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The great house of Whim Estate is no longer a shining example of an architectural wonder built by some of the best builders during the era of the Danish West Indies. It is now being taken over by the elements of nature, where plants, and other living organisms like fungi are destroying the structure of the house. (Photo by Olasee Davis)
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Op-Ed: Government Inaction Allowing Whim Museum, Other Historic Sites to Go to Waste

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A painting of Coral Bay by Robert H. Schomburgk, dated 1833. (Image courtesy Michael and Jane Sheen collection)
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Op-Ed: A Coral Bay Mega Marina is No More Fitting Today than in 2014

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The wood inside this 1750s water Tower at Estate Morning Star, Salt River Bay National Historical Park & Ecological Preserve was built from the Mastic wood of St. Croix. (Photo by Olasee Davis)
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Op-Ed: Exploring the V.I.’s Maroon Country, Part 3

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Olasee Davis on an early January morning at the summit of Mt. Eagle, where the fog covered the entire mountain. “Believe me, it was a spiritual experience of Mt. Eagle in the fog where runaway slaves once hid,” he said. (Photo courtesy Olasee Davis)
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Op-Ed: Exploring the V.I.’s Maroon Country, Part 2

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Maroon Sanctuary Park protects the region’s pristine shoreline and fragile coastal ecosystems. (DPNR photo)
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Of Geology, Jumbie Beads and Starlight

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As a child, I remember the French women weaving our native palm tree fronds into bags, hats, placemats, and other culturally unique craft items. (Photo courtesy French Heritage Museum)
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Op-Ed: The Enduring French Influence on Virgin Islands History and Culture, Part 2

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The series of scenic ridges that run the length of the Maroon Sanctuary Territorial Park in remote northwest St. Croix contain several distinct watersheds and are home to the island's largest contiguous forest, providing vast intact habitat for a variety of rare and endangered species of flora and fauna. (Photo courtesy DPNR)
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Sacred Geography, Ancestral Memory and the Restoration of Meaning

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The beautiful Annaly Bay tidepool is within the Maroon Park, northwest of the historic lighthouse. This pool has a cave opening to the Caribbean Sea. The pool is difficult to hike, involving rock climbing and swimming a large pool from four to 14 feet deep. (Photo by Olasee Davis)
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Op-Ed: How Maroon Country Became a Territorial Park

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The northwest coast of St. Croix was the last stronghold of Maroons in the Danish West Indies. (Photo by Olasee Davis)
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Op-Ed: Creation of Maroon Sanctuary Territorial Park Greeted with Jubilation

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Zenaida doves are very common in the Virgin Islands. In April 1857, Alfred Newton stated in his notebook that a Black woman was walking on a mountain dirt road north of Estate Castle Burke where she spotted a Zenaida dove ( Zenaida amabilis). (Photo courtesy Wikipedia)
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Op-Ed: Recognizing Black Contributions to Ornithology in the Virgin Islands

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