadrille Headties July 2 - TSK Folklife Music Festival, 4pm-12am Verne I. Richards Veteran Memorial Park July 3 - “Music, Dance, and a Cultural View,” TSK FOLKLIFE FEST 2022 | 6pm -12am Verne I. Richards Veteran Memorial Park Emancipation Program, Quelbe Tramp, Quadrille Under the Stars Admission is Free Food & Drinks on Sale

Events Calendar TAKE TIME FOR THESE! 26 SUNDAY, TIME TBA Lighthouse to Maroon Ridge Hike St Croix Hiking Association Details posted on website 1 week prior 340-772-2073, www.StCroixHiking.org 30 THURSDAY, TBA Cancer Art Therapy Class Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts Details on website below. www.vibreastcancerproject.com 340-772-2622

JUL 2&3. TSK Folklife Music Fest.

St. Croix Landmarks Society

26 SUNDAY, NOON – 6PM TSK Folklife Festival Workshops II Whim Museum, Frederiksted Come out for Masquerade dancing, Mask making, traditional Quelbe and Masquerade music, Crucian cooking, Quadrille Headties. Admission free, Food & Drink on sale. 210-867-4913

JUNE 2022 37TH SEASON FINALE 

1- TUESDAY-SATURDAY, 9AM-4PM 10 “En Nuestra Piel Cuir” Exhibit Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts Gay Pride Photography Event continues. www.cmcarts.com, 340-772-2622 2 SATURDAY, 4PM-MIDNIGHT TSK FOLKLIFE MUSIC FESTIVAL Verne I. Richards Veteran Memorial Park Admission free, Food & Drink on sale.

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Directed by Sayeeda Carter & Eileen Bishop Des Jardins

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June 10, 11, 12, 17, 18 & 19

Fridays & Saturdays 8 PM ¥ Sunday Matinees 4 PM Box office & bar open 45 minutes before showtime

ALL DATES & SHOWS SUBJECT TO CHANGE CCT IS YOU! CCT is a volunteer-run non-profit group and your support helps keep our doors open.

Monetary contributions are always welcome (and tax deductible); or donate items on our wish list, sponsor a show or a Calico Cat student, advertise in our program, or volunteer your time onstage, backstage, or offstage.

"Community" is our middle name; CCT cannot exist without YOU!

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18 Est. Orange Grove Christiansted, St. Croix #

Southwest of Golden Rock Shopping Center

For info & updates, go to www.cct.vi eileencct@gmail.com ¥ 340-778-1983 6 • June / July 22

2, 3 SATURDAY, SUNDAY, TIME TBA Mt Victory Hike & Sleepover St Croix Hiking Association Details posted on website 1 week prior 340-772-2073, www.StCroixHiking.org 3 174TH EMANCIPATION DAY

A Play by Pearl Cleage

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JULY 2022

3 SUNDAY, 6PM-MIDNIGHT “Music, Dance & a Cultural View”— TSK FOLKLIFE FEST 2022 Verne I. Richards Veteran Memorial Park Emancipation Program, Quelbe Tramp and Quadrille Under the Stars! Admission free, Food & Drink on Sale. 210-867-4913 5- TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY 26 Clayton Singleton Artist in Residence Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts Youth Classes. Details on website. www.cmcarts.com, 340-772-2622 8 FRIDAY, 4:30 -6:30 PM Evening Hike with Olasee Davis Windsor Farm Trail A St. Croix Environmental Assoc. event.

Free for SEA members and children; $10 for non-members. All ages welcome.

Call or email to register, 340-773-1989, owalton@stxenvironmental.org

JUL 12. Mango Melee & Tropical Fruit Fest Susan Wall

9 SATURDAY, TBA Clayton Singleton Artist in Residence Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts Teacher classes. Details on website. www.cmcarts.com, 340-772-2622 10 SUNDAY, NOON -6 PM Mango Melee & Tropical Fruit Festival St. George Village Botanical Garden Juiciest event on St. Croix! Fun for the whole family! Mango eating contest, competitions, craft vendors, music! Check website & Facebook for details.

340-692-2874, www.sgvbg.org 15 FRIDAY, NOON-8PM New Acquisition Unveiling Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts View this new piece and see our permanent collection at the same time! Thru Sept 17. www.cmcarts.com, 340-772-2622 16 SATURDAY, TBA Clayton Singleton Artist in Residence Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts Adult classes. Details on website. www.cmcarts.com 340-772-2622 23 SATURDAY, TBA Clayton Singleton Artist in Residence Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts Artist Talk. Details on website. www.cmcarts.com 340-772-2622 30 SATURDAY, 10AM-NOON Free Snorkel Clinic Cramer’s Park Beach A St Croix Environmental Assoc. event Gear provided, no experience necessary.

Call or email to register. 340-773-1989, owalton@stxenvironmental.org

Attractions & Tours SOAK UP SOME CULTURE!

ATTRACTIONS PLEASE CALL AHEAD.

MANY OF THESE LISTINGS HAVE SHIFTED DAYS & HOURS OF OPERATION WITH THE PANDEMIC.

Arthur Abel Complex — 340-772-1000 Built in 1799 and once a Danish school, now the Office of the Governor in Frederiksted. Redesigned by architect William Taylor, it was dedicated to Arthur Abel, a St. Croix joiner and builder, in September, 2009. Prince Street.

Caravelle Hotel Casino — 340-773-0687 Christiansted’s only downtown casino. Newest Slot Machines, Video Poker, Spin Wheel Games, Cash Raffles. In-town Transportation. Mon – Thurs, 4pmMidnight, Fri & Sat, 2pm-2am, Sun, 2pm-Midnight.

Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts — 340-772-2622 Exhibiting the arts of St. Croix and the Caribbean community. 18th Century Danish townhouse; Artistin-Residence program. Gift Shop. Annual Calendar.

Tues-Sat, 9am-4 pm.

Divi Carina Bay Casino —340-773-7529 Located at the Divi Carina Bay Resort. Adult gaming and late-night fun. Table games for seasoned players and newcomers. Restaurant and bar for late night food and beverage options. Open 7 days, 11am – 1am.

Estate Whim Museum, Library & Archives— 340-772-0598 Sugar Factory, Mill, Slave Quarters, and Great House currently closed to the public. Check Facebook page for updates.

Ft. Frederik Museum —340-772-2021 Built in the 1750s, this Historic Landmark, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Five permanent collections on display. Open Mon-Fri, 9am4pm, $5. See Frederiksted Walking Tour, Pg 58.

Government House —340-773-1404 Built for a Danish merchant in 1749, it now houses offices and a Governor’s apartment. Courtyard gardens and sweeping staircase to a 2nd-story ballroom. King Street, Christiansted.Historic Landmark.

Arthur Abel Complex, Frederiksted..

Susan Wall

3pm. Group tours on request. Facebook, Lawaetz Museum, Little LaGrange.

Lord God of Sabaoth Church — 340-773-1320 Originally a Dutch Reformed Church built in the 1740s, was sold to the Lutherans in 1831. Rehab under the direction of General Peter von Scholten.

King Street, Christiansted.

Pt. Udall Millennium Monument Easternmost point in the US. A giant sundial marks the azimuth of the first sunrise of 2000.

Schooner Roseway – 340-626-7877 National Historic Landmark. Gallows Bay, Christiansted. Nov – Apr. www.worldoceanschool.org

be INSPIRED! Experience the Art & Culture of the Caribbean

Hams Bluff Lighthouse First lit in 1915 under the Danish Government.

North of Frederiksted; historic landmark.

Lawaetz Family Museum — 340-473-1557 Mahogany Road, Frederiksted. 18th Century Danish farm homestead, on the National Historic Registry, managed by active USDA certified organic farm in conjunction with Ridge2Reef Farms. Museum tours and Farmers’ Market, Wed and Sat, 11am –

TUES - SAT 9am-4pm 10 Strand St. Frederiksted

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Attractions & Tours

DISCOVER LOCAL LIFE ON ONE OF OUR TOURS! Aerial—Scenic, Island Hopping Cape Air, 100 flights a day. 800-CAPE-AIR. See ad this page for destinations.

TOURS St. Croix’s National Parks —340-773-1460

Alexander Hamilton Walking Tours – 340-277-4834 Walk in his footsteps! Downtown Christiansted. Tuesdays, 9:30-11:30am www.chantvi.org

1. Buck Island Reef National Monument Proclaimed a National Monument by President Kennedy in 1961. Spectacular beach, hiking/snorkeling trails. 7 miles from Christiansted. Accessible by NPS Authorized Concessioners; find them in Watersports, Pg 40-42. www.nps.gov/buis 2. Christiansted National Historic Site Established in 1952, includes Ft. Christiansvaern, Old Customs House, Danish West India & Guinea Company Warehouse & Slave Market, and Old Scale House. The Steeple Building is closed for renovations. Fort open 8:30am- 4:30pm, MonFri, closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. See Officers’ Day Room, Arsenal, Dungeon, and Cannons for harbor & land defense. Site parking; public restrooms on Church Street.

3. Salt River Historical Park & Ecological Preserve Founded in 1992 in cooperation with the VI

Christiansted National Site.

Ted Davis

Carambola Zip Line—340-244-1464 www.carambolazipline.com Immerse with nature & zip through the lush rainforest and across the Carambola Valley!

Jaw-dropping views! 2 tours a day; call for an appointment.

Christiansted Self-Tour Nine attractions! See Pg 57.

Government, the Park documents the human and natural Caribbean world of early indigenous settlements here 4000 years ago through the 1500s. Christopher Columbus landed here in 1493. Nature preserve. Closed for major renovations after double hurricanes in 2017 & the pandemic. New Visitor’s Center planned.

Cruzan Cowgirls Horseback Riding Tours, 340-690-RIDE Be adventurous and ride with us—down the beach, through the Rain Forest, and into the sea! Featured on Travel Channel’s series, “Real.” A non-profit that rescues horses on island, gives them a second chance, and educates on their proper care. www.cruzancowgirls.com

Mon-Fri, 10am – 3:45pm • Departs Christiansted Taxi Stand, King Street, opposite Gov’t House NARRATED TOUR Botanical Gardens Lunch in Frederiksted Beer-Drinking Pigs North Shore Scenic Drive Columbus Landing

Monday-Friday 340.690.9322 4000 Sion Farm Full Restaurant + Bar Air Conditioning Distillery View Free Tours sionfarmdistillery.com sionfarmdistillery mutinyislandvodka.com

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340-773-6700, Evenings, Evenings, 340-773-9561 CallCall 340-773-6700, 340-773-9561 sjtouss@gmail.com • Ask •about Custom Tours sweenyjtoussaintjr@gmail.com Ask about Custom Tours

Attractions & Tours WHAT TO DO NEXT!

Cruzan Rum Distillery, 340-692-2280 They are busy making more rum while the Visitors Pavilion and Logo Store are temporarily closed and the factory Tours are on hold.

East End Marine Park, 340-718-3367 Wraps 17 miles around the East End, from Green Cay on the north to Great Pond on the South (see Map, Pg 55), & protects 60 acres of coral reefs, seagrass meadows, sandy beaches, rocky shorelines, salt ponds, & mangroves.

Ongoing tours & events, New Interactive Visitors Center, open 9:30am-4pm Thurs, Fri, and first Sat of the month. www.friendsstxeemp.org kelcie.troutman@dpnr.vi.gov

Sion Farm Distillery & Restaurant, Mutiny Island Vodka - 340-690-9322 Caribbean’s first & finest Island Vodka handcrafted from breadfruit. Distilled & bottled on St. Croix. Craft cocktails, flight tastings, microbatch releases, chef-created menu, free tours, AC. Open 11:30am-7:30pm/Happy Hour, 4-5:55pm, Mon-Fri. Iconic Island Dairies Building, Sion Farm. www.sionfarmdistillery.com , Facebook.

Frederiksted Self-Tour Fifteen attractions! See Pg 58.

Frederiksted Walking Tours – 340-277-4834 Discover town history! Wednesdays, 9-11am www.chantvi.org Leatherback Brewing Company VI — 340-772-BEER Authentic VI Craft Beer, Brewery & Tasting Room. Brews & cans 4 styles a year with Limited Releases. Casual food, Island Life store, selftours, indoor & outdoor bar. Roebuck Industrial Park, just West of the airport. Now open 7 days, 11:30am – 8pm. www.leatherbackbrewing.com

Sweeny’s St. Croix Safari Tours – 340-773-6700, Evenings, 340-773-9561 Cool and comfortable, open-air Safari bus to major attractions. Narrated. Mon – Fri, 10am – 3:45pm, departs Christiansted Taxi Stand, King Street, opposite Government House.

Frederiksted Clock Tower.

John Connor

Ridge to Reef Farm—340-473-1557 Experience the farm! Come on up and grab a watercolor map for a Selfie Tour of this Certified Organic farm, Mon-Wed & Fri-Sat, 10am-4pm. $10pp, $5 kids and Seniors. Group and students rates available. There’s volunteer programs, farm stays, and Bush Skills. Check FB for updates. ridge2reef.org Rum Distilleries Captain Morgan Visitor Center, 340-713-5654 Monday – Friday, 9am-4pm. Gift Shop. Call to make a reservation for a rum tasting!

An Unforgettable Family Adventure Carambola Zip Line. Swoop over the Rain Forest!

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$1600.00

DUTY-FREE ALLOWANCE! For US citizens, this is

DOUBLE the $800.00 limit from other islands!

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will allow visitors to the USVI to enter the US with up to $1600.00 per person of duty-free purchases.

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ib designs. let your jewelry speak!!!

CHRISTIANSTED COMPANY STREET Asha World Designs – 340-690-6512

Climb the steps next to Common Cents Pub and you will find the marvelous ASHA shop. British owner Sarajane sells eclectic world adornments and attire gleaned from her extensive global travels. Her signature clothing line is hand made with pride in India, Thailand and Bali using hand block printed, hand loomed natural fabrics with globally sourced fabulous prints. To compliment the ASHA collection you will find a treasure trove of unique jewelry designs, accessories, gifts, textiles and homewares. This season also brings Pitchulik, Mungo, Erika Peña, Björg, some exciting collaborations and several new capsule clothing lines from emerging world designers. www.ashaworlddesigns.com, @ashaworlddesigns

Cultured Naturals Body Care & Home Scents – 340-626-8232

We’re a Green Beauty & Wellness Company based in Christiansted, St. Croix. Marrying Nature with Science, owner and nurse Ramone Reid creates clean, care products for Face, Body, Hair, & Home all boasting tropical and aromatherapeutic benefits. All their raw ingredients are sourced from small farmers or by wild-harvesting amazing ingredients such as Ylang Ylang, Lemongrass, Soursop, and Noni. At our Company Street store, we offer Candle Making classes for groups, couples, or special occasions. Open Mon – Fri, 10am – 4 pm . A selection of our products can be found at Jackies Beauty Supply at Sunny Isle. Visit our website and see us at Ag Fair, May 28-30. www.culturednaturalsbodycare.com

This is a Customs Declaration that can be made by family members who live in the same household and return to the United States together. These travelers can combine their purchases to take advantage of a combined flat duty rate, no matter which family member owns a given item. The combined value of merchandise subject to a Flat Duty Rate for a family of four traveling together would be $4,000. Purchase totals must be rounded to the nearest dollar amount.

ALCOHOL

If you are at least 21 years old, you may also take up to five liters of alcohol duty-free as part of your $1,600 exemption, as long as at least four liters were purchased in the USVI, and at least one of them is a product of the USVI, like Cruzan Rum. Liquor boxes are free to check aboard your return flight.

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www.culturednaturalsbodycare.com 55 Company Street, C’std • 340-626-8232

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■ Rainforest-Inspired Tees, All Ages ■ Preserves & Syrups ■■Handcrafted Rainforest-Inspired Tees, All Ages Jack’s Bay Pepper Sauce ■ Jack’s Rainforest-Inspired Tees, All Ages ■ Bay Pepper Sauce Monday - Saturday, 10 am - 4 pm ■Company Jack’s Pepper Sauce MON-FRI: 10AM-4PM • 10 SAT: 10AM-3PM NowBay Online at www.EdenSouth.com Street, Christiansted • 340-713-1003 Monday - Saturday, am - 4 pm Monday Saturday, 10 •am - 4 pm Christiansted ••340-998-5186 340-713-1003 Company Street, 3Company CompanyStreet, Street,Christiansted Christiansted 340-713-1003 Company Street, Christiansted • 340-713-1003

Returning resident travelers may import tobacco products only in quantities not exceeding the amounts specified in the personal exemptions for which the traveler qualifies.

See below for up-to-date specifics on Customs Duty information concerning Rates, Duty-Free Shop articles, and Mailing and Shipping Goods.

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US Customs & Border Protection www.cbp.gov • (877) 287-8667

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TRY IT, LOVE IT, BUY IT! EBBE’S STORE – 340-773-3020

Approaching their 53rd Anniversary, opened by her parents in 1969, Vivian Ebbesen-Fludd swings open the shutters of EBBE’S STORE five days a week to welcome you in. The early-style, open-air storefront still remains today and inside you will find “a little bit of this, a little bit of that, a little bit of this and that.” Madras fabric in dozens of patterns, school plaids and solids, clear and printed plastic table coverings, craft and notion supplies, infant and children’s clothing, men’s and women’s accessories, local books, towels, fans, beautiful ribbon and lace, and gifts, just to name a few! Located on the corner of King Cross and Company Street, open Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, and Sat, 11:30am – 5:30pm. Closed Wed and Sun. Facebook.

Eden South – 340-713-1003

Eden South. “Pelican Shadows Flying Home,” Michael Crumpton Laser Cut Art.

Located at historic #3 Company Street, Eden South is an unexpected oasis of divine and authentic Crucian treats. Come in to see our contemporary line of preserves and syrups from old-time recipes, books by local authors, colorful rainforest and recipe t-shirts and

Asha World Designs. Indian spinning rings.

#55 COMPANY STREET CHRISTIANSTED (UPSTAIRS)

Studio & Gallery

(340) 244-3110

Handmade Gemstone & Island-Inspired Jewelry | Caribbean Larimar | Local Fine Art FANTASEAJEWELRY.COM June / July 22 • 11

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for over 20 years. Specializing in unique gemstones, Caribbean larimar, and precious metals, FantaSea designs reflect the movement of the ocean and energy of island life. The FantaSea Jewelry Studio has a new home on Company Street! Now located upstairs, next to Cultured Naturals and From the Gecko boutique. Our art gallery space showcases local art, featuring the paintings and prints of Maria Henle, the photographs of St. Croix’s premier photographer Fritz Henle, and the photography of Tina Henle. Visit fantaseajewelry.com for more and follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

ib designs – 773-4322 (say “eye-bee”)

Sonya’s Fine Island Jewelry. Shop at Sonya Ltd for the Original Hook | @sonya.ltd

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“A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That” Diego Conde

4 King Cross Street Christiansted - 340-773-3020 EbbesStoreInfo@gmail.com

On the Corner Where King Cross Meets Company

sample our famous Jack’s Bay Pepper Sauce— also available as a personal-sized bottle for easy carry-on when travelling. Our product line is made only from in-season, locally sourced fruit and is prepared in small batches for consistent quality. We are dedicated to bringing you the best time-honored traditions of St. Croix, conveniently packaged to help you enjoy and express Crucian culture, wherever you may be. www.edensouth.com

FantaSea Jewelry Studio & Gallery

Locally made gemstone and island inspired jewelry, created on site by designer, Nicole Gariepy.

