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On-Site St. Croix: Celebrating the Silver Lining of Columbus Day

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Let’s celebrate Columbus Day by walking into someone’s house and telling them we live there now.

If you were on Facebook at all yesterday, then it’s a good bet you saw this cheeky sentiment from someecards.com pop up in your newsfeed. Indeed, it’s become quite fashionable in recent years to bash that most nebulous of public holidays here in the U.S. – Columbus Day – with this one particularly amazing blog taking the day to task some 12 months ago.
Expertly-crafted blog posts and jokey e-cards aside, there really does exist some strong opposition over the continued celebration of this most controversial man.

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A Tranquil Afternoon in Christiansted, St. Croix

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Your Monthly Moment of Zen.

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Saturday Video: Living the Good Life in St. Croix, Circa 1967

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A lot of people lament the ongoing march of progress in the Caribbean, complaining that the region is not as special as it once was. You hear it all the time among older islanders and well-traveled grousers all-too-eager to share their romanticized version of the Caribbean the way it used to be. You know, when things were better…
In general, I wouldn’t say I’m a huge fan of a lot of what passes as progress in the region either, especially in my home island of St. Croix where a misguided fascination with casinos continues despite an obvious detriment to the local community, and a fancy new roadway designed to bypass downtown Christiansted will no doubt accelerate the historic town’s already rapid decline.

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Uncommon Buy: Chaney Jewelry, Unique Pieces of Caribbean History

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One of the neat things about growing up in a place with as much history as St. Croix is that sometimes you stumble upon some pretty remarkable stuff in some most unsuspecting places. For my brothers and me, one of those unsuspecting places was our old backyard at our house in Mon Bijou.

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Wish You Were Here

Cane Bay Beach, St. Croix/SBPR

Wrapping up a horseback riding excursion by rewarding your steed with a nice, refreshing sea bath on a warm afternoon on Cane Bay Beach, St. Croix.

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Friday Happy Hour: Sinfully Sweet Pineapple Rum Cake

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No, we haven’t replaced our often imitated/never duplicated Friday Happy Hour with another food-focused department, a-la Monday’s Taste of the Caribbean series. Instead, we’re sharing a recipe for an uber-inventive libation that’s all about those of you sporting sweet tooths and rum fetishes.
In other words, it’s the perfect drink for me.
This is the Pineapple Rum Cake, as photographed at Eat @ Cane Bay, where it was invented by a really creative bartender named Kevin. I met Kevin, and his prized creation, at my 40th b’day bash held at Eat @ Cane Bay back on my home island of St.

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On-Site St. Croix: Re-living the Joy of Jumping Off Frederiksted Pier

Jumping Off Frederiksted Pier in St. Croix/SBPR

It’s hard for me to describe the joy I have as a native Crucian in bringing my kids back to St. Croix to experience all the special things I enjoyed during my childhood here. I have twin boys, age 7, that were born in Florida, where we still reside today. We don’t have family living in St. Croix anymore, so they’ve only been there twice. I talk about my home island a lot, though, and  many of our family friends here in Lauderdale are also Crucians, so they certainly have a healthy appreciation for the place, if not a tangible connection.

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