August 26, 2026
Did You Know… St. Martin Hosted A Meeting That Helped Shape the Post-Cold War World?
Uncertain Times On December 16, 1989, the island of St. Maarten/St. Martin became the unlikely setting for one of the most important diplomatic conversations of the late twentieth century. And the meeting brought a supersonic plane to the island
August 26, 2026
Meet the Islanders: Dr. Jay Haviser
Digging for Hidden History Over the past decades, there has been no official archeological excavation on St. Maarten without Dr. Jay Haviser being involved. Jay has been an archaeologist for the Dutch Caribbean since 1980. He did so for
August 25, 2026
Hotel of the Week: Pasture Piece Bed & Breakfast
Hotel of the Week: Pasture Piece — a hidden gem in St. Maarten / St. Martin’s diverse landscape of accommodations. Originally built in the early 1900s and now beautifully restored, this designated monument offers a one-of-a-kind setting for special
August 25, 2026
Jonathan Berg Takes a Royal Food Tour on St. Maarten
Travel writer Jonathan Berg of The Royal Tour Blog returned to St. Maarten this June with a different angle than his normal history focus: food. During his “writer-in-residence” stay at Seaview Beach Hotel, he combined his famous explorations of history
August 19, 2026
Hendrik van Rijgersma: The Doctor Who Documented Nineteenth-Century St. Maarten
Documenting St. Maarten & St. Martin Nature In the nineteenth century, St. Maarten / St. Martin was a small Caribbean island shaped by trade, agriculture, salt production and the transition from slavery to a new social order. During this period,