Nicole has been making jewelry on St. Croix

■ Men’s ■ Women’s A glass of wine while you shop.

BCBG, Jessica Simpson, Vince Camuto, Nunn Bush, Clarks, & Naots, just to name a few.

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The Shoe Bar – 340-713-1445

Located at 55 Company Street, The Shoe Bar is St. Croix’s premier shoe boutique, carrying styles for both men and women. Ladies can select from bcbg, Chinese Laundry,Vince Camuto, Jessica Simpson, Nine West, Bandolino, Naots and more. For the Gents, we have Nunn Bush (a Florsheim brand), Clarks, Kenneth Cole and Naots sandals and dress shoes. We are very proud to be the only authorized dealer for Naots in the Virgin Islands. Stop by and enjoy a glass of wine while you shop! Open Monday – Saturday, 10 am -5 pm. Facebook, The Shoe Bar VI.

SONYA’S Fine Island Jewelry – 340-778-8605

Top Shoe Brands

55 Company Street • 340-713-1445

An island favorite in historic Christiansted, this gallery is home to the distinctive designs of local artist/metalsmith, Whealan Massicott. Whealan has been crafting for over 25 years and is fortunate to have a fabulous team of artisans join him in creating magical jewelry. Being a musician at heart allows life’s movements, patterns, and rhythms to play out in his raw, organic designs. Ib designs Feel Good Jewelry is a salute to the simplicity of life and to the inspiration of creativity. Truly artful, truly unique, truly Caribbean! Feel Good Jewelry for Feel Good People. Stop in to say hi to Whealan, Kris, and the rest of the ib family. Find us on Facebook. www.islandboydesigns.com.

FantaSea Jewelry. “Eye of the Storm” Necklace, Gold, Moonstone & Diamond.

Hook up with the Original- Sonya’s St. Croix Hook. Located at #1 Company Street since 1964, an introduction to the hand-wrought jewelry at Sonya’s begins with the pleasantly inexpensive hook bracelet which is often imitated, never duplicated. Our designs include: hurricanes, hearts, flowers, sea life, breast cancer awareness, and so much more. All creations are crafted in sterling silver, 14 & 18 karat gold—bracelets, rings, earrings, and pendants. Our loyal customers continue to vote our jewelry #1 in the Virgin Islands. Visit us at www. sonyaltd.com. Toll-free: 877-766-9284.

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off the Christiansted boardwalk behind Brew STX in King’s Alley. Open Monday - Saturday from 10am to 5pm. Find us on Facebook and Instagram.

Oceanique Creations – 321-438-3012

Welcome to Oceanique Creations, the newest gift shop on St. Croix! We specialize in local handmade gifts and island jewelry featuring sea glass and Chaney. Want the perfect keepsake that allows you to take a part of St. Croix home with you?

Then visit Oceanique Creations and check out our collection of sea glass and Chaney pendants, earrings, bracelets, and anklets. We also carry hot sauce, jams, soaps, candles, art, holiday décor, and much more all made by local artists. If you find your own sea glass or Chaney treasure, we can design a special piece for you. Located in King’s Alley, just off Strand Street in Christiansted. Open Mon – Sat, 10 to 5pm. FB, IG

Oceanique Creations. Found on the beach and brought in for a custom wrap, an orange Cat’s Eye marble!

Hotheads. If its fun, colorful, and beachy, its here! David Isaac sandals.

Friendliest gift shop on St. Croix

Sea Glass & Chaney Island Jewelry Pendants • Earrings • Bracelets • Local Hot Sauce Jams • Coffee • Art • Christmas décor • Local Books Kings Alley, off the Christiansted boardwalk Mon - Sat 10am - 5pm • (305) 896-3135

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Friendliest gift shop on St. Croix! We specialize in unique island jewelry featuring sea glass and Chaney. Why not treat yourself or a friend to something truly special such as a stunning ocean inspired piece of jewelry? Come in to see our one of a kind collection of sea glass and Chaney pendants, earrings and bracelets. If you find your own sea glass or Chaney treasure, we can also design a special piece just for you. We also carry locally made hot sauce, jams, coffee, art, Christmas décor, books and much more.

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Chaney Chicks & Island Gifts. New Sea Life wall art!

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Belle Sorelle Beauty Bar – 340-713-4455

Shop imported designer fragrances and cosmetics from Bvlgari, Guerlain, Boucheron, Dolce & Gabanna, Caroline Herrera, Paco Rabanne, Jean Paul Gautier, Issey Miyake, Narciso Rodriguez, Nina Ricci, Elizabeth Arden, Elizabeth Taylor, Juicy Couture, Azzaro, Mugler, Mont Blanc, Jimmy Choo, Coach and Versace. Also look for designer handbags, totes, jewelry and accessories. Located at the entrance to Kings Alley on King Street, across from Government House. Open Tuesday – Saturday, 10am – 6pm. Facebook.

QUEEN CROSS STREET Baci Duty Free – 340-773-5040

Joyia Inspirational Jewelry. Jewelry infused with hope, growth and the power to rise to your true potential. Once you FEEL JOY, you can SHARE JOY.

MON - SAT, 10AM - 6PM QUEEN CROSS & STRAND ST, CHRISTIANSTED 340-773-5040 - 340-332-4449 bacidutyfree.com

largest selection of cigars in the vI! STATE-OF-THE-ART WALK-IN CEDAR HUMIDOR.

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On the corner of Queen Cross and Strand Street, Baci has been here to serve you for the past 26 years! See our large assortment of local hand-made island hook bracelets in silver, gold and black/gold/silver Titanium. Try on St. Croix’s most-wanted designer USA hand-made stacking bracelet by Vahan in silver and gold with diamonds and other gem stones. Chaney, Larimar, Lafonn, St. Croix beads for Pandora, Atocha ship wreck and Greek, Roman coin jewelry. South Sea Pearl necklaces. Designer sunglasses from Gucci, Kate Spade, and many more.

Polarized sport sunglasses from Costa, Oakley, Maui Jim, Ray-Ban, and Salt Life. Swiss watches from Alpina, Frederick Constant, Luminox, Mido, Swiss Army, and Tissot. Japanese-made from Bering, Casio, Citizen, Guess, Invicta, and Seiko.

The largest walk-in cigar humidor in the VI with top-selling brands from Arturo Fuente, Padron, My Father, Monte Cristo, Macanudo and Cohiba.

Largest selection of rums from around the world like Ron Zacapa. www.bacidutyfree.com

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Hotheads – 340-773-7888

This trendy shop has swimwear for all shapes and sizes including hard-to-find separates, cup sizes, long torso, and attractive styles for full-figured women. We also carry colorful sarongs, cover-ups, bags, great accessories, casual and dressy clothing, and sandals. And…the reason for the name – hats, hats, and more hats! Visit our store on Queen Cross Street near Strand. Open Monday – Saturday, 10am-6pm. Check new arrivals on Facebook.

JOYIA-Inspirational Jewelry – 340-713-4JOY (4569)

Small Wonder. Clothes and toys for boys and girls from around the world.

Artist and jeweler, Joyia Jones, invites you to visit her family-operated studio where we create handcrafted jewelry using silver, gold, and precious stones. Set your intention with our free engraving that allows you to customize your Joyia jewelry with an inspirational word, name, or date. Check out our collection of one-of-a-kind antique spoon pendants, cuffs, and rings. Jump on the trend of mixing metals with our stackable rings and bangles and don’t forget to take a look at our unique square jewelry – we have square rings, bangles, and necklaces!

Be inspired. Be creative. Be intentional. Check us out on Facebook and Instagram! Monday-Saturday 10am 5pm. Queen Cross Street www.joyiajewelry.com

Belle Sorelle Beauty Bar. ‘Suncloud’ Polarized Sunglasses.

“Be impossible to forget.”

Men’s & Women’s Designer FRAGRANCES COSMETICS SKINCARE HANDBAGS TOTES JEWELRY ACCESSORIES

Azzaro - Bvlgari - Boucheron Caroline Herrera - Coach Dolce & Gabana Elizabeth Arden - Guerlain Jean Paul Gautier Jimmy Choo - Juicy Couture Miyake - Mont Blanc Mugler - Narciso Rodriguez Nina Ricci Paco Rabanne - Versace

King’s Alley Entrance, King Street | 340-713-4455 | Tues-Sat 10am-6pm | Mailing List In-Store Signup June / July 22 • 15

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Tropical Bracelet Factory Outlet – 340-719-0672

We are not only a store but an attraction not to be missed specializing in magnificent jewelry made on the premises. See how your special piece is designed, created, and finished through our studio’s glass windows. View our extensive collection of stainless steel, copper, platinum, gold, and silver earrings, pendants, and rings. We have the largest selection of island bracelets, chaney, Larimar, conch, diamonds of all colors and sizes, certified ancient coins, natural pearls including the most unique of them all— “The Queen Conch Pearl.”

Free rum samples from our extensive liquor collection available daily. Stop in for a rare cigar to commemorate your vacation. Known for our locally made crafts and collectables, take home a real souvenir made right here on St. Croix. Open Monday – Saturday, 10-6pm.

Tropical Bracelet Factory. Alamea Sea Life Collection Sting Ray in Sterling and Exotic Wood Inlay.

STRAND STREET

Crucian Gold- 340-244-2996 FEEL THE LOVE and discover how Crucian Gold’s original designs are inspired by St. Croix’s natural beauty and culture. Visit our Christiansted store where Nathan Bishop and our family of jewelers create the Island Bracelets, Chaney Collection, and a wide array of stunning original silver and gold artisan jewelry and gifts. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, FB & IG, www.cruciangold.com

Protect your skin & look good doing it!

UPF 50 + Protective Clothing Clothing blocks 98% of UVA/UVB rays Original artwork licensed from artists Made locally on St. Croix!

RJS Handmade Designs – 340-642-3291

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Located in the Caravelle Arcade in Christiansted Monday - Saturday 10 am - 5pm

(340) 713-3113 www.sublimestx.com

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Just Steps from the Gov’t Parking Lot!

Expect the best from Jeweler, Rosa Asencio! For over 18 years, her unique, handmade gold and silver jewelry has received the highest level of customer satisfaction. In addition to forging, hammering, Page 1 texturizing and soldering, Rosa uses the Lost Wax Casting Method – an ancient process dating back thousands of years to ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. Although demanding, it rewards the artisan with an object of great individuality. Visit the store to see the complete collections, inspired by the islands beauty and culture. “something is bound to catch your eye!” Strand Street in Christiansted. www.rjshandmadedesigns.com ; FB, IG

Tropical print Small Wonder – 340-773-5551 A delightful children’s store filled with a large selecSundresses & Shirts tion of swimsuits, sunhats, sunglasses, Swimsuits and St. Croix tee shirts, sundresses & shirts in tropical Sunglasses prints—cool, 100% cotton & linen clothing for boys Sunhats & girls in sizes from Newborn to Pre-teen. Also St. Croix Tee Shirts Sun Hats, Swimsuits & Dresses find sturdy wooden educational toys, doll houses, Wooden Toys rocking horses & train sets by Plan & Brio. Special 4 Company St., Christiansted 1110 Strand Street, Christiansted

340-773-5551

items include sterling silver feeding spoons, ceramic piggy banks, adorable stuffed animals, dolls &

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have a great selection of long and short sleeve shirts in men, women, youth and toddler styles plus dresses, sarongs, and buffs. Rounding it out is Pura Veda reef-friendly organic sun block and after sun products, sunglasses, locally-crafted jewelry, and sandals. Located in the Caravelle Arcade between Dashi Restaurant and The Remedy. Stop by and try a complimentary sample of locallybrewed Leatherback beer. www.sublimestx.com, Facebook. Mention this ad for 15% off!

Trends! - 340-719-5633

Sublime STX. Protect yourself like the Pros. Quickdry art clothing; UPF50+.

This boutique has had three transformations—first Fashion Cove in 1983, then Avant Garde, and now Trends! owned by Lisa Bhola. Here you’ll find everything a woman could want, head to toe, for any occasion. Peruse through brands like Tribal Sportswear, Charlie B from Canada, Habitat Zen Knits, Bali Batik and Pineapple, and John Michael Richardson handmade jewelry. Great linen selection! If you’re looking for that special accessory, they’ve got the sandals, leather and vegan bags, hats, and sarongs to fit the bill. Strand Street near King Cross, open Mon – Thurs, 10am – 5pm, Sat, 10am – 5:30. FB, trendsboutiquevi, IG, trends.boutique_stx

RJS Handmade Designs. Paying homage to our precious coral.

doll furniture, children’s tables & chairs, baby & children’s accessories, plus year-round holiday & event costumes. Layaway & Baby Shower Registry available. Located just steps from the Government Parking lot at 1110 Strand Street.

Sublime STX Sun-Protective Clothing – 340-713-3113

Made on St. Croix, our clothing images of animals, fish, coral, birds, turtles, waves, and more are digitized from licensed original paintings!

Lightweight and perfect for swimming, fishing, sailing, snorkeling, diving—anything under the sun—with UPF50+ moisture-wicking fabric.

Everything is Sublimation Dyed, so images never fade or wear off, becoming part of the fabric. We

Tropical Bracelet Factory. Michou, everyday elegance.

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5SUMMER READS From Kirstin Chen, two Asian American women band together to grow a counterfeit handbag scheme into a global enterprise—an incisive and glittering blend of fashion, crime, and friendship.

Enso Indigo Home. High-end options to perfectly style your island home!

Strand Street, Christiansted 340 719-5633 Women’s Work, Play, Dinner to Wedding Fashions!

Lots of Linen!

•Jewelry •Sandals •Bags •Totes •Hats •Sarongs M-TH 10am-5pm • F-SAT 10am-5:30pm

FREDERIKSTED CMCA Gift Shop – 340-772-2622 Local Art & Crafts at your fingertips—Annual “Island Art & Soul” Calendars (buy online), Books, Cloth and Carved Bowls, Greeting Cards, Home Accessories, Jewelry, Dolls, Glass, Beaded, and Shell Ornaments, Paintings, Pottery, Prints, Tee Shirts, Tiles, Wall Hangings, and Wire Sculptures.

Inventory changes regularly so check us out often!

Visit the new Gift Shop at Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts, housed in an 18th-century Danish townhouse on the Waterfront, Strand Street, Frederiksted. Open Tuesday – Saturday, 9am – 4pm and “Cruise Ship Days.” www.cmcarts. org. Like us on Facebook!

be INSPIRED! Experience the Art & Culture of the Caribbean

A Collection of 35 bold, important, and groundbreaking essays and poems by migrants, refugees and Dreamers—including awardwinning writers, artists, and activists—that illuminate what it is like living undocumented today.

From Rosie Walsh, the New York Times bestselling author of Ghosted comes a love story wrapped in a mystery: an up-all-night pageturner with a dark secret at its core.

From Shelby Van Pelt, a witty exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope, tracing a widow’s unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus.

Sometimes a hard look at the past uncovers a future that once felt impossible.

From bestselling author Sarah McCoy, a sun-splashed romp with a rich divorcee and her two wayward daughters in 1970s Mustique where Princess Margaret and Mick Jagger were regulars.

TUES - SAT 9am-4pm 10 Strand St. Frederiksted

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Trends! L’Artiste Adelada Wedge.

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Undercover Books & Gifts www.undercoverbooksstcroix.com 340-719-1567

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Enso Indigo Home – 340-513-3195

Back in the late 70s, 80s, and early 90s, islanders and visitors devoured Java Wraps sarongs, clothes, and take-out decor. Even if this is not a fond memory for you, you’re in for a treat as Twila Wilson and Kobie Nichols reincarnate this popular vibe into an all-encompassing home store.

They’ve found a way to bring back those incredible textiles, create new designs, and mix it all with new-found objects. The name Enso says it all for them as a sacred Zen Buddha symbol representing strength and elegance and the manifestation of the artist at the moment of creation. This store will, no doubt, evolve into something very special for St. Croix. Located in Gallows Bay, in the orange Arawak building, with front and back entrances.

Open Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm, Sat, 10am-4:30pm.

Undercover Books – 340-719-1567

If you are looking for an independent bookstore in St. Croix, Undercover Books & Gifts in Gallows Bay is it. The Bistro is located right next door, so you can enjoy a cup of coffee after browsing the shelves. Undercover has everything you need in a bookstore. You will find the latest in fiction, and non-fiction as well as a fantastic children’s section.

Don’t be surprised if you run into one or two local writers while you’re there; they have a great local interest selection and provide a comprehensive representation of the local talent. Open Mon – Fri, 9 am – 5 pm, Sat, 10 am – 4:30 pm. www.undercoverbooksstcroix.com

The Hunt. Fascinating collectibles you can’t resist!

AROUND THE ISLAND The Hunt – 340-277-1846

Three cheers for the new consignment store on St. Croix overflowing with a refreshing and alwayschanging mix of all styles of furniture, lamps, wall art, and decorative pieces. Come on out, search the floor, shelves, baskets, and crates—you may discover a unique rarity or something you weren’t

Fresh Produce. Bakery.

Gourmet Cheeses. Full Service Butcher. Deli. Salad & Soup Bar. Hot Prepared Foods.

Extensive Selection of Wine, Beer & Liquor

CMCA Gift Shop. Local Art by Lyn Voytershark.

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AROUND THE ISLAND cont... even looking for! On a recent trip I went in to check it out and went home with a fabulous, giant turquoise bird bath and a monkey pitcher! You can’t resist this stuff, it’s all fascinating collectibles that you never knew you wanted! At the corner of Northshore and Midland Roads, pull into the parking lot at the orange buildings, two of them, chock full for you. Open Wed-Sat, 11am – 5:30pm, Sun, 1-4pm. Text Pamela for more info.

Plaza Extra East – 340-778-6240

Great Price. Right Value. With great low prices, Plaza Extra East features thousands of your favorite grocery store brands as well as foreign specialty foods, bulk packaged items, a full service bakery, deli, and prime meat counter. Plaza offers a large produce section featuring fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs, including locally grown items. In addition to a wide selection of wine and spirits, Plaza Extra East is also home to Doctors Choice Pharmacy. Conveniently located in Peter’s Rest, Plaza Extra East is your one stop, shopping destination for all your grocery, home, and personal care needs. www.plazaextraeast.com

Crucian Gold. Handcrafted artisan bracelets.

Sweet Lime Furnishings – 340-719-6360 Want that WOW factor in your home or condo?

Sweet Lime Furnishings, on Constitution Hill, can help you get it, with indoor furniture made from teak, mahogany and other durable hardwoods; outdoor furniture in elegant unfinished teak, manmade wicker over aluminum frames or durable plastic lumber with a 20-year warranty; comfy sofas and chairs in washable or Sunbrella fabrics; exotic, one-of-a-kind pieces and the work of some of St. Croix’s best-known artists. Our inventory is huge, and we’re adding to it all the time! We’re also happy to special order. Tuesday – Saturday, 10am – 4pm. www.sweetlimefurnishings.com, Facebook

GALLOWS BAY 340 513-3195

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FURNITURE, ART, ACCESSORIES 6F Constitution Hill, St. Croix, USVI 340-719-6360 sweetlimefurnishings.com

Sweet Lime Furnishings. Indoor/Outdoor ideas!

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Our Past Transformed into our Future

by Monique Clendinen Watson

What is VIAC?

The Virgin Islands Architecture Center for Built Heritage and Crafts, Inc., known as VIAC is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization, with a focus on community economic development. VIAC is restoring the historic Old Barracks property in Christiansted, St. Croix into an urban campus and education lab that will research, teach, and present the architectural and building craft traditions unique to the Virgin Islands and the Caribbean. VIAC is administered by a board of directors and an advisory board that consists of experts in architecture, culture, education, and community development.

VIAC has partnered with PLACE, a 501(c)3 non-profit to serve as its fiscal agent, provide support in financial grant management and reporting and lend expertise in community development and historic preservation.

What is our vision?

The transformation of the Old Barracks Property into an architectural urban campus and education lab will be a catalyst for the evolution of the town of Christiansted. We hope that the school will become an anchor property for a culture and arts economic development corridor which will provide opportunities for workforce development and training, small business development and cultural heritage tourism.

With a special focus on the African Danish historic aesthetic found in Virgin Islands towns and the architectural preservation practices found throughout the Caribbean, VIAC hopes to offer two-year degrees and certifications in association with schools in Puerto Rico, the United States, Ghana, and Denmark. VIAC hopes to offer degrees and certifications in the building crafts such as metalwork, painting, carpentry, cabinet making, masonry and draftsmanship. VIAC hopes to offer classes in the history and culture of the Virgin Islands and in small business development and entrepreneurship. VIAC wants to research and teach sustainable and resilient building methodologies that address climate change, particularly the issues that face the Virgin Islands and the Caribbean. With funding from the Department of Interior Office of Insular Affairs, VIAC convened local, national, and international experts last April to develop a strategic development plan for the school.

What challenges are we trying to address?

St. Croix and the entire U.S. Virgin Islands is in a period of transition. The socioeconomic structure that provided stability and prosperity in the latter half of the 20th century has eroded and new approaches to reinvigorating and re-energizing the built environment and the

community that lives and thrives here is of utmost importance as the 21st century unfolds.

Recent economic pressures caused by the 2013 refinery closure, the 2017 hurricanes and the 2020 COVID pandemic have accelerated the need for innovative and effective approaches to the socioeconomic revival of Christiansted and the island of St. Croix.

A key recommendation from the Urban Land Institute’s 2018 Report on Christiansted, a post disaster assessment on the best way to address the economic challenges facing the town, was to “make interventions that support the existing physical, social, cultural, economic and environmental fabric with a clear-cut plan and strategy.” The report specifically points to the need to “enhance and grow tourism around the island’s undervalued assets: land, sea, and other natural environments; historic architectural fabric; unique cultural character, history, and emerging cottage industries.”

In the aftermath of the 2017 hurricanes, there was a shortage of skilled local workers and an influx of workers from off-island were brought in to do recovery work. According to reports, this inflated the cost of living by as much as 400 percent. Rental prices rose sharply, and local residents were priced out of the market.With a fear of gentrification in Christiansted and the other historic towns in the Virgin Islands, there is a need for a conscious response to protect family properties and other cultural spaces before they are developed without regard for historic preservation. The territory needs to empower local stakeholders with the necessary skills so they can become a vital part of the rebuilding and recovery of the Virgin Islands economy.

How will VIAC impact the community?

The Barracks in 1925

Visualization Exhibition & Circulation Space

VIAC’s proposal to renovate an historical property into an architectural center that will train and educate young people and impact the built heritage by preparing skilled artisans to rehabilitate it, while simultaneously creating a cultural economic development corridor in the town of Christiansted aligns with these recommendations and will be an important step towards the future. Graduates of the center will become active stakeholders in restoration efforts that can provide affordable housing that will allow residents to work and live in our historic towns. VIAC hopes to contribute to the development of a robust preservation economy in the Virgin Islands and the wider Caribbean that will positively impact people, and the built and natural environment.

For up-to-date information about VIAC, visit our website at www.viacstx.com.

To contact us send email to info@viacstx.com.

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Food & Drink CHRISTIANSTED

A Spanish

Tapas-Inspired Restaurant

Spanish, Mexican, Cuban, Peruvian Cuisine with a Caribbean Twist Paella - Fresh Sangria

Artisan Craft Distilling Co – 340-725-6701 Something New! We take great pride in fermenting, distilling, and bottling right on the premises using locally-sourced corn for our signature White Lightning Moonshine, and local fruits in small batch special fermentations like Pomegranate, Cinnamon, Apple Pie, and Sour Cherry flavors. Look for NEW flavors every month like Black Current, and Raspberry coming up!

Stop by for a free Tasting Monday-Friday, 3-6pm and Saturday-Sunday, 11am-5pm. Located on Hospital Street (Rt. 75) just East of Christiansted before the By-Pass—look for the large Copper Still! Gift Shop towels, tees, shot glasses, flasks and more!

BREW STX – 340-719-6339 BREWSTX is St. Croix’s only restaurant and microbrewery located on the beautiful Christiansted boardwalk. The two-level waterfront venue provides spectacular views perfect for dining in or for private parties.

The menu features local seafood entrees, steak dinners, delicious appetizers, and a variety of handhelds. Enjoy any meal with one of our house-crafted brews on tap!

(Full bar available). Open Monday - Saturday, 11am – 10pm, Sunday, 11am – 9pm. www.brewstx.com, FB

Coco Loco Bar & Grill. Steamed Clams.

Coco Loco Bar & Grill – 340-713-8899 A vibrant Spanish Tapas-inspired restaurant in the heart of Christiansted at Kings Alley, between King Street and the boardwalk. Tapas, in select bars in Spain, have evolved into an entire, and sometimes sophisticated, cuisine. Here guests can order a wide variety of different tapas and combine them in such a way to make a full meal. We combine Spanish,

Something New! Corn Whiskey Fermented, Distilled, & Bottled on St. Croix

Free Tastings!

Open for Dinner & Takeout Wed - Thurs 5 - 10pm Fri - Sun 5 - 11pm Kings Alley, Christiansted

Mon-Fri, 3-6pm Sat-Sun, 10am-5pm or by appointment

340 725-6701 Hospital Street East of Christiansted

(340) 713-8899

juices & fitness center

Yoga - Barre - Smoothies Juice - Breakfast - Lunch Monday - Saturday, 8 am - 6 pm

340-773-7728 www.thecourtyardstx.com

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Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner Thurs-Sun: 9am-3pm & 5-9pm, till 11pm, Sat King’s Alley, Christiansted, off the boardwalk between Coco Loco & Brew STX

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TakeOut. Menu on website. FB & IG www.cocolocostx.com

The Courtyard. BBQ Jackfruit, Avacado Slaw.

Mexican, Cuban, and Peruvian cuisine with a Caribbean twist. Try Maduros, Ceviche, Calamare, Chicharron, Empanads, Pinchos, Paella, or a Cubano sandwich. Our menu, service, settings and atmosphere are for families and friends to experience great food and engage in wonderful conversation. Enjoy and relax, it doesn’t get better than this...Open for dinner Wed-Thurs, 5-10pm, Fri-Sun, 5-11pm. Call ahead for

The Courtyard - 340-773-7728 Right across the street from Government House on King Street, you’ll find the hidden oasis called The Courtyard. Known for its locally-sourced, organic cold press juices, and fresh fruit smoothies, they now offer soups, salads, sandwiches and quiche along with Vegan and gluten- free options! Sip a cup of coffee, relax, and take a peek at our latest ‘artist-of-the-month’ works on display. Most weekends, we offer Art, Yoga, or Wine and Food Workshops; schedule on our Facebook page.

Open Monday - Saturday, 8 am - 6 pm; give us a call for drive-thru or pick-up service! We’re available for private parties up to 50 people. www.thecoutyardstx. com, Facebook.

Cruzian Bayou Bistro – 813-495-3244 Cruzian Bayou Bistro is the reimagined flavors of Chef Christy Brown’s former Bootstraps Bar & Grill. Between Covid, much needed administrative changes, and a persevering chef who even worked abroad to help keep the Cruzian

Rum And Wine Bar Restaurant. Steak Lo Mein.

Bayou Bistro dream alive, comes a new culinary adventure. This feat was not possible without the support of the community and loved ones.

Come taste some new flavors with veggie options available. If it’s your thirst that needs quenching, visit the bar side with Mixologist Jibril and enjoy fresh juices, iced coffee, frozen drinks & adult beverages. Welcome to Cruzian Bayou Bistro,

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and a variety of Mexican beer—there’s something for everyone. Located in the Pan Am Pavilion next to Shupe’s on the Boardwalk, this walk-up window makes it easy to grab a quick bite to eat. Choose between house-marinated beef barbacoa, pork carnitas, mojo chicken, or roasted veggie tacos with your choice of sides and daily specials. Takeout and catering available; just call to place your order.

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

Brew STX. Chicken Picatta.

New Orleans Tastes Island Flair. Brunch-LunchDinner, Wed-Sun, 9am-3 & 5-9pm. Sat ‘till 11pm. Eat in, take out. FB, IG, TripAdvisor.

Dynamite Tacos – 340-713-5550 Dynamite Tacos is St. Croix’s best kept secret that you must experience for yourself! Serving street style tacos, perfectly blended frozen margaritas,

340-719-6339

MICROBREWERY & RESTAURANT kitchen hours: Monday-Saturday 11am-10pm sunday 11am-9pm

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40 Eats & Drinks – 340-692-0524 Located in the heart of Christiansted, 40 Eats & Drinks welcomes you to enjoy our Italian menu!

The menu features authentic homestyle Italianinspired appetizers and delicious homemade entrees like chicken parmesan and lobster prosciutto alfredo.

We also offer gluten free and vegetarian options.

Indulge in our famous Mac n’ Cheese Shoppe where you can craft the perfect mac attack! Once you’ve had dinner be ready to taste the best desserts on St Croix with options such as banana chocolate chip rum cake, key lime tart & bread pudding. Remember we have an outstanding brunch Saturday & Sunday 10 am to 2 pm with an everchanging menu of

Nate’s Boathouse. Grab Brunch!

deliciousness from Chef Brant. Join us for dinner Tuesday through Saturday 6pm to 9pm. Call for reservations!

Luncheria ­­— 340-773-4247 This restaurant is an institution on St. Croix - a taste of Mexico in Christiansted for 39 years! All the locals know owner, Lenny, and Louie, bartender on Thursday and Friday evenings, making the best Margaritas - your way! Enter through the big pillars and follow the Danish brick wall up to the bar for ordering. Enjoy all your favorites, at casual tables in a terraced, outdoor courtyard Nachos, Salads, Quesadillas, Burritos, Enchiladas, Tacos and Tostadas. Enjoy “Two’fer Tuesday” with 2 Tacos for $5, and 2 Beers for $5. End then there’s “Thursday Night Tacos,” 2 Tacos for $3, dine in only. Located on Company Street in Apothecary Hall and open Monday - Saturday, 11 am - 9 pm, Thursday 11 am - 10 pm, closed Sundays.

The Mill Boardwalk Bar and Brick Oven Pizza – 340-643-MILL Very simply put, exceptional harbor views, friendly service, the best Pizza on the island, and more! This open-air, waterfront pizzeria is best described with these notes—Local wood- fired, custom-built brick oven; fresh dough made inhouse daily. Charred and chewy crust. Cosa nostra cheese. Open kitchen. Gluten free “anti” pizza menu items. Yellowfin tuna poke. Rum cake ice cream sandwiches. Amazing sunsets. Eclectic mix of locals and visitors. Fast and friendly service.

That pretty much sums it up! Open 7 days a week, 11am – 10pm (subject to change). Facebook, Trip Advisor, Instagram.

Nate’s Boathouse – 340-692-6283 Enjoy breakfast, lunch, dinner or Sunday brunch on our boardwalk patio or in our breezy, open-air restaurant overlooking beautiful Christiansted Harbor.

Watch the local fishing boats deliver their daily catch

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of Wahoo, Tuna, or Mahi-Mahi—we specialize in the fresh seafood brought to our dock every day. Creative dinner options incorporate an eclectic blend of world cuisines along with a unique, affordable wine list.

Drink specials from the most complete bar on the island. Open 7 days, 8am – 9pm, ½ -Price Happy Hour, 4–6pm. FB, IG. www.stxboathouse.com Nauti Bar & Grille – 340-718-0544 This is Christiansted’s ‘Sports Bar on the Water’ with HD TVs inside and out. Come ‘Feel the Breeze’ on our waterfront patio, play pool, darts, and cornhole.

We are the Home of ‘Real Texas BBQ,’ fresh local seafood, the coldest beer and hand-crafted libations!

Also serving up smoked USDA Choice beef brisket, ribs, sausage, chicken, seafood and scratch-made food prepared fresh daily. “We smoke the good stuff ” so come out early because it goes fast! Familyfriendly, great staff, fun games, dancing! Weekly live events—check our Facebook page for current listings. We’re just off Hospital Street down on the water’s edge. Take a left at the BBQ sign; lots of parking. Open 3 pm until we close, 7 days a week; food service 3 - 10 pm. www.nautibargrille.com, FB Rum And Wine Bar Restaurant – 340-643-4729 First Japanese Teppanyaki Steakhouse inspired restaurant on STX, the area of the historic Rum And Wine Bar Restaurant was originally used to hold people coming off the boat and awaiting medical examinations before being allowed to enter the town and island; notice the coral walls and bars on the windows! Today, come savor our revamped menu, with craft cocktails, a wide array of rums & wines, new teppanyaki section, more sushi, staple starters, and delicious desserts & dessert cocktails...and SAKE BOMBS! Visit our beautiful restaurant and luscious courtyard for a memorable dining experience, Monday to Sunday, from 6 to 10 pm (subject to change). Also

inquire about hosting your next social/corporate event with us - catering on-site! Reservations available. Facebook & Instagram for updates and our menu. Tripadvisor.

SHUPE’S on the Boardwalk – 340-773-3400 Looking for something affordable and quick? Look no further! Shupe’s on the Boardwalk offers casual waterfront dining, featuring fresh, hand-ground burgers, hand-cut fries, chicken wings, veggie burgers, chicken sandwiches, soft-serve ice cream, and more. All meals served in an easy-travel paper bag. Of course, a full bar at your disposal as well!

The best spot on the Boardwalk for burgers and beer! Open Monday – Saturday, 11am – 10pm; Sunday, 11am – 9pm. FB, IG. TOAST Diner – 340-692-0313 This cozy, award-winning diner near the boardwalk waterfront boasts an extremely creative menu including Venezuelan-style arepas, breakfast allday-long, rum cake French toast, the diner burger, biscuits and gravy, the decadent Peanut Butter and Jealous Sandwich, daily specials, and more! While a full bar is available, locals and visitors depend on the Build-Your-Own-Bloody- Mary, and the best coffee on St. Croix! Come with company or come alone and make a new friend. Toast is sure to become the ritual start to your day! Walk-ins only.

Phone orders welcome. (facebook, Trip advisor, Instagram, twitter)

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Maria’s Cantina & Sports Bar – 340-713-0222 This Mexican Restaurant & Sports Bar (little Mexico in Gallows Bay) is owned by Chef Maria Fonrouge—actually from Mexico! They will transport you there with authentic Mexican cuisine—something for everyone—meat lovers

TOAST Diner. Breakfast Your Way!

to vegan. Burritos and Tacos, made-to-order, are served as fast as you can say “Andale!”

Special-value Kids Menu. Margaritas, Sangria, Micheladas, 9 Draft Beers, and Maria’s Signature Drinks made fresh daily. There are 14 TVs for our Sport Fans. Eat in AC or in the courtyard.

Kitchen open Monday, 11 am – 9 pm, Tuesday – Saturday, 11 am – 10 pm. Follow us on Facebook for menus and daily specials.

Seaside Market & Deli – 340-719-9393 Seaside Market & Deli is St. Croix’s only gourmet market! With a full-service bakery and deli, Seaside offers made-to-order sandwiches, fresh breads, deli meats, and a variety of sweet treats.

Shop Seaside for a huge selection of wines, gourmet cheeses, specialty food items, and the freshest meat and seafood on island. We feature a variety of convenient, ready-made foods including a fresh soup and salad bar, and a buffet featuring hot entrees and sides plus a large selection of fresh produce, including local selections, and a coffee & juice bar featuring your favorite coffee drinks, fresh squeezed juices and smoothies. Seaside Market & Deli – Eat Fresh. Live Smart. Facebook

Fresh Local Lobster Fish, Crab, Steaks, Vegan

Mexican Restaurant & Sports Bar

Authentic Mexican Food

340-718-0544

LUNCH & DINNER

8am-9pm, 7 days a week 1/2 Price Happy Hour 4-6pm Daily

Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner

On the Boardwalk, Christiansted

www.stxboathouse.com 340-692-6283

Best Margaritas & 9 Draft Beers on Tap! Monday 11 am - 9 pm Tuesday - Saturday 11 am - 10 pm

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wiches, salads, and pizzas. Find Lori’s housemade desserts, ice cream, and local artwork and jewelry in the Market. Open Thursday – Monday, 5 – 9 pm, Sunday Brunch, 10am – 1pm. Closed Tuesday & Wednesday. Call ahead for reservations, catering parties, or to have your food ready for pick up! www. bluewaterterrace.com, FB. Closed August.

Duggan’s Reef. An Island Tradition for 39 years.

EAST END Blue Water Terrace – 340-692-BLUE (2583) A restaurant and catering business with a fabulous view across from Buck Island! Specialties are steaks and seafood, ‘Lori’s Famous’ Fried Chicken, BBQ ribs, lasagna, chicken pot pie, hot and cold sand-

Cheeseburgers in Paradise – 340-718-1118 Serving daily from Noon till 8pm, weekends Noon till 9pm. Friendly atmosphere, open-air seating. Come and enjoy our World Famous Cheeseburgers! We also have veggie burgers, several salads, fish sandwiches, steaks, fried chicken, chicken fried steak and daily mouth-watering Specials. Choose your own unique libation from our full bar or try one of our frozen specialty drinks! East End Road at Southgate. FB Duggan’s Reef — 340-773-9800 It’s easy to see why this beachfront restaurant, an informal, open-to-the-breeze spot overlooking Buck Island, has been a local favorite for more than 35 years—voted Best Seafood on St. Croix by readers of

Restaurant & Catering St. Croix’s East End, Gorgeous Buck Island View!

Photo, Susan Wall

SEE YOU SOON, PAULI, LORI, TAYLOR, & JEDI

Monday Nights

All You Can Eat Fresh Alaskan Crab Leg, Seafood Bake, Reservations a Must!

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Thursday - Monday, 5 - 9pm Sunday Brunch, 10am - 1pm Catered Parties • Private Functions Sweet tooth fixes • Last-minute lunch box Fried chicken picnics • Ice cream cravings Pizza-n-beer • The finest cuisine & spirits Restaurant: Fresh Fish daily specials, Famous for Lori’s Fried Chicken, Lobster, Rosemary Prime Rib & fresh pasta dishes, Award-winning house-made desserts and Sunday Brunch overlooking Buck Island. Dine-in on our Terrace or Take-out Full Menu, visitstcroix.com

Personal Cheffing/Catering: In-House Holiday Events/Private Parties At your villa rental - Large group platters From 2-200! Fresh Lobster, Fish, Conch, Fresh Local Farm Veggies

Call 340-692-2583 | Text 340-227-6340

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Tap Deck Bar & Billiards - 340-773-5227 Tap Deck is located on the waterfront in front of Frederiksted Pier! Enjoy an eclectic small bites menu, daily chef specials, domestic and imported draft beer, and an extensive cocktail selection. We offer both inside air-conditioned seating, and outdoor balcony seating with a view of the Pier and the always amazing West End sunset. Come for poke, flatbreads, salads, sliders, our famous Spinach-Artichoke Dip and more, and stay for the inviting atmosphere and

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Six Nine Restaurant & Bar - 340-772-6969 Welcome to Six Nine, Frederiksted’s newest, revitalized restaurant, in the former Pier 69 location!

Nestled in the romantic waterfront courtyard in front of Frederiksted Pier, we offer an elegant, outdoor/ indoor dining experience and comfortable bar seating! For dinner, enjoy hand-cut steaks, fresh seafood, homemade pastas and desserts, daily specials including lobster when available, oyster happy hour, and a curated and fun wine and cocktail list. Lunch is more casual, offering sandwiches, burgers, fish tacos and more! Brunch includes traditional, creative savory dishes, and bottomless mimosas made with fresh, local juices! Lunch Tues-Sat 12-3pm (and cruise ship days), Oyster Happy Hour Thurs-Sat, 5-6pm bar seating only, Dinner Tues-Sat 5.30-9pm, Sunday Brunch 11-3pm. Follow us on facebook @sixninestx or online at sixninestx.com. Reservations recommended! Call to book or on OpenTable.

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Six Nine Restaurant & Bar. Grilled Local Veggies.

professional, fun bartenders. We’re also the first restaurant on St. Croix to eliminate single use plastic!

Entrance is on the 2nd floor, through the Six-Nine courtyard in front of the Pier! Open daily for happy hour 3pm-5pm and dinner 5-10pm. Follow us on Facebook @TapDeckSTX or online at tapdeckstx.com

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Sea Terrace Restaurant – 340-249-0700 Our new restaurant is located on the ocean level in an airy, open and covered gallery at the Grapetree Bay Hotel & Villas. Enjoy Lunch and Brunch listening to the waves with a constant cool breeze. Take a dip in the pool! Daily pool passes available. Come for dinner, a romantic date night, with gorgeous sunsets and local musicians as a backdrop, or take a free Ballroom Dance lesson under the stars. We specialize in seafood and American cuisine. The Chefs curate Daily Specials with Caribbean flavors incorporating locally-sourced ingredients. We can host your private event, birthday or wedding and cater it as well. Open Monday - Saturday, 11am – 9pm, Sunday Brunch, 10am – 3pm. Call or use OpenTable for reservations. www.grapetreebayhotel.com

Ciboné Fine Seafood – 340-719-2663 An exciting, intimate dining experience in Frederiksted’s historic Limetree Court, King Street.

Their menu of “eclectic, French, Mediterranean, Crucian Fusion” includes wild-caught seafood and the use of local, farm-fresh ingredients. Entre Award winner in the 2017 Taste of St. Croix.

Open for dinner Tuesday – Sunday, 6-10pm. Nightly entertainment, 7-9pm. Daily specials on Facebook.

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the Daily News! Start off with drinks or your choice from the wine list. We specialize in local lobster and fresh fish. Also enjoy pasta, filet mignon, and our choice of freshly prepared desserts. Reservations welcomed! Dinner served 5 nights a week. Closed Sundays and Mondays and closed September 26 through October 18.

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Beach Side Cafe – 340-772-1266 The Beach Side Café at Sand Castle on the Beach Hotel in Frederiksted offers fresh catch seafood specials, American and local dishes with tropicallyinspired cocktails and mocktails hand-crafted from local juices, along with our house-made desserts on the island’s best beach for fun-in-the-sun and spectacular sunsets. Open Monday – Friday, 11am – 8:30pm for Lunch and Dinner, Saturday and Sunday Brunch, 10am – 3pm, Dinner those days, 4:30 – 8:30pm. Visit Sand Castle on the Beach and the Beach Side Cafe for everything you’ll need to enjoy a true St. Croix experience.

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The food menu features many favorites along with local specials made with quality ingredients sourced from farmers, bakers, and fishermen located right here on the island. Happy Hour runs from 4pm-6pm daily, and brunch, which starts at 10am every Sunday, is a must.

Reservations and large parties are welcome. Cane Bay is a day-trip destination where you can bring the whole family. Pull up a seat, grab a drink, and take in the natural beauty of the island.

The Palms at Pelican Cove. Mutiny Ginger Lime Strawberry Lemon Drop.

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The Landing Beach Bar @ Cane Bay – 340-718-0362 Leatherback Landing has arrived in Cane Bay! With a focus on promoting exceptional local beer while embracing and celebrating the community, the restaurant boasts a rotating selection of fresh Leatherback Brewing beers on tap and in cans along with classic island cocktails.

The Palms at Pelican Cove – 340-718-8920 Located 3 miles west of Christiansted, this natural beachside setting underscores the award-winning flavors coming from the kitchen. Oceanfront dining is available in our open-air pavilion. The Palms Restaurant and Beach Bar is a favorite among locals and is reasonably priced.

Find Steak, Wings, Seafood, Burgers, Salads, Cold Drinks, Nightly Chef Specials, and more on the menu! Open for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner 7-days-a-week, 365-days-ayear. Mon-Thurs, 7:30am-10pm, Fri & Sat, 7:30am-11pm, Sun, 8am-10pm., Happy Hour, 3-6pm. Monday Karaoke/ Tuesday Bingo/Wednesday Caribbean Night/Thursday Latin Night/Friday Ladies Night/Saturday Fire Dancers/ Sunday Soca Night. Call ahead for Take-Out, RSVP for parties over 6. www.palmspelicancove.com, FB

Sea Terrace

Grapetree Bay Hotel & Villas Sea Terrace Restaurant sits poolside at the brand new Grapetree Bay Hotel & Villas. The Hotel retains its original 1960s charm with original structures restored and 18 new, modern 700 sq. ft. guest rooms with a private balcony overlooking Grapetree Bay. All this makes it a perfect spot on the East End to enjoy Lunch, Dinner, and Drinks. Come take a dip and grab a bite after a hike to famous Jack or Isaac’s Bay, listen to the waves and enjoy our breathtaking views.

The American-Caribbean menu includes the Red Curry Beef Bowl, mouthwatering Louisiana BBQ Shrimp, Soft Shell Crabs, juicy Lamb Burger, and locally-caught Fish Specials. Try the Chef’s famous Grapetree Salad in a Romaine lettuce boat lined with Gorgonzola cheese, cherry tomatoes, bacon, olive oil, and a drizzle of balsamic reduction. For fun comfort food, try one of our delicious Pizzas like the Margherita Mon, The Roni, Alfredo, or Mazzola!

Lunch, Dinner, Weekend Brunch

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Sunset Dinner is accompanied by Live Music from local musicians; Sunday Brunch provides Steel Pan for a Caribbean vibe. Baker’s Specials include fresh baked Cinnamon Rolls, Brioche Bread, and Croissants. The Breakfast Burrito, Grapetree Burger, or California Burger can be enjoyed with a full bar of local Cocktails, Frozen drinks, an eclectic wine selection, and ice cold beers.

Call or reserve a table at Opentable.com. Go to our website for the latest menu & live music events. Open Monday – Saturday, 11am-9pm and Sunday, 10am-3pm. Pool passes are $10pp/day from 8am-8pm, kids under 3 free. Local artist, Barbara Geraldi, has an art tour waiting for you with large islandthemed murals in the restaurant and on the walls of the lobby, dance floor, and gym! Look for news about the sister restaurant in the hotel called the East End opening soon.

Sea Terrace Restaurant www.grapetreebayhotel.com 340-249-0700

Food & Drink MID-ISLAND

Along with our chowder, a taste of New England in the heart of Christiansted, there’s an electric blend of world cuisines. Of course, we do catering for all occasions, pour local drinks, and more. Located inside Thomas Bakery near Sunny Isle. Open MonFri, 6:30am-10:30am for breakfast, and 11am-4pm for lunch. Menu on FB, Chef Ozzie Catering.

El Flamboyant. Breaded Shrimp & Breadfruit Testones.

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Chef Ozzie’s Kitchen – 340-422-6382 Looking for something affordable and quick? Look no further! Chef Ozzie Kitchen offers casual breakfast sandwiches, featuring local produce from our farmers market on island, and lunch— a Caribbean Continental Cuisine that would make your taste buds sing.

El Flamboyant – 340-779-3285 “People like coming here,” says owner Yvonne Villegas. “I learned to cook from my mother who had a restaurant in Puerto Rico for many years and now its my turn to cook and serve these coveted family recipes!” This colorful, family restaurant offers up a Caribbean, Latin, and Seafood menu that has been pleasing patrons for over 20 years. If you like fresh fish, lobster, conch, and shrimp, or chicken, steaks, and pork chops, you must try the way they do it at here! Happy Hour tradition on Thursday and Friday nights is to stop for a drink then take shish-kabobs home from the drive-up booth! Located between Centerline Road and the Highway on Route #663 and open Monday – Tuesday, 11:30 am – 6 pm,

Leatherback Brewing Co. V. I. Trail Pils Limited Release.

Wednesday – Saturday, 11:30 am – 9 pm, Sunday, 10:30 am – 8 pm.

Leatherback Brewing Company – 340-772-2337 Leatherback Brewing Company proudly produces authentic Virgin Islands craft beer with uniquely Caribbean grown ingredients and influences

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alongside traditional beer styles. We aim to build the community and culture around well-crafted beer and to celebrate and steward our Caribbean life! Leatherback’s flagship location, the St. Croix Brewery and Tasting Room, is located in the Roebuck Industrial Park just up the highway from the airport. Leatherback brews and cans four styles year-round and releases a rotating series of Limited Releases. Many of the styles feature local ingredients. The Tasting Room serves a selection of pizzas, wraps, salads and appetizers and features an indoor and outdoor bar with a familyfriendly atmosphere. Our second location is on St. Thomas and you can also find our beers in cans and on draft in local stores and restaurants. www.leatherbackbrewing.com, FB

Chef Ozzie’s Kitchen. Breakfast & Lunch Boxes To Go!

13th year!

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Restaurant - Bar

Caribbean • Latin • Seafood

Open Mon & Tues, 11:30 - 6pm Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat, 11:30 - 9pm Sun, 10:30 - 8pm Happy Hour! Thurs & Fri, 4:30 pm – 7 pm

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340-779-3285 •Sweet Treats & Hot Eats •Weekly Menu Specials •Take Out •Pop Up Services •Private Catering

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MUTINY Island Vodka - 340-690-9322 The Caribbean’s original Island Vodka handcrafted from breadfruit, MUTINY Island Vodka® is a true island vodka with a luxurious smoothness that reminds you of the trade winds and blue waters of its island home. The only spirit distilled, bottled, and distributed on St Croix, we are proud to be a US Virgin Islands export! Full of Island vibes, Island character, Island flavor, and Island rhythm! The magic of breadfruit not only makes a smooth Island Vodka, but it helps feed people, create jobs, and benefit the environment.

Ask for us at all restaurants on island, visit our iconic mill tasting room on the Christiansted boardwalk, and join us at Sion Farm Distillery for breadfruit eats and drinks. BETTER Cocktails. BETTER Planet.

La Reine Chicken Shack – 340-718-5717 Serving the Community for 20 years! Are you ready to savor one of St. Croix’s best- kept secrets?

Taste La Reine Chicken Shack’s mouth-watering BBQ chickens, slowly-cooked on wood-chip coal over an open pit! Get in line! Other menu favorites include Roast Pork, Ribs, Steak, Local Seafood, daily specials and many other island delicacies. Come mingle with our friendly staff and local patrons in our recently renovated outdoor seating area. Enjoy one of our most popular drinks “Cruzan Confusion” at our full bar.

Located mid-island on Route #75, off Centerline Road, we’re open 7 days a week serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Eat in or Take out! Facebook Sion Farm Distillery - 340-690-9322 Located in the iconic Island Dairies Building in Sion Farm, halfway between downtown Christiansted and the airport, you will find our renovated, air-conditioned, bright blue Sion

La Reine Chicken Shack. Get in line for BBQ Chicken & Johny Cakes!

Farm Distillery. Come enjoy the Caribbean’s first and finest Island Vodka®, MUTINY Island Vodka®, handcrafted from breadfruit. MUTINY Island Vodka® is the only spirit distilled, bottled, and distributed on St Croix. Better Cocktails.

Better Planet. Our family-friendly, Distillery offers complimentary tours, flight tastings, a chef created menu, full service, distillery view bar, merchandise, micro batch releases, and more!

Open 11:30am-7:30pm with Happy Hour from 4-5:55pm, Monday – Friday. Find complete menu on Facebook or our website. Come experience island vibes, island character, island flavor, and island rhythm. www.sionfarmdistillery.com

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Sugar Rush VI - 340-713-7874 These Hot Pink and Yellow Food Trucks on Centerline Road (Rt. 79) at Estate Strawberry Hill can’t be missed! Step right up for a Gourmet Take-out Experience serving delicious intercontinental lunches, mouth-watering desserts, and specialty drinks for two years now. Think Wings, Conch Balls, Egg Roll, Ribs, Chicken, Salmon, Snapper, Shrimp, Salads, Pasta, and Sides and Daily Specials. Try their signature dishes Amaretto Ribs and Hennessy BBQ Glaze Salmon.

Top selling desserts are Caramel Pecan Brownie and Chocolate covered Strawberries. Top selling drinks are Mango or Dirty Lemonade and Candied Slushy Virgin or Adults. Open Wed Sat, 11am - 5pm. Drive-in or call-in for quicker pick up. They also cater for parties and events and specialize in Dessert Tables! FB and IG.

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Food & Drink TELL ME WHERE TO EAT!

Easy Dining Guide Restaurant

Take Local area Out code is (340)

40 Eats and Drinks

X

Beach Side Café

Cuisine

Meals

Credit Cards

Res.

Location

692-0524

American Italian/Brunch

BR, D

AE, D, MC, V

Yes

Christiansted

X

772-1266

American / Local / Seafood / Waterfront

L, D, BR

AE, MC, V

Yes

Frederiksted

Blue Water Terrace

X

692-2583

Restaurant / Market / Deli

D, BR

MC, V

Yes

East End

BREW STX

X

719-6339

Sandwiches / Smoked Wings / BYO Salads

L, D

MC, V, D

No

Christiansted

Café Christine’s / ART GALLERY

X

713-1500

Fresh / Healthy / Café-style

L

None

Yes

Christiansted

Cheeseburgers in America’s Paradise

X

718-1118

Continental

L, D, BR

MC, V

No

East End

Chef Ozzie’s Kitchen

X

422-6382

Sandwiches/Caribbean/Continental

B,L

D, MC, V

No

Mid-Island

Ciboné

X

719-2663

Farm / Sea-to-Table

D, BR

MC, V

Yes

Frederiksted

Coco Loco Bar & Grill

X

713-8899

Spanish-inspired Tapas / Fresh Sangria

D

AE, MC, V

Yes

Christiansted

Duggan’s Reef

X

773-9800

Seafood / Steakhouse

D, BR

MC, V

Yes

East End

Dynamite Tacos

X

713-5550

Authentic Mexican Street Tacos

L, D,

AE, D, MC, V

No

Christiansted

El Flamboyant

X

779-3285

Latin / Seafood / Caribbean

L, D, BR

None

No

Mid Island

La Reine Chicken Shack

X

778-5717

Open Pit BBQ / Seafood

B, L, D

ATM

No

Mid Island

Leatherback Brewing Company

X

772-BEER (2337)

Pizza/Wraps/Salads

L, D

D, MC, V

No

Mid-Island

Maria’s Cantina & Sports Bar

X

713-0222

Authentic Mexican

L, D

AE, MC, V

No

Gallows Bay

Nate’s Boathouse & Seafood Emporium

X

692-6283

Seafood / World Cuisine

B, L, D, BR

D, MC, V

Yes

Christiansted

Nauti Bar & Grille

X

718-0544

Smoked Meats/Chicken/Fresh Seafood

L, D

AE, MC, V, D

No

Christiansted

Rum And Wine Bar Restaurant

X

643-4729

Teppanyaki/Sushi/Craft Cocktails/Courtyard

D

AE, D ,MC, V, Debit

Yes

Christiansted

Seaside Market & Deli

X

719-9393

Gourmet /Salad Bar/ Prime Meats

B, L, D

AE, D, MC, V

No

Gallows Bay

Sea Terrace Restaurant

X

340-249-0700

American / Seafood / Caribbean

L, D, BR

AE, D, MC, V

No

East End

Shupe’s on the Boardwalk

X

773-3400

Burgers / Wings / Ice Cream

L, D

MC, V, D

No

Christiansted

Sion Farm Distillery

X

690-9322

Craft Cocktails and Eats

L, D

AE, D, MC, V

No

Mid-Island

Six Nine Restaurant & Bar

X

772-6969

Steaks/Seafood/Pasta/Wine

L, D, BR

AE, D, MC, V

Yes

Frederiksted

Sugar Rush VI

X

713-7874

Sweet Treats/Hot Eats

L

MC, V

No

Mid-Island

Tap Deck Bar & Billiards

X

773-5227

Small Bites / Cocktails / Draft Beer

D

AE, D, MC, V

No

Frederiksted

The Courtyard Juices & Fitness Center

X

773-7728

Juices / Smoothies / Healthy Food

B, L

D, MC, V

No

Christiansted

The Landing Beach Bar @ Cane Bay

X

718-0369

Grill / Seafood / Caribbean / Waterfront

B, L, D

MC, V, D

No

Northshore

The Market STX

X

719-1870

Full-Service Supermarket / Catering

B, L, D

AE, MC, V

No

Mid-Island

The Mill Boardwalk Bar Brick Oven Pizza

X

643-6455

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L, D

AE, D, MC, V, Debit

No

The Palms at Pelican Cove

X

718-8920

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MC, V, D

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TOAST Diner

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692-0313

Fun & Eclectic Breakfast & Lunch

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AE, MC, V, D

No

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LOCAL FARM STANDS CALL AHEAD OR CHECK ONLINE FOR CHANGES IN SCHEDULES. ARTfarm, LLC – 340-514-4873 Popups & Preorders; get on email notice at www.artfarmllc.com or check FB. Crescent Farm, VI - 340-277-0707 Sat-Sun, 11am – 3pm or by appointment.

Solar-powered, organic farm. Seasonal fruits & vegetables. Facebook La Reine Farmers Market – 340-778-0998 Sat, 6:30 am – 11 am New Location. VI Dept of Agriculture Ag Station, East Building, on Rt. 669. Vegetables, fruits, plants, and trees.

The Market STX – 340-719-1870 The biggest, full-service supermarket on St. Croix features organic fresh local produce, imported cheeses, organic eggs, and juices. They have the finest cuts of meat prepared by their Master Butcher—USDA meats, Certified Angus meats, poultry and seafood. Pair all your favorites with wines from the largest liquor selection on island.

Catering is available from the full-service Deli and Bakery. Try the delicious Stone House Subs, pastries and desserts. Artisan breads, platters, and hot foods served daily. Now order online with curbside pickup at www.themarketvi.com.

Simply Fresh!

Ridge2Reef – 340-473-1557 Fresh, wholesome, USDA certified organic fruits, veggies, meats. Two markets: Inside Lawaetz Museum, Wed & Sat, 11am-3pm; Leatherback Brewing, Sat, 12-3pm. Facebook.

Mutiny Island Vodka. Distilled from Breadfruit; made on St. Croix!

Sejah Farm VI – 340-277-6046 or 277-9392 Mon – Fri, 10 am – 5 pm, Sat, 7 am – 5 pm Dale and Yvette Browne offer livestock, eggs, & organically grown vegetables. www.sejahfarm.com. Accepts credit cards.

Southgate Corner Farmer’s Market – 404-310-8278 Sat, 9am – Noon Fresh & preserved fruit, local honey, unrefrigerated eggs, goat cheese, plants, handmade soaps. FB Tropics Hydroponics Farm, LLC – 340-227-5546 Mon, Wed, Fri, 9am-4pm, Sat 9am-Noon.

Brian McCulough specializes in Bibb lettuce, vine-ripened tomatoes, & other vegetables.

Farm locations, Pg 54-55.

Better Cocktails, Better Planet.™

Serving the Community for 20 years!

Mouth-W g Mouth-Waterin atering

Open-Pit BBQ Chicken Roast Pork Ribs • Steak Local Seafood

Catering for All Occasions!

Newly Renovated with Full Bar

Try our “Cruzan Confusion!”

Open 7 Days a Week!

Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner Rt. 75 off Centerline Road

Crescent Farms, VI. Local bananas.

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Made from 100% Non-GMO Breadfruit in the Virgin Islands.

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Cover Stories

THE BEAUTY OF MARINE LIFE & IN CELEBRATION OF FAMILY

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JULY 22

Sam Halvorson

Liz Llanos

grew up in the beautiful mountains of western Montana. My love of art started when I was around 10 years old and it became my favorite subject in school.

Math and science, though interesting, couldn't hold my attention nearly as strongly as art. This desire for art grew stronger through grade school, junior high, high school, the Air Force and then college.

I started scuba diving in the lakes and rivers around western Montana at the then ripe old age of 35. After a couple years of recreational diving I decided to become a dive instructor and headed to southern California. Four different jobs and three years later I moved to St. Croix. Working as a divemaster/instructor I studied the marine life. I was asked daily what this fish or that fish was. What kind of turtle was that.

Is that an Eagle Ray or a Manta Ray. So I studied the fish ID books daily. I’m still learning.

Things were going along nicely for me here on St. Croix even though I hadn’t picked up a paint brush for a couple years.

Then Covid hit! Lots of time on my hands! What to do? I brushed the dust off of my art supplies and began painting with a vengeance. In the last two years I have finished over a hundred paintings and have rediscovered my love to create the beauty all around us.

Shark’s Feast.

Turtle Ridge.

I served 4 years in the Air Force then enrolled in the University of Montana. After a year in general studies I gravitated to the art department. My favorite classes were painting (watercolor) and ceramics. I still would love to be able to throw pots on the wheel or get my hands and fingers into a slab of clay and create something functional. However watercolor painting is a great way to create art and is something you can do in your home without a sizable expense or dedicated studio.

be INSPIRED! Experience the Art & Culture of the Caribbean

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’m a mom to Israel, Caleb, and Ta’Liyah Popo, 7th generation Crucian, and 3rd generation Encarnación. My first camera was a 35 mm Pentax; I learned photography from Ron Cox as a St. Dunstan’s student and have loved capturing images and memories ever since. I used reunion photos taken by Petrus and random family photos to create the collage, which represents eight branches across four generations of Encarnacións.

According to our family’s historical accounts, Evaristo was a skilled farmer and Marcelina, an herbalist. They passed away before I was born, but my grandmother had a metal plate with a picture of her mother, Marcelina. I often wondered if any of us took after her in any way.

My late dad, Felix “Capt.” Llanos, called me his “cultural girl” because of my fixation with connections and our history. After years of planning events, his generation turned the reins over to mine.

Family from six branches across three generations plan annual gatherings and reunion activities.

Our 2017 Reunion was a beautiful tribute to our matriarch, Maria “Aurora” Encarnacion, our ancestral home, Vieques, and the roots my great grandparents planted on St. Croix. The decorator used Pavas, a farmer’s straw hat made from Puerto Rican hat palm, and vibrant madras to decorate. Moko Jumbies and Bomba dancers - a dance in Puerto Rico, influenced by African roots, that symbolizes defiance and rejection of oppression - delighted the crowd with surprise performances.

The 95th reunion promises to be a spectacular week of events, including a softball clinic and tournament, which are open to the public, on Saturday, July 2 at Canegata ballpark! Our legacy was built by the machete and ax, by hard work. We are celebrating the legacy, life, and beauty of connections, and appreciate those who share in our excitement. ¡Somos una familia!

See feature on Page 59.

HENLE FINE ART

HENLE FINE ART

At At FantaSea FantaSea Jewelry Jewelry Studio Studio and and Gallery Gallery

55 55 Company Company Street Street 340-332-1628 340-332-1628 HenleGallery.com HenleGallery.com

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ISLAND LIFE THRU ART! Bead On a Wire - 340-718-BEAD (2323) Learn how to make jewelry with Artisan/ Instructor Vanessa Harvey Hinds. Daily, 2-hour classes are available in Wire Work, Chain Maille, Pearl Knotting, Stringing, Seed Beading, and more. Visit her bright yellow and white Bead Store in the new Richmond Courtyard on Soboetker Lane, between Rt 75 and the seaplane ramp. Find tools, beads, semi-precious gemstones, precious metal wire, stringing supplies, Swarovski crystals, and much more. Let her help you plan your special event, jewelry party or Craft & Sip. Open Wednesday - Saturday, 11am 5pm. Beadonawirestx.com. FB Cane Roots Art Gallery – 340-718-4929 “I began collecting art in 1981 and am still collecting which has manifested itself into the launch of Cane Roots Art Gallery, the blue and white building at 24 Company Street,” says owner Sonia Deane. “Though I am not an artist myself, the process of the gallery renovation became a canvas for me. I believe that there is a renaissance of the artist community here and I am truly excited to be a part of it. Our featured exhibit Expressions of Freedom runs from June 23-September 23 and will feature the gallery’s first major group show of over fifteen artists.

During these summer months the gallery will be engaging its artists on their thoughts on freedom. The gallery will be open Tuesday thru Saturday, 1 – 6pm, Flexible Summer Hours, or by appointment. A wonderful calendar of exhibits is planned for 2022 and we also hope to serve as an assemblage of artists and a convergence of ideas.

I look forward to sharing it with you, bringing art into to your home, and experiencing the transformation.” www.canerootsartgallery.com, FB, IG Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts – 340-772-2622 Our mission is to preserve, promote and exhibit the arts of St. Croix and the Caribbean community, to provide an interactive environment that encourages children, youth and adults to learn positive forms of expression, and to offer creative learning experiences which foster an understanding of the rich cultural and artistic traditions of the Caribbean, and their source. Housed in an 18th-century Danish townhouse. Artist-inResidence program. Come visit and join us! www.cmcarts.org, Facebook.

Christa’s Art Gallery – 340-713-9959 Christa-Ann Davis Molloy was a St. Croix This Week cover artist in February and March of 2017 and since then, opened a gallery in La Grande Princesse and now on Company Street in Christiansted. Born in Trinidad, West Indies, she began an interest in art and design by the age of

Cane Roots Art Gallery. “Girl Playing with Her Hair,” Michael K. Wilson. Part of the summer group exhibit, Expressions of Freedom.

Cane Roots Art Gallery

Tues - Sat, 1 - 6pm Flexible Summer Hours Or by Appointment 24 Company Street Christiansted, St. Croix canerootsartgallery.com canerootsartgallery@gmail.com 340 -718 - 4929 June / July 22 • 37

Local Art 11, encouraged by her Mom, her sister, her sons, and friends. She loves to paint portraits, old buildings, quadrille dancers, mocko jumbies, Caribbean scenes, and events. Lots of these images are incorporated into products at her gallery. Come see her umbrellas, shower curtains, coasters, rugs, cushions, mugs, tee shirts, face masks, and cultural coloring books. Sign up for art classes and Sip and Paint events. Open Mon – Fri, 11am – 5:30pm; Sat, 10:30am – 4pm.. Company Street. www.christaart.com. FB, IG Henle Fine Art – 340-332-1628 Now at the new home of FantaSea Jewelry Studio and Gallery, this historic loft on Company Street in Christiansted continues to showcase the paintings and prints of Maria Henle, the photographs of St. Croix’s premier photographer Fritz Henle and the photography of Tina Henle. HenleGallery.com

Learn How to Make Jewelry!

Vanessa Harvey Hinds - Artisan/Instructor

DAILY CLASSES IN

Stringing • Seed Beading • Pearl Knotting • Wire Work Chain Maille • Viking Knit

FULLY-STOCKED BEAD STORE

Tools • Beads • Gemstones • Crystals Pearls • Wire • Stringing Supplies

HOURS

Wednesday – Saturday • 11 am – 5 pm

(340)718-BEAD (2323)

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Maufe Gallery – 340-332-4556 Maufé Gallery owner/artist Thérèse Trudeau welcomes you to the gallery where she exhibits her own work and that of other local and international artists on St. Croix. Located at Crucian Gold on Strand Street in Christiansted, Maufe Gallery shares space with jewelry designer Nathan Bishop who oversees an on-site workshop for handmade designs. There is often a new exhibit every month and live music and performance art pieces taking place. Open Monday – Saturday, 10 am – 5 pm.

Ted Davis Galeria - 310-860-6001 (toll free!)

After almost a decade in Christiansted, D&D Studio is now online! Visit us at https://ddstu- dio.smugmug.com/Travel/StCroixPhotos to purchase beautiful and collectable photographs by Ted Davis. These stunning images are unique St. Croix artworks, and are great additions to your home or office decor.

You can have a piece of St. Croix delivered right to your door! Call or email for more details. info@ ddstudio.us The Mermaid’s Purse Gallery – 340-643-4607, 340-643-5637 Get transported into a Fun, Creative space, full of surprises, full of one-of-a-kind Creations, large and small. Welcome to the Mermaid’s Purse Gallery!!

Get your Art on…You will escape in the whimsical world of local artist Isabelle Picard. We have Great, Unique gifts for all occasions including a collection of the local hand-made pottery of Sara Lee Hayes.

We are at historic Quin House, Company and King Cross Street, Christiansted. Come visit us, we can’t wait to show you our “creative playground”. FB, IG

Our Danish Connection The Scandinavian country of Denmark was among the European contenders for ownership of Caribbean islands and acquired St. Thomas in 1660, St. John in 1718, and St. Croix, purchased from France in 1733. (See page 48 for historical details.)

Denmark left its mark here in many ways that have contributed to a close relationship between Danes and the U.S. Virgin Islands following the 1917 Transfer, bringing thousands of Danish visitors. Examples of this closeness are: • The handsome, still functioning 18th and 19th century architecture – official, commercial and private, built of Danish brick brought as ship ballast.

Christa’s Art Gallery. “Cultural Girl.”

The Mermaid’s Purse

Gallery

A Unique, Fun, Soulful Gallery showcasing the original works of Isabelle Picard & Sara Lee Hayes 2132 Company St. Quin House, Christiansted

340 643 5637

www.themermaidspursegallery.com

• Ruins of many plantation structures that once produced sugar and rum, particularly former windmills that ground sugar cane.

• The presence of four churches of the Danish Lutheran denomination, with special sections for Danish gravesites in two old cemeteries.

• A Friends of Denmark organization that enjoys exchange-visit festivals with its sister society in Denmark, the Danish West Indian Society.

• Access on the internet to over 5 million documents in the Danish archives relevant to the Danish West Indies, as our islands were called.

If you happen to be a visiting Dane, we bid you Velkommen!

Visit www.ddstudio.smugmug.com/Travel/StCroix or call us at 310.861.6001 for more details!

by Nina York

S

ince early times, seeking a joyful time has been identified with our population. In the time of enslavement, the few holidays allowed to the field workers brought a happy break of music and dancing and socializing with others from other plantations.

These old traditions have been transposed to our happier times of freedom now enjoyed by the descendants of the enslaved.

Appropriately, our annual celebration of Emancipation here, in what was then known as the Danish West Indies, that took place on July 3, 1848, offers delightful cultural, carnival-like performances for large numbers of our community.

We have been restrained by health concerns for a long period from the important release of tension that these events bring. Along with our celebration as Americans of our July 4 holiday, usually with a parade, these two back-to-back celebrations are preceded this year by a Folklife Festival starting June 25, with

• Many African heritage and mixed blood families carrying Danish last names, even the use of historic Danish first names for Crucian children.

• A friendly Crucian population that welcomes and looks out for visiting Danes.

Beautiful St. Croix photographs delivered right to your home!

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illustrated articles from the pages of this magazine, 2009-2019, documenting in English and Danish the legacy of Denmark’s imprint on our culture. Undercover Books and Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts, $20.

Quadrille in the Streets.

Ted Davis

presentations of Quelbe music performed by the legendary Stanley and the Ten Sleepless Knights band, a food fair of local cuisine at its best, and local art and crafts displays. The May Agricultural Fair, that was postponed from its normal February schedule, helped bring a sense of normalcy to our community.

We are fortunate to have a well-run health system that has protected us from serious virus outbreaks, and that in itself is worthy of celebration. While our island culture of adhering to traditions may have a few detractions when it comes to resisting change, it offers a stability and solidarity that sustains us in difficult times.

Nina York, born in Denmark but a St. Croix resident since 1976, has been a contributor for this publication since 2009 and was its Managing Editor from 1990-2003. She offers guidance for visitors from Denmark and the mainland, does translations, and sells her books, historic maps, and print reproductions. ninayork@gmail.com June / July 22 • 39

Watersports

BUCK ISLAND EXCURSIONS & SUNSET SAILS BUCK ISLAND EXCURSIONS & SUNSET SAILS

Big Beard’s Adventure Tours – 340-773-4482 Join us for the adventure of a lifetime! Come with us to Buck Island Reef National Monument and enjoy one of the finest marine gardens in the Caribbean! Choose a relaxing full-day excursion aboard the sailing catamaran Renegade, with famous beach BBQ, or enjoy the beach and snorkeling on a fun half-day trip aboard our power catamaran Adventure.

Experience one of our Sunset Sails; a beautiful time to be out on the water! For the ultimate St. Croix experience, all our boats are available for private charters for weddings or large groups. Gift Certificates available.

Give someone the gift of an experience they will always remember. Located on the Christiansted boardwalk; retail store. Authorized National Park Service Concessioner. www.bigbeards.com, Find us on Facebook and Instagram

Caribbean Sea Adventures – 340-773-2628 Big Beard’s Adventure Tours. Sunlit reef and pristine visibility!

Come explore Buck Island with us! Caribbean Sea Adventures offers a variety of boating packages to fit your every need. With options ranging from full, half day or private charter trips to explore Buck Island’s underwater snorkel trail, to sunset sails along the beautiful coastline, there is an option for every occasion. New to our fleet is a 32’ Boston Whaler, offering a more intimate charter experience. All Buck Island trips include snorkel gear and instruction, guidance on the underwater trail, flotation devices, water and rum punch. Scuba diving trips and wedding ceremonies also available. www.caribbeanseaadventures.com Follow us on Facebook & Instagram.

Llewellyn’s Charter – 340-773-9027 Take a fast and exciting sail with local sailing legend and calypso recording artist Llewellyn Westerman aboard his 37-foot locally-designed and built, six-passenger performance trimaran Charis+. He’s been sailing to Buck Island National Monument since 1960 and assures a comfortable arrival to the beach or the first designated underwater National Park. Snorkel gear is provided. Departs from the St. Croix Yacht Club at Teague Bay 9 to 1:00 am, 1:30 to 5:30 pm, and 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Personalized sails available.

Call for more information and reservations

Lyric Sails – 340-201-5227

Book Online

www.CaribbeanSeaAdventures.com

Or call 340-773-2628

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Experience the magic of Frederiksted sailing onboard the custom-built 63ft historic racing catamaran, Jolly Mon! On our signature live music sunset sail, be serenaded by local and visiting musicians as you sip on complimentary rum punch, spot turtle tracks at Sandy Point, and watch a beautiful West End sunset.

Watersports

STEAL SOME TIME AND GET IN THE WATER!

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Dive Experience—The Names Says It All!

Dive Experience turns 39 this year! Owner Michelle Pugh, a 46-year resident of St. Croix, learned to dive in LA in 1970. It all started with a high school class in tide pool biology followed by swimming lessons and an open water dive class at North Hollywood YMCA. Michelle dived weekends and holidays and worked part time with Fish & Wildlife in the summers while attending school in San Diego. In the fall of 1977, she had a chance to go to St. Croix to teach diving. She fell in love with St. Croix and its diving and decided to start her own business.

One of her most incredible dives was in 1979 as a photographer in Canada shooting killer whales for the book, A Whale Called Killer, by Erich Hoyt—an experience that would serve her well later on.

In 1993, along with Jacques Cousteau, Michelle was inducted into the Platinum Pro 5000, through SSI, and in March of 2004 into the Women Divers Hall of Fame for being the first woman to dive with killer whales in the wild, the first American woman to teach diving in Moscow, Russia, and for establishing the mooring system on St. Croix. That same year, Michelle was given the SBDC and Congressional Award for

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Sam Halvorson and Michelle Pugh.

Entrepreneurial Success.

Toting a 100-ton Captain’s License, she has been on the St. Croix Fisheries Advisory Committee and on the Caribbean Council for Fisheries Management here since 1989.

Michelle, who’s made over 10,000 dives on St. Croix, loves diving and it shows! “I am the only dive center owner on St Croix that actually dives every day—guiding lots of customers by request,” she says.

Michelle’s diving adventures include the West coast

(Mexico to Canada), the East coast (Virginia to Rhode Island), the Red Sea, Australia, Antarctica, Solomon Islands, lots of Caribbean islands plus Borneo and the Philippines and has dived every continent!

Sam Halvorson, Captain, Instructor, Dive Master, and Videographer, has been on board for 30 years.

He knows all the reefs and secret locations of many fish. His videos are a favorite souvenir! And now you can purchase one of his watercolors in the shop. See feature on Page 36 to find out how Sam came to be such a fantastic artist and made the cover of this magazine’s June issue!

Dive Experience is working locally with the Florida based Reef Environmental Education Foundation to help curb the Lion Fish invasion on St. Croix offering a supervised afternoon dive to hunt them.

“With Dive Experience reaching 39 years and me with over 44years of only being in the dive business, I’d like to think we’re simply the best at what we do.”

Truly, the name says it all!

Dive Experience 340-773-3307 www.divexp.com

Sail to Buck Island Reef National Monument on Departing Teague Bay

Teroro II & Dragonfly

with Captain Carl or Captain Heinz

SAIL • SNORKEL • HIKE

Sail aboard Teroro II (42’) or Dragonfly (38’) Trimarans and experience a personalized tour of Buck Island Reef National Monument.

The National Underwater Trail is a snorkel sight second to none!

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Llewellyn’s Charter 340-773-9027

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TAKE THE PLUNGE—MAKE SOME MEMORIES! BUCK ISLAND EXCURSIONS & SUNSET SAILS cont.....

Want to explore the West End by day and stay away from the crowds? Book a private day sail! Sail, snorkel, swim and relax in the always calm waters of the West while being taken care of by our professional crew!

Private evening sails are also available by request.

Sunset Sails sail Wed-Sun, private day sails are available daily. See our music schedule and book online at lyricsails.com or follow us on Facebook @lyricsails.

Teroro II and Dragonfly – 340-718-3161

340-773-DIVE (3483)

Sweet Bottom Dive Center. Seahorse at the Frederiksted Pier.

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Buck Island Charters, with Captain Heinz and his son Carl, is one of the oldest charter boat companies sailing to Buck Island Reef National Monument.

Teroro II, a 42’ trimaran, is the first commercially built boat by Gold Coast Yachts at Salt River and chartered by Captain Heinz. Carl followed his father’s passion, after sailing and competing in his youth and after helping to captain Teroro II to Buck Island for 16 years, and now has is own boat Dragonfly, a 38’ trimaran. He and his father love to share their local knowledge with the guests aboard and give them a very personalized snorkeling tour of Buck Island Reef.

Sea Turtle.

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SCUBA DIVING ST. CROIX, USVI Dive a wreck, wall, pier and reef all in one day!

Diving here is easy & accessible with an array of experiences. All dive boats are inspected by the U.S. Coast Guard and captains are USCG certified. Sea life is abundant and changes with the time of day and time of year. More than 500 species of fish, 40 types of coral and hundreds of invertebrates inhabit the water.

Buck Island Reef National Monument – is 6,000 feet long, a ½-mile wide and includes the 176-acre island and 18,839 acres of submerged land and coral reef system.

Frederiksted Pier – Macro life abounds; depths reach 50’ at the end of the pier; pilings are at 25’.

Butler Bay Wrecks – 5 wrecks together on St. Croix’s Northwest tip; the deepest is at 110’ and the shallowest is at 20’.

Salt River Canyon – This Northshore site has two walls facing each other across a quarter mile of blue water.

Cane Bay Wall – Rated one of the top dives in all the Caribbean. Not to miss!

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We are recommended by Fromer’s Tour Guide and sail from Green Cay Marina.

DIVING Dive Experience – 340-773-3307 Get to know St. Croix’s underwater wildlife— Turtles, Eels, Sting Rays, Eagle Rays, Manta Rays, Dolphins, and even Humpback Whales with St. Croix’s Original PADI 5-Star IDC Center!

Michelle Pugh, a member of the Women Divers Hall of Fame, opened Dive Experience in 1983 and has the most experienced dive staff on the island. Diver safety, combined with fun and preservation of the marine environment are our primary concerns. Daily boat dives, Lionfish hunting dives—take your fillets home with you (yum!), and “No Moon” String-of-Pearl night dives! We offer diver training from the Discover Scuba program to dive instructor and complete dive and snorkel rental gear plus air and nitrox fills. New, expanded location on the Chritiansted boardwalk at Kings Alley. We love to dive and it shows! www.divexp.com

Nep2une Scuba Diving – 340-227-1915 We specialize in small groups and personal service diving and we’re located directly across from the Frederiksted Pier and offer 6-diver max boat dives daily with over 30 different dive sites to choose from on the calm waters of St. Croix’s West End. And we offer guided day and night dives at the famous Frederiksted Pier, as well as morning guided shore dives at the Cane Bay Wall.

Here at Nep2une, we want you to have the best diving experience possible! Whether you have been diving for years or this is your first dive, your safety and enjoyment are our #1 priority! Be sure to stop by and check out our retail store for all your snorkeling, diving beach wear and souvenir needs.

DIVE EXPERIENCE — Diving St. Croix for 39 Years Michelle Pugh, a 41-year resident of St Croix, learned to dive in Los Angeles while high school and hasn’t stopped since!

In 1992, along with Jacques Cousteau, she was inducted into the platinum Pro 5000 through SSI. In 2004, she was inducted into the Women Divers Hall of Frame for being the first woman to dive with killer whales in the wilds of Canada, the first American woman to teach diving in Moscow, Russia and for establishing the mooring system on St Croix to protect the coral reefs.

Michelle was also given the SBDC and Congressional Award for Entrepreneurial Success for Dive Experience.

Sam Halvorson, Captain, Instructor, Dive Master, and Videographer, has been on board for 29 years. He knows the reefs like the back of his hand. His videos are a favorite souvenir!

Michelle, who’s made over 10,000 dives on St. Croix, is the only dive center owner that actually dives most everyday—guiding lots of customers by request. While developing

the dive mooring sites, she has explored most St Croix reefs and walls. Michelle has also traveled the world just to dive—like the East coast of the US from Florida to Rhode Island, the West coast from Canada to Mexico, The Red Sea, Australia, Solomon Islands, Borneo, PhilipSusan Wall pines, the Antarctic, and most of the Caribbean Islands. And, I recently returned from the Galapagos Islands!

Dive Experience is St Croix’s first dive operator and the first PADI 5-star IDC center.

They teach diving from novice to professional instructors. Located at Kings Alley on the boardwalk, their USCG-licensed dive boat is steps away on the dock. The full-service center features basic snorkel equipment to recreational and professional dive gear from Aqualung (US Divers) plus hats, towels, tees, Trudi Gilliam fish art and the largest Reef sandal selection on island. “With years in the business and my experience over time, I’d can say that Dive Experience is simply the best!”

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Sweet Bottom Dive Center – 340-773-DIVE (3483) Find us in 2 breathtaking locations. At Cane Bay Beach, in our NEW 2,200 square foot facility and at the Carambola Beach Resort at Davis Bay. We offer daily shore diving to the famous ‘Wall’ only a short distance off each of the beaches.

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Watersports WHAT ELSE CAN I DO?

JET SKI & SEA SCOOTERS

Mermaid Adventures SeaScooter Snorkel Tours - 310-742-5015

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date you. Air, Nitrox or Trimix tank fills available along with top-notch scuba and snorkeling equipment to rent. Discover why diving with Sweet Bottom Dive Center is a sweet experience! www.

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Get ready to be propelled through the beautiful Caribbean waters on a SeaScooter snorkel tour tailored just for you. As it pulls you through the water, you conserve your swimming energy and get the most coverage of our enchanting blue waters during your snorkeling time. We are a mobile company that goes out to all the hottest snorkel locations like the Frederiksted Pier, Sandcastle, Cane Bay, and Green Cay across from Tamarind Reef. We provide high-end snorkel equipment and train you on its use before your tour time starts. We also photograph and video your entire tour. By touring with us, you are helping to keep the reef healthy for future tours and generations to come. Part of all proceeds benefit reef charities on St. Croix. Open every day, 9am 6pm. www.mermaidadventures.net, FB, IG

West End Water Sports – 340-277-8295 Located in Frederiksted at the popular Rainbow

Beach next to Rhythms Restaurant and Bar, we offer lounge chairs, umbrellas, Jet Ski rentals or tours by appointment, and now Yamaha Sea Scooters—the perfect way to explore the world underwater! The West End has some of the calmest and clearest waters on the island. Our beautiful swimming and snorkeling area is in front of the beach and, beyond that, the Jet Ski free ride zone is large and uncrowded for safe and fun riding. More action can be found on a Jet Ski tour to Sandy Point and Hams Bluff Lighthouse. Call or book online on our website. Spend a relaxing day on Rainbow Beach and enjoy good island food and drinks from Rhythms at the same time! www.wewatersports.com, FB

KAYAK TOURS

Island Kayak Sailing Adventures - 340-626-3921 If you want an unforgettable experience on the pristine waters of the U.S. Virgin Islands, then book an adventure with Island Kayak Sailing Adventures (IKSA). Come explore our enchanted

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Watersports

LIVE THE BIO BAY EXPERIENCE! estuaries, remote beaches, and lagoons. We offer customizable self-guided or guided excursions, using our Hobie Trimarans. Glide across the water on our Stepper SUP (stand-up paddleboard) or the Beast SUP board (holds up to 6 people). Hear our history in an enchanting manner with our land excursion or play with our large beach games with family and friends. So, if you are feeling stressed, anxious, or bored, then it’s time to say ‘yes’ to fun, sun, and adventure! No matter what experience you choose, IKSA has an adventure waiting for you. Open 7-days-a-week, 9am – 5pm. www.kayaksailingadventures.com, FB—IKSA.

Sea Thru Kayaks VI – 340-244-8696 Your paddle sport Go-To on St. Croix! Located inside of Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve, providing a waterfront experience into the heart of nature and history.

Experience the incredible natural phenomenon of our bioluminescent bay in our completely transparent kayaks. Your entire boat will

become immersed in millions of light-emitting micro-organisms with limitless visibility of the glowing wonders around you, creating a bucket list experience unlike any other. Soak up some Vitamin D and enjoy one of our daytime tours in the Caribbean sun, creating a fun and family-friendly experience in one of our glassbottom kayak eco or beach tours. For the more adventurous, view our rentals, from glass bottom and ocean kayaks, to soft top and transparent SUPs. www.seathrukayaksvi.com, FB

Virgin Kayak Tours – 340-514-0062 Voted ‘Best Kayak Tour’ on St. Croix for the past eight years by the readers of the VI Daily News! Family owned and operated for 20 years, Virgin Kayak Tours offers nighttime Bioluminescent Tours, Salt River Historical Park & Ecological Preserve tours, and Custom Tours—half day, full day, or week long. They use the award-winning Hobie Mirage Pedal Kayaks, so your tour is effortless, even in

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windy conditions, and focus on St. Croix ecology, Pre-Columbian history, and the cultural landscape. “You’ll definitely see our passion shine through on every St. Croix kayak tour!”

Located off Route #80 at Salt River Marina. www.virginkayaktours.com, FB, IG

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Beaches Public

MAKE A BIG SPLASH! All beaches in the USVI are open to the public although access through private property and hotels may have restrictions.

Buck Island Reef National Monument The National Park Service has operated Buck Island Reef as a National Park since 1961.

Underwater trail, two beaches, two picnic areas, snorkeling, shade, hiking trail, limited facilities. Seven miles East of Christiansted; use authorized National Park Service concessionaires. www.nps.gov/BUIS

Buck Island. Ted Davis

Cane Bay Beach

On St. Croix’s Northshore, this is a long, sandy beach with shade and great snorkeling; relatively shallow and nice for swimming. Diving’s famous “Wall” is located here. Sweet Bottom Dive Center and The Landing Beach Bar to serve you!

Columbus Landing

Christopher Columbus landed here in 1493 at the site of Salt River Bay. Take the road to the left of Salt River Marina. Minimal facilities.

Managed by the Territorial State Historic Preservation Office (DPNR), and is within the boundaries of the National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve. www.nps.gov/SARI

Cane Bay Beach.

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Cramer Park

Before Pt. Udall, on the East End, is a beautiful long, deep beach with bathrooms, changing rooms, and picnic tables.

Dorsch Beach

On the right, just before Sandcastle on the Beach Hotel and Beach Side Café, is a wonderfully convenient beach with parking and some shade.

Frederiksted Beach.

Ted Davis

Frederiksted Beach

Right next to Ft. Frederik, it is a favorite of cruise ship passengers. Convenient parking and changing facilities.

Rainbow Beach

North of Frederiksted, this is a lively beach with bar and restaurant. West End Watersports offers Jet Ski, Sea Scooter, Kayak, and Paddle Board rentals. Live music on Sunday afternoons. A local favorite!

Reef Beach

Right next to Duggan’s Reef Restaurant on the East End is a nice slip-of-a-beach. With a very gradual decline, the beach is perfect for windsurfing or for swimming with small children.

The Reef Golf Course is across the street.

Sandy Point.

Susan Wall

Sandy Point

Located on St. Croix’s West End, this spectacular beach is part of Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge and is one the longest in the Caribbean!

Leatherback Turtle nesting is underway now and the beach is closed to the public until the first week in September. Follow on Facebook.

Shoy Beach

Deep and lush, this beach is located inside the entrance to The Buccaneer Hotel; the guard gate attendant to the right will let you through. Park at the end of the road. No facilities; some shade trees. A local favorite.

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Shoys Beach.

Al Dorsa

Golf & Tennis

Red Cross at Work in our Island Community

by Tina Beazer, Executive Director, American Red Cross of the Virgin Islands

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he Red Cross of the Virgin Islands traces its history back to 1904, when the islands were under the rule of Denmark. Yet, with more than a century of service, we are often asked, “What does the Red Cross do here?” Simply stated, we provide programs and services that help our island community prepare for, respond to and recover from disaster big and small.

Preparedness is key for surviving both expected and unexpected hazards. We offer a variety of free programs to educate individuals, families and our community about hazard preparedness. Presentations are ageappropriate for kindergarteners through senior citizens, and can be delivered in-person or virtually.

Another valuable service we provide is home fire intervention. Our Disaster Action Team volunteers work alongside the Virgin Islands Fire Department, providing comfort and assistance to families after home fires.

Additionally, to help prevent these tragedies, we hold annual Sound the Alarm events to educate homeowners about fire safety and install new alarms in homes that need them, at no cost.

As many Virgin Islanders know, Red Cross also works with the Department of Human Services to provide volunteer support and resources for emergency shelters during major disasters. While the territory has been spared a direct hit in recent years, history shows us we need to maintain a constant state of readiness for these potential threats. Do not wait until a hurricane is predicted to prepare. Stop by one of our offices and pick up a brochure or magnet for your home, office or gathering place.

Red Cross offices are located in Christiansted, St. Croix and Frenchtown, St. Thomas (serving St. Thomas, St. John and Water Island). Consider joining our humanitarian mission as a volunteer.

PLAY TIME!

GOLF

Tee-off at one of St. Croix’s exceptional golf courses!

Carambola Golf Club & Country Club – 340-778-5638

Open 7 days a week, 7:30 am – 4 pm.

Commissioned by Laurence Rockefeller, as the centerpiece of a luxury Caribbean resort complex, and designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr., a beautiful, challenging par-72, 18-hole course that stretches over 7,000 yards with water hazards coming into play on 7 holes. Carambola opened in 1966 to rave reviews and was considered by the master designer himself to be one of his finest courses. A great golfing treasure, it is the finest course in the Virgin Islands. This course is a Caribbean gem and a “must play” for any true lover of the game. Pro Shop. Clubs and cart rentals. Call for rates, specials, and tee times. 72 Estate River. www.golfcarambola.com

The Buccaneer Hotel – 340-712-2144

Open 7 days a week beginning at 7:30am.

An East End, 18-hole course that takes the player over rolling hills to the water’s edge with incredible views! Call for rates and tee times. Pro Shop. www.thebuccaneer.com

Carambola Golf Club & Country Club. A 4-star rating from GOLF magazine.

Kelly Greer

The Reef Golf Course – 340-773-8844

Open Mon – Sat, 7am – 5pm, Sun, 7am – 3pm A 9-hole course, Par 35, with a driving range.

Carts and rental clubs, golf lessons, Golf Shop.

Also on site, an 18-hole Disc Golf course. Rental discs available. Pickle Ball, Tennis. Membership Rates, Greens Fees, Events, and Twilight pricing at www.reefcondosusvi.com, FB

American Red Cross of the Virgin Islands 340-778-5104 www.redcross.org/USVI Facebook @RedCrossUSVI

The Buccaneer Hotel courts.

Steve Simonsen

TENNIS

Open to the public. Stay tournament-ready!

The Buccaneer Hotel – 340-712-2143

Lewis Gordon

Open Mon – Fri, 8 - 11am and 3 - 6pm; Sat, 8 11am. Pro Shop open 7:30am – 5pm.

Eight East End courts; lighted courts by appointment. Pro Shop and Game Match Service. Tennis Pro available for lessons. Call to reserve court time. www.thebuccaneer.com

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Destination St. Croix HELPFUL INFORMATION

7 FLAG HISTORY HISTORY is what this island has an abundance of, going back several thousand years. Back then, the Amerindian population that had migrated here from South America called it Ay Ay. A tribe known as Caribs lent their name to the region and was encountered at Salt River in 1493 by the first Europeans, the 17-ship fleet of Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the new world. He claimed the island for Spain and called it Santa Cruz, the Spanish version of its present name.

Over the following centuries, many European nations started exploiting the Caribbean archipelago, with the British, Dutch, and French joining Spain in taking possession of the rich resources found in some of the islands, battling pirates that posed a dramatic challenge to the treasures derived from mineral resources.

But agriculture, in the form of sugar cane cultivation, turned out to be a winning formula, as sugar, and its by-product rum, were incredibly valuable crops.

Under changing ownership by the Dutch, British and French, including a brief ownership by the Knights of Malta, this island did not prosper, and it was sparsely colonized. The French, that owned it from the mid-1600’s and gave it its present name, actually abandoned it around 1700 having failed at developing a viable plantation economy.

For over 30 years St. Croix returned to its natural state, when a business enterprise of the little Scandinavian nation of Denmark, that since 1666 had taken possession of St. Thomas and later St. John to the north of St. Croix, in 1733 made the

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decision to expand and purchase this island from the French.

Known as the Danish West India and Guinea Company, it excelled in sugar cultivation and export made possible by slave trade from West Africa, a necessity for developing a large-scale operation of sugar cane harvests, for which this island was ideally suited thanks to its terrain and rainfall.

In no time, the island was transformed, with forests giving way to planted sugar cane fields by thousands of enslaved persons who, after being brought here under horrific conditions, toiled in the fields under the hot sun.

The island’s cane fields and accompanying estate structures were owned by an assortment of nationalities, with the English, Scots and Irish dominating, but the military and administration was run by Danes, after the island ownership was conferred to the Danish king in 1771.

Soon, a lot of money was made here, but at a high cost of human life.

The island posed health risks from tropical diseases and poor hygienic standards and opposition to the cruel treatment of the enslaved eventually brought about emancipation in 1848, several years after the British-owned islands had initiated it. But the fact that cane sugar was not so valuable since beet sugar now competed with it made conditions worse, and a revolt in 1878 led to further decline.

So the islands of the Danish West Indies, as the three were called, were a sad sight and, in the early 20th century when WW1 was underway, the United States took interest in us for our strategic location, particularly as the Panama Canal had just been completed, and Germany was threatening to take possession of us. At a price of $25 million in gold, the transfer of the islands, to be known as the United States Virgin Islands, took place on March 31, 1917. And, the rest is History, of a different kind.

DRIVE LEFT Whether renting a car or crossing the street, it is vital to remember that traffic in the USVI flows from the left side of the road. St. Croix has two towns—Christiansted at the center on the North Shore and Frederiksted at the West End. The Caribbean Sea, which surrounds the island, is always there to guide you along the roads that wind around the coast.

Car rental agencies have a variety of vehicles available from sporty jeeps to roomy air-conditioned sedans, vans, and SUVs. The average price usually includes unlimited mileage but you fill the tank upon return! Both US and other driver’s licenses are recognized. The driver and front seat passenger are required by law to use seat belts and cell phone talking or texting is not allowed.

Parking in Christiansted is limited. There is daytime parking in the National Park Service lot near Ft. Christiansvaern, until 4:30 pm, and a public lot with fees on Strand and King Cross Street. Running from mid-island west to within 1 mile of Frederiksted is the 4-lane, divided Melvin H. Evans Highway. The speed limit is 55. In other areas, the 35 mph limit applies; in town, 20 mph unless otherwise posted.

WORSHIP St. Croix’s history is mirrored in its old church structures. The Moravian brethren, arriving here in the 1730s from Saxony in today’s Germany, founded their mission to bring Christianity to the enslaved part of the population.

The historic Anglican (Episcopalian) churches built in Gothic style include St. John’s in Christiansted and, in Frederiksted, St. Paul’s church. The large number of Irish settlers, along with Englishmen and Hispanics, have contributed to the presence of the Catholic church; Holy Cross in Christiansted is the oldest in the Virgin Islands.

The Danish rule of the island from 1733 to 1917 brought the Lutheran church, which still plays a large role here.

Lord God of Sabaoth in Christiansted occupies the former Dutch Reformed Church; Holy Trinity in Frederiksted was built shortly after the town was founded. The Dutch Reformed church (Presbyterian) now has a new mid-island home.

There are 150 churches on St. Croix, from SeventhDay Adventist to Methodist, Baptist, Church of God, and many more. Church attendance and activities are important to a large part of our population; visitors are always welcome at services, often a high point in their island experience. Many other faiths offer places of worship—a Jewish synagogue, a Hindu temple, and a Muslim mosque, to name a few. A church listing can be found in the yellow pages of our local phone book beginning on Page 48.

Destination St. Croix GOOD TO KNOW!

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LOCATION/SIZE. St. Croix coordinates are 17.7246° N, 64.8348° W. We are part of the US Virgin Islands, located 90 miles East of Puerto Rico, and part of the Antilles chain from the Bahamas down to Trinidad. St. Croix is surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, is 82.8 square miles, 28 miles long x 7 miles wide.

VIRGIN ISLANDERS. Virgin Islanders are a reserved but friendly people. “Good Morning,” “Good Afternoon,” and “Good Night” are welcome Crucian greetings. Everyone speaks English or a lilting version of it.

POSTAL RATES. As part of the US postal system, 1st class mail is .50 cents for the first ounce, postcards are .35 cents, international rates are $1.20 for cards and letters. See Maps for post office locations, Pg 54-58.

TIME. We are on Atlantic Standard Time (AST), one hour earlier than EST but the same as EST during Daylight Savings.

MARINE LIFE. All native plants, animals, fish (unless harvested for food), coral and shells are protected under the Indigenous Species Act. You will not be permitted to leave the territory with any plants or marine life in your possession.

CURRENCY & BANKING. We use the US dollar and credit cards are accepted everywhere. First Bank (all branches) open Mon-Th, 8:30am-4pm, Fri, 8:30am-5pm. Sunny Isle & Frederiksted branches, Sat, 9am-1pm. Banco Popular de Puerto Rico (BPPR) Orange Grove open Mon-Fri, 8am-4pm, Sunny Isle, Mon-Fri, 8am-4pm, Sat, 9am-1pm. Bank of St. Croix, Gallows Bay and Peter’s Rest open Mon-Th, 9am-3pm, Fri, 9am3:30pm. Oriental Bank, Sunny Isle, open MonWed, 8:30am-4:30pm, Th & Fri, 8:15am-5:30pm, Sat, 9am-1pm. See maps for locations, Pg 54-58.

VISITORS BUREAU. Dept. of Tourism office is upstairs in the Frederiksted Mall, Strand St, Frederiksted. Open Mon-Fri and cruise ship days, 340-772-0357. A smaller office is in the Kings Alley Hotel lobby in Christiansted, open Mon-Sat, 10-5pm.

WEDDINGS. For a romantic island getaway, tie the knot here and simplify your destination wedding! Request more info at www.visitusvi. com. Fill out and submit your Wedding Request for Proposal online.

GETTING HERE. Airlines flying to St. Croix are American Airlines, Cape Air, Delta Airlines, Sea Flight, Silver/Seaborne, and Spirit Airlines.

Check www.viport.com for current schedules.

No passports needed for US citizens!

CLIMATE. Year-round temps are in the 80s during the day, 70s at night, with summer somewhat warmer. Easterly trade winds keep the humidity down. Most showers are over in minutes. Residents collect rainwater from their roof into household cisterns; saltwater distillation plants help the supply. With water scarce, it is used sparingly.

HOLIDAYS. We celebrate Federal and Local holidays; the government closes for both, banks close for most, shops close on major holidays.

Sugarmill.

Ted Davis

EMERGENCY NUMBERS. Police, Fire, Ambulance from landline— 911 Police, Fire, Ambulance from cell phone—340-772-9111 St. Croix Hospital— 340-778-6311 COVID-19 Hotline— 340-712-6299 Diver’s Alert Network (DAN)— 919-684-9111 AA Meetings, aavirginislands.org— 340-690-5283 Emergency Alerts, Hurricane Tracking Maps & Preparation Info, vitema.vi.gov 340-773-2244

TAXES. No sales tax but a 12.5% government tax is applied to hotel rooms.

COMMUNICATIONS. We have several radio stations and three television stations. Cable and Dish TV carry the national news. There are 2 daily newspapers, The St. Croix Avis and VI Daily News (also online), and St. Croix Source for online local news.

St. Patrick’s Church, Frederiksted.

Ted Davis

TELEPHONE/CELL PHONE. Local area code is 340 does not need to be dialed for local numbers on island. We have an AT&T Store at Sunny Isle Shopping Center, 340-778-6400 and Sprint/T Mobile Store in Peter’s Rest, 340-713-0055.

Click on this icon at www.usviupdate.com for Traveler Clearance Instructions.

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Staying Here Air Conditioned Beach Casino Children facilities / daycare Fitness Center Full Kitchen and Patio / Deck Golf Hiking Trails Internet Non-Smoking Pets Allowed Pool Restaurant Spa Tennis Watersports Wetbar / Microwave Whirlpool

Easy Hotel Guide

Phone The local area code is (340)

BE OUR GUEST!

Arawak Bay: The Inn at Salt River

340-772 1684

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Carambola Beach Resort

340-778-3800

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Caravelle Hotel & Casino

340-773-0687

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340-772-0495

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340-332-2504

Divi Carina Bay Beach Resort & Casino

340-773-9700

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340-772-0500

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340-201-7983

Northside Valley

340-772-0558

Sand Castle on the Beach

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Sugar Beach St. Croix

340-718-5345

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340-718-4455

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340-712-2100

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340-718-8920 F F

The Waves at Cane Bay

340-718-1815

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Escape to St. Croix and stay awhile! The largest of the US Virgin Islands, citizens don’t need a passport to visit. Find blue waters, trade winds, lush landscapes, a rich culture, and friendly folks. Come to dive, fish, golf, shop, eat, experience our history, or just relax and soak up the island vibe. Our St. Croix Hotel & Tourism Association members are eager to help create a real and memorable vacation. Go to www.stcroixhotelandtourism.com The Buccaneer offers tennis, watersports, shopping, a spa, beaches, pools, restaurants, and golf all on the same property. www.thebuccaneer.com Carambola Beach Resort is open with limited services and amenities. Spacious suites, pool, beach, fitness center, restaurants. www.marriott.com/renaissance hotel/st croix Divi Carina Bay Beach Resort is an allinclusive resort for adults only (18+) with re-designed rooms, new food and beverage concepts, watersports, mini golf, tennis, fitness center, two pools. www.diviresorts.com Caribbean Breeze Apartments & Vacation Rentals is a gated, historic Frederiksted property, within walking distance to beaches, the pier, shopping, and dining. All new studios or 1 bedrooms with charming 1/2-acre garden, BBQ/kitchen, and pool. www.airbnb.com/rooms/2989620.

Club Comanche, Hotel St. Croix is a small, landmark hotel within the Christiansted National Historic District. Overflowing with West Indian charm, stay in the Main House or on the waterfront in the Bridgehouse.

Large pool and restaurants. www.clubcomanche.com At Hotel on the Cay, step into an atmosphere of casual elegance! On a private cay in Christiansted Harbor, the 53-room resort is ideal for couples, families and adventure seekers and features a restaurant, terraces, pristine beach, pool, and water sports. A short ferry ride to the Wharf. www.hotelonthecay.com Holger Danske Hotel, Christiansted Boardwalk. Boutique size, 42 rooms. Large balconies, restaurant, pool deck overlooks harbor, ferry ride to beach. www.holger-hotel.com

Staying Here GRACIOUSLY LOCAL!

Club Comanche

Susan Wall

Caribbean Breeze Apartments & Vacation Homes

Tuesday - Saturday, 11am - 9 pm Holger Danske Hotel

Susan Wall

Hotel on the Cay

Susan Wall

A Historic Caribbean Retreat on the Christiansted Boardwalk

340-773-0210 1200 King Cross Street Christiansted Boardwalk

holgerdan@aol.com www.holgerhotel.com Nates Boathouse Restaurant

www.clubcomanche.com

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EXPERIENCE THE CHARM OF FREDERIKSTED!

HISTORIC DANISH PARSONAGE • LUSH GATED COURTYARD

“ Step into an atmosphere of casual elegance ” ALL NEW STUDIOS AND 1 BEDROOMS

Caribbean Breeze on the Cay Hotel onHotel the Cay

Apartments & Vacation Homes

Prince Street, Frederiksted • 340-227-9853 Susan Wall https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/2989620

H OTEL ON THE CAY

(855) 654-0301 reservations www.hotelonthecay.com June / July 22 • 51

Getting

DRIVE SAFE

TAXI SERVICES Epidel Taxi & Tours............................340-643-0205 Believe It Taxi Service.........................340-690-3774 St. Croix Taxi Association, Airport:...340-778-1088

Taxi Rates

OLYMPIC—ACE

1 2 or More, FROM AIRPORT TO: Person each pay Buccaneer Hotel...............................$30......($15) Cane Bay............................................$30......($15) Carambola Beach Resort.................$30......($15) Christiansted.....................................$25......($15) Club St. Croix....................................$25......($15) Colony Cove......................................$25......($15) Coakley Bay Condos........................$40......($20) Cotton Valley....................................$50......($25) Divi Carina Bay Resort....................$50......($25) Frederiksted......................................$20......($10) Grapetree Hotel................................$50......($25) Green Cay Marina............................$40......($20) Hospital..............................................$20......($10) La Grande Princesse........................$25......($15) La Vallee............................................$30......($15) Lorraine Village................................$20......($10) Little Fountain..................................$20......($10) Morning Star ....................................$25......($15) Queens Quarter................................$25......($15) Sand Castle on the Beach................$20......($10) Sunny Isle area..................................$20......($10) Tipperary...........................................$40......($20) Williams Delight...............................$20......($10) Work & Rest......................................$20......($10) Yacht Club.........................................$50......($25)

Rent A Car

46 Years on St. Croix!

Experience Olympic’s Friendliness! www.olympicstcroix.com • CARS: Wranglers, 4WD, Soft Top, w/AC, Hyundai Sonata, Nissan Versa, Focus, Toyota Yaris, Minivans, SUV’s •Unlimited Mileage - Low Rates • Most Credit Cards Honored • FREE pickup & return to most locations. We meet all flights at anytime.

340-718-3000 • 1103 Richmond Conveniently located 1 minute away from the seaplane at the entrance to Christiansted.

NATIVE SON FERRY - R/T WEEKEND RATES St. Croix / St. Thomas / St. John Book Online - www.nativesonferry.com

QE IV FERRY SERVICE St. Croix to St. Thomas

$60 One Way

Schedule subject to weather conditions

rent@olympicstcroix.com Call us direct: 888-USVI-CAR (888-878-4227) or fax: (340) 718-9000 No other discounts apply.

Restrictions may apply.

10% DISCOUNT

with this coupon presented at the time of rental on direct reservations only. Valid April 15 - December 1.

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Depart St. Croix 8 am Arrive St. Thomas 10:20 am Depart St. Thomas 3 pm Arrive St. Croix 5:20 pm

BOOK ONLINE! www.qe4ferry.com

(340) 473-1322

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TAXI INFORMATION

■ Christiansted Taxi Stands are on King Street near Government House and in Frederiksted near Ft. Frederik.

CONFIRM THE RATE BEFORE GETTING IN A TAXI AS TAXIS ARE NOT METERED ON ST. CROIX. RATES MUST BE POSTED IN THE TAXI.

■ These taxi rates to and from the Airport and

Towns were obtained from the Taxi Commission and have been approved by the VI Legislature.

Look for only licensed taxis which carry a dome light and the letters TP on their license plate.

Taxi Charges & Special Provisions ■ The charges to areas not listed in this schedule

shall be arrived at by using the nearest place with a rate crossed to the next place ahead with a rate closest to the passenger’s destination.

■ A taxi driver, while on duty, shall not refuse any passenger unless the passenger is intoxicated and disorderly or in the possession of a pet (other than a seeing eye or service dog) that is not properly secured in a kennel. No charge for service dogs. Large kennel charge, $30., small kennel, $20.

■ Round-trip fares – double the 1-way fare plus waiting charge of $1. per minute after 5 min.

■ Radio/Phone call—the fare plus 1/3 of the basic fare.

■ Exclusive Taxi Request— pays the rate charged for 4 passengers.

■ Luggage—A flat rate of $2. Per bag is added for each passenger. The rate for items larger than 30” x 29” will not exceed $4.

■ Hourly Rates—Sedan/Mini Van (1-4 passengers), $40., Van (up to 14), $55., Safari (up to 25), $80. Rates for additional passengers will be negotiated between the taxi operator and passenger(s).

■ Sightseeing Tours—1-4 passengers, $100.00, 5+ passengers, $20. each for 3-hour tour.

■ Questions or Complaints—Call the VI Taxi Cab Commission at 340-773-1561, M-F, 8amnoon, 1-5pm. www.tcc@vi.gov

EPIDEL Taxi Service & Tours

Amador Delerme • 340-643-0205 amadordelerme2015@gmail.com stxepidelvi@gmail.com

LOWEST Rates Cars, Jeeps, SUVs, Vans!

Seasonal Specials!

Low Rates Friendly Service JEEPS CARS SUVs VANS Free Vehicle Delivery to many Hotels!

Car Rental Car Rental Car Rental Car Rental Car Rental

Consistently Voted Best Car Rental

Reservations budgetstcroix.com or Call 340.713.9289 • Toll Free 888.264.8894 • Airport 340.778.9636 • Christiansted by Seaplane 340.713.9289 • Cruise Ship Passengers call for reservations 340.713.9289

Renter must be 25 or older (ages 23-24 an underage driver fee applies), have valid driver's license & major credit card. An independent Budget Systems Licensee.

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13. The Buccaneer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K-1 14. The Palms at Pelican Cove. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-1 15. Waves at Cane Bay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1 Other Interests 1. Captain Morgan Distillery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-4 2. Caribbean Community Theater (CCT). . . . . . . . . . . . . I-2 3. Cruzan Rum Distillery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-4 4. East End Marine Park Visitor Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . L-3 5. Estate Whim Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4 6. Gov. Juan F. Luis Hospital & Medical Center . . . . . . H-2 7. Island Center for the Performing Arts . . . . . . . . . . . H-2 8. Hams Bluff Lighthouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1 9. Men’s Coalition of the VI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-3 10. Point Udall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P-1 11. Randall “Doc” James Racetrack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-4 12. Salt River National Historic Park & Ecological Preserve . G-0 13. St. Croix Seashell Society. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-4 14. St. Croix Yacht Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N-1 15. Sunny Isle Shopping Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-3 16. St. George Village Botanical Garden. . . . . . . . . . . . . D-4 17. University of the Virgin Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-3 18. VI Waste Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-3

No Take Zone – Protects near shore environments including mangroves, sea grass beds, lagoonal patch reefs, and linear reefs.

OPERATING A PERSONAL WATERCRAFT IS PROHIBITED. ALL FISHING AND EXTRACTION IS PROHIBITED. Recreational Zone – Allows snorkeling, diving, boating, and recreational shoreline fishing. Catch-and-release guide fishing, and cast-net bait fishing are allowed with a Marine Park Permit. ALL OTHER TRADITIONAL FISHING IS PROHIBITED (including but not limited to: fish traps; spear fishing; collection of lobster, conch whelk).

Wildlife Preserve Zone – Protects nesting female sea turtles using beaches in East End, Issac, Jack and Boiler Bays to lay eggs.

Shop Duty Free 1. Plaza Extra East. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-3 2. Sweet Lime Furnishings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-3 3. The Hunt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G-1 Sports 1. Buccaneer Golf / Tennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K-1 2. Carambola Golf Club. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-2 3. Carambola Zip Line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-2 4. Llewellyn’s Charter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N-1 5. Mermaid Adventures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4, G-1 6. Sea Thru Kayaks VI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G-1 7. Sweet Bottom Dive Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K-1 8. Teroro II & Dragonfly Day Sail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K-1 9. The Reef Golf Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K-1 10. Virgin Kayak Tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G-0 11. West End Water Sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3 Be Well!

1. Clinical Laboratory, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .H-3 2. Mt Welcome Pharmacy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-2 3. Plessen Healthcare, LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-3 4. St. Croix Nails. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-2

PETER’S REST CONVENIENCE CENTER Drop off Residential Household Waste, Green Waste, Bulk Waste, Scrap Metal, White Goods, and Household Hazardous Waste. Open Mon – Sat, 6am – 7pm, Sun, 6am – 2pm. Holidays, check website. Located on Rt. #62 between Rt. #68 and Rt. #70. Blue #18 on map.

Operated by the Virgin Islands Waste Management Association. www.viwma.org | 340-712-4962.

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Other Interests 1. Alanon Meetings 2. Anglican Church 3. Catholic Church 4. Christian “Shan” Hendricks Farmer’s Market 5. Department of Tourism Visitor’s Bureau 6. Florence Williams Public Library 7. Lutheran Church 8. Moravian Church 9. National Park Service (NPS Headquarters) 10. Public Restrooms

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CHRISTIANSTED WALKING TOUR Let’s start a leisurely walking tour of Christiansted at the site of the Old Scale House 1 on the harborfront, known as the Wharf. This is one of a complex of five buildings comprising the Christiansted National Historic Site, established in 1952, administered by the National Park Service. Major construction of a new bulkhead for the Wharf is limiting access to this building that displays the scale used in former days to weigh barrels of rum and sugar.

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The Steeple Building 4 across Hospital Street, formerly the Lutheran Church, dates from 1753. This site, on the Walking Tour, is currently closed for renovation.

Across Company Street lies the onetime Danish West India & Guinea Company Warehouse 5 , built in 1749 as a storage facility for hundreds of barrels of sugar and rum. In its courtyard, slave auctions were formerly held.

Originally, Government House 6 on King Street, was built as a home for a Danish merchant. That section dates from 1749; another section, the previous town house of a wealthy Danish plantation owner, was joined to it in 1826, together becoming the seat of the Danish West Indies government. The grand staircase and portico were added in 1830, as was the impressive ballroom/reception hall on the second floor by Governor General Peter von Scholten, who had his office and official residence here. Due to COVID-19 restrictions tours of the site have temporarily been suspended.

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The Lord God of Sabaoth Lutheran Church 7 across Queen Cross Street on King Street was originally the Dutch Reformed Church, built in the 1740’s and transferred to the Lutherans in 1831, who brought the furnishings here from the Steeple Building. Later, the steeple was added.

Across on Company Street is the historic Lutheran Parish Hall, and in the courtyard the former Pastor’s residence.

Walking up Queen Cross Street to Company Street takes you to Apothecary Hall 8 on the left corner. Opened in 1828 by Danish pharmacist Peder Eggers Bentzon, the town’s first pharmacy remained here until 1970.

Nearby on Company Street is the Old Market 9 , laid out in the original town plan from 1735 and still being used. The well dates from 1863. On this square you will also find the downtown Post Office.

Staying Here 1. Carvelle Hotel & Casino 2. Club Comanche / Hotel St. Croix 3. Company House Hotel 4. Holger Danske Hotel 5. Hotel on the Cay 6. Kings Alley Hotel 7. King Christian Be Well!

1. Mt Welcome Pharmacy 2. SkyMed Air Ambulance 3. Pampered VI Watersports 1. Big Beard’s Adventure Tours 2. Caribbean Sea Adventures 3. Dive Experience

Christiansted National Historic Site Established in 1952, Christiansted National Historic Site was the first unit of the National Park Saystem in the US Virgin Islands. The park’s historic buidings and grounds commemorate the Danish heritage (1733-1917) of the town of Christiansted, St. Croix, which was named in honor of the reigning King of Denmark and Norway, Christian VI. In the 1700s, Christiansted was part of a mercantile system that linked Europe,West Africa, and the Caribbean in the infamous “Triangular Trade.”

Christiansted was the first town in the Lesser Antilles to be built on the grid system and to have a building code. Its distinctive colonial architecture reflects the town’s status as capital of the Danish West Indies (1755-1871); the great wealth generated by the export of cane sugar, molasses, and rum; and the influence of government building inspectors.

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Your tour of Frederiksted begins at Fort Frederik 1 by the cruise ship pier and waterfront park. Construction on the Fort began in 1752 and was completed in 1760. Featuring a museum with several permanent exhibits, and an art gallery, it is open Monday – Friday, 8:30 am to 4 pm. Admission $5., children under 12 free.

A public beach with showers and bathrooms is next to Fort Frederik.

Governor General Peter von Scholten proclaimed the emancipation of the enslaved population in the Danish West Indies on July 3, 1848, from adjacent Buddhoe Park 2 named for the renowned slave rebellion leader, a bust of whom is displayed there.

The Oscar E. Henry Customs House 3 was built in the 1800s. The Freedom Fountain 4, facing the pier, was installed for the Emancipation’s 150th Anniversary Celebration.

After severe damage during a labor insurrection in 1878, parts of the town were rebuilt in Victorian style. Victoria House 5, on Strand Street, preserves 63Frederiksted architecture of that time. the The Visitor’s Bureau 6 is located upstairs on Strand Street above the Frederiksted Mall and next door to the historic light blue building housing the Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts 7. Free admission to exhibits and gift shop.

Frederiksted is home to several historic churches, including St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 8, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church 9, Friedensberg Moravian Church 10, and St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church 11.

The handsomely restored Arthur Abel Complex 12, formerly The Danish School (1799), is now the office of the Lieutenant Governor in Frederiksted at Hospital and Market Street. At Strand and Queen Cross Streets is the Athalie McFarlane Petersen Public Library 13, built in 1803. Just behind it lies the Dorsch Theater 14, an open-air stage and event site. The Market Place 15, is still in use today, as it was in 1751 at the founding of Frederiksted.

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Tour an early Danish homestead, the Lawaetz Family Museum 1 at Estate Little La 63 Grange on Mahogany Road. Plantation ruins offer visitors a tranquil backdrop for peace and contemplation at the Mt. Washington Labyrinth 2 , 2 miles north of Frederiksted.

Open every day, year-round. The entrance gate is to the left when you reach the property and parking lot. The Whim Museum 3 , on Centerline Road, is the site of a former sugar cane plantation and temporarily closed. The Botanical Garden of the Virgin Islands 4 also on Centerline, showcases on 16 acres of ruins of a former sugar plantation 1500 native & exotic species. Award-winning Ridge2Reef Farm 5 , on Creque Dam Road, is a USDA Certified Organic Farm with produce, tours, and workshops. The Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge 6 is .5 mile beyond the west end of the Melvin H. Evans highway. See St. Croix Map, Pg 54 for location.

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Food & Drink 1. Beach Side Café 2. Cibone 3. Six Nine Restaurant & Bar 4. Tap Deck Other Interests 1. Albert Edwards Fish Market 2. American Legion Hall 3. Dorsch Theater 4. Emile Henderson, Sr. Fire Station 5. Ft. Frederik Beach Bathhouse 6. Frederiksted Community Boating & Sailing Assoc.

7. Frederiksted Health Care 8. Hams Bluff Lighthouse (north of Frederiksted) 9. Legislature of the Virgin Islands 10. Our Town Frederiksted 11. Paul E. Joseph Stadium 12. Police Bike Patrol Unit 7013. Public Restrooms

14. St. Croix Country Club Shop Duty Free 1. Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts Sports 1. Crucian Heritage & Nature Tourism 2. Cruzan Cowgirls 3. Island Kayak Sailing Adventures 4. Lyric Sails 5. Mermaid Adventures 6. Nep2une Scuba Diving 7. West End Water Sports Staying Here 1. Caribbean Breeze Apartments & Vacation Homes 2. Cottages By the Sea 3. Frederiksted Hotel 4. Mt. Victory Camp Eco Lodge 5. Sand Castle on the Beach 6. The Fred Hotel

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married to Ana Gomez, and was a mechanic at Bethlehem Works with VICORP and General Motors.

n May 15, 1927, Evaristo “Don Baro” Encarnación and Marcelina Alejandro Cruz, an herbalist and his wife, sailed from Vieques aboard the ship Resolution and arrived on St. Croix two days later.

“Monche” married Juanita “Jenny” Marrero and worked for Rassmusen Enterprises for 24 years, owned “La Cotorra” Mineral Spring Water Company, and was the Chief Storeroom Keeper at Public Works. He was a skilled woodworker and built a replica of Resolution in just 6-7 weeks.

Accompanying them were their 14 children—Regalado “Galo,” Eulogia “Linda,” Pedro, Severina “Fela,” Andrés “Dede,” Gregorio “Goyo,” Petronila “Ina,” Cándido “Candito,” Evaristo “Birín,” Antonio “Toño,” Ramón “Monche,” Luis “Lulú,” María, an adopted son, Juan Acosta, and Evaristo’s brother, Vidal.

“Lulú,” married Olive Barbel, a watchmaker who worked for Island Transport and Tropical Shipping. Maria married Audelí Adames, and was a businesswoman. Juan Acosta was married to Guillermina Quiñones and worked as a clerk in private industry.

The year before, Mrs. Jorgensen, owner of Castle Nugent Farm, needed a farm manager and asked her neighbor, Manuel “Manolo” Román, to find someone to clear and manage the farm. Manolo, also from Vieques, knew Evaristo was skilled and sent Innocencio “Cencio” Torres to Vieques to offer the job to him. He initially declined because his mother, Mama Antonia, was ill. The following year, after she died, Evaristo and his family set sail for a new beginning, clearing the land and wrangling cows on the farm.

Evaristo and Marcelina Encarnación taught their children to uphold their values, traditions, and culture, and produced generations of hard workers whose contributions to the Virgin Islands are notable. Their rich legacy is also evident in their achievements in sports, arts, music, workplace, and politics.

They improved their standard of living and the economic conditions on St. Croix. Many of the fourteen children were involved in the establishment of various businesses and brought an abundance of skills and their love of music and musicianship. They integrated themselves into the culture and customs of the Virgin Islands.

“Galo” was an established barber and musician who, along with his wife Juaquina, established himself in the town of Frederiksted.

“Linda” was a homemaker and married Felix Llanos, a barber. Pedro married María Serrano, a schoolteacher, and was a barber known for his cockfighting skills and keen knowledge of the rules. “Fela” married Tomás Leguillou and was a seamstress and business partner with her husband. Their store, located by the Christiansted market, remained even after Hurricane Hugo ravaged the island in 1989.

“Dede,” a painter in private industry, worked for Public Works and was married first to María Quiñones, a seamstress, and then Delia Brandt, an administrative assistant. “Goyo” was married to Celestina Carrillo, and worked in private industry as a clerk. “Ina” was a seamstress who

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married Antonio Felix; they were instrumental in establishing an import/export business servicing other merchants on the island.

Cándido “Candito” was married to Sabina Encarnación. He was a heavy equipment operator, painter, construction supervisor and had a trucking business. He was one of the first Puerto Ricans to graduate from St. Mary’s School. Evaristo “Birín” married Inez Adams, a cook, and was a taxi driver, fisherman, truck driver, an employee of Public Works, and Governor Paiwonsky’s chauffer. Antonio “Toño”

This year, to celebrate the 95th Anniversary of their arrival, our family has organized reunion activities from July 2 - 9, including a softball clinic and tournament open to the public on July 2 at the DC Canegata Ballpark.

As Reunion Committee Chair, I estimate that 200-350 people will attend one or more of the events, including a community service day, dinner banquet, and family beach party.

Evaristo and Marcelina’s grandchildren have the historical account of the difficult move to St. Croix, which proved to be rewarding, inscribed on their hearts.

Cristobal “Machin” Encarnación listened to his uncles recount stories of Don Baro, who credited the family’s success to hard work. No fue un golpe de suerte; era hacha y machete, “It was not a stroke of luck; it was an ax and a machete” that gave them a chance at a better life.

The family celebrates reunions every 5 years and gathers annually at the beach. They credit elders, like Cristobal, Linda, Angel, Felix (d), Roberto, Guillermo, Rafael (d), Pete, Luis & Doris (d), and Zoraida & Lauritz (d), with keeping the family together as one family, una familia!

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Mt. Welcome Pharmacy – 340-719-7283 Founded by Pharmacist Steve Eckstein in 2007, on East End Rd, there’s now a 2nd location on Northside Rd at the Princesse Health Center, to better serve the community. Pharmacists, Marsha Smith & Joe Cherkis are Joe Cherkis are also on board to serve you. They specialize in Medication Therapy, Health & Beauty, Personal Care, Diabetic & Long-Term Care Supplies, & Medical Equipment. Prescriptions from other pharmacies can be filled here. Download the Mobile App & refill them online. East End Rd

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SkyMed Travel helps members get wholesale rates on cruises, hotel packages & car rentals worldwide.

Hours: Mon-Fri 9 am.- 4:30 pm at the Gallows Bay office. SkyMed also brokers Emergency Services for non-members and can save them some money.

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anaging Broker Sanni Craft was recently featured in Authority Magazine’s Women Leaders of Real Estate on the 5 Things You Need to Succeed in The Real Estate Industry. Sanni continues to be a leader in the St. Croix market with a record-breaking sale earlier this year of one of St. Croix’s finest investment properties in downtown Christiansted—Hamilton House which closed for $7,740,000. Sanni also closed this month on the stunning La Belle Hortense Villa in Estate Shoys, featured in the Wall Street Journal’s Mansions section, for $3,005,000.

The Sea Glass Properties office welcomes new Office Manager, Ari’yana Francis. Ari is a Native Crucian with a background in Accounting and Marketing. With her strong skill set, she is eager to propel the office’s Social Media Marketing avenues and gain more exposure for the their listings. Sea Glass Properties launched a new website that is specific to St. Croix. Find them on www. seaglassvi.com where you can search the MLS and sign up for new listing alerts by setting up an account.

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“Being a Nashville native with a background in textiles and design has allowed me to work with people from the beginning to the end stages of making their house a home. I love seeing people introduce design elements they gather from the island into their homes!” Cindy Devlin. I’ve been in real estate for 14 years and enjoy being with a company whose goals and standards of service match my own. I look forward to helping you find your next property!” Sanni Craft, Managing Broker. “Helping clients see the potential in properties and getting to help them through a transaction this big is very rewarding. At Sea Glass Properties we strive to provide you with the best service possible!” www.seaglassproperties.com

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ST. CROIX Sky Watch JUNE / JULY 2022

NORTH

Our clear skies are perfect for star gazing!

VIEW THE MAP SO THAT THE NORTH INDICATOR IS FACING NORTH

Constellation names are in upper case. Star and planet names in lower case.

The sun, moon, planets and stars all rise in the east and set in the west.

July Moon Phases

First Quarter................. 7 Jun Full Moon....................14 Jun Third Quarter.............20 Jun New Moon..................28 Jun

First Quarter.........................6 Jul Full Moon......................13 Jul Third Quarter...............20 Jul New Moon....................28 Jul

WEST

June Moon Phases

EAST

By: Tom Lesser, formerly Senior Lecturer at the American Museum-Hayden Planetarium and frequent island visitor.

Sunrise & Sunset June Sunrise..................................................................... 5:43 am June Sunset......................................................................6:57 pm July Sunrise...................................................................... 5:52 am July Sunset.......................................................................6:59 pm

SOUTH

Sunrise and sunset times are based on the 15th of each month.

CONSTELLATIONS: UPPER CASE • Stars: Lower Case

Several bright stars dominate the early nighttime sky this time of year and planets make pre-dawn a great time to sky watch.

Once the sky grows dark, low in the western sky is the bright star Regulus, the heart of Leo, the Lion. It is hard to find a lion in this part of the sky. So, why did people call this part of the sky Leo? Long ago these stars were seen during the summer months when water in the outlying areas dried up and thus the lions would come down to the river. People of course, lived near the river and people and the lions did not get along. So, when you see the Sun move into the area of the sky with the stars of the lion in the sky, look out for the real lions are around.

You probably will be able to see that Regulus is the period at the base of a backwards question mark. The top of the question marks forms the lion’s head. A little farther east a triangle made of fainter stars forms the lion’s hind quarters and tail.

Almost directly overhead is Arcturus, in Boötes, the Herdsman. Boötes is also known as the bear driver, since he seems to be driving the Great Bear, Ursa Major, across the sky. Just to the east of Arcturus and Boötes is a semicircle of faint stars. This is Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown.

Southwest of Arcturus is another bright star, Spica in Virgo. According to one legend, Spica is a grain of wheat and Virgo is the goddess of the harvest.

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In the southeast you will find Antares, the heart of Scorpius, the Scorpion. Stars fainter than Antares, but still fairly bright, form the Scorpion’s body and long curved tail. According to legend, Orion was a mighty hunter. Orion boasted that he could defeat any animal on Earth in battle. Suddenly a scorpion appeared, stung Orion on the foot and Orion died. But, Orion was such a great hunter that he was placed in the sky; as was the scorpion. However, you never see Orion and the Scorpion in the sky at the same time.

Scorpius is one of twelve constellations that form a band that encircles the sky. It is to the zodiac that we must look to see the planets.

You probably know the names of some if not all the constellations of the zodiac. Most are harder to see than the Scorpion. West of the Scorpion are fainter stars that form Libra, the Scales. To the East of the Scorpio’s tail is Sagittarius, a centaur. This creature is half man and half horse. Sagittarius is a friend of Orion and he is firing an arrow at the Scorpion. You will probably have a great deal of trouble trying to see Sagittarius. Some people use the brightest stars of Sagittarius to form a teapot.

Perhaps you can see the handle, the top of the pot and the spout. And, it’s pouring hot tea all over the Scorpion!

On June 21st the solstice occurs at 05:05 a.m. The North Pole of the Earth will be tilted toward the Sun. The Sun will have reached

its most northerly point in the sky and will be directly over the Tropic of Cancer. This is the first day of summer (summer solstice) in the Northern Hemisphere and the first day of winter (winter solstice) in the Southern Hemisphere.

The night of July 28th-29th is the maximum of Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower. This is an average shower that can produce up to 20 meteors per hour at its peak. The best time to look is between midnight and dawn from a good dark location.

Four planets will dominate the eastern sky with Saturn being the first to rise around 10:30 p.m., followed by the bright Jupiter at about 12:30 a.m., then Mars rises at about 1:30 a.m., and finally the very bright Venus at around 4:00 a.m. If you are up before dawn overpowers the night, these four planets will be very easy to spot.

While you are gazing at these planets, look high in the western sky for three bright stars.

Since these three form a large triangle that is visible during the Summer months, up North, they are called the Summer Triangle. Each bright star marks a different, star group or constellation. Brightest and lowest in the northwest is Vega, in Lyra the Harp. To the Southwest is Altair, in Aquila, the Eagle. Deneb is to the East of Vega and marks the tail of Cygnus, the Swan.

Perhaps you can see a Swan here. Faint stars form the Swans body and long neck and others the bird’s wings.

Expressions of Freedom J U NE 2 3 -S E PT E M B E R 2 3 Cane Roots Art Gallery Opening Reception, June 23, 4 - 8pm

Major Group Show of 15 Artists

June comes and we are filled with “summer” feelings and generally a sense of freedom.

The call to artists in this exhibit is to tell their visual expressions of freedom.

June 19, Juneteenth July 3, VI Emancipation Day July 4, Independence Day August 1, Emancipation Day in other Caribbean Nations Artists individually mark their freedom or lack of it through expressions of creativity.

Let the convergence begin with the word freedom.

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