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Our Blog “Around the Islands” will give you a close-up and personal view of our home the U.S. Virgin Islands. — The Islander

  • St. Croix’s Famous Beer Drinking Pigs

    Beer Drinking Pig, St. Croix

    "A rainforest in the Virgin Islands… A truly local bar, complete with thatched roof and compact dirt floors… Beer drinking pigs… Where are we?" The…

  • St. Croix Food & Wine Experience

    Renowned wine experts and celebrated chefs will be participating in the 10th annual St. Croix Food & Wine Experience. St. Croix will be welcoming an…

  • St. Croix Christmas Festival

    Carnival time is here again… on St. Croix! Starting next month the Crucian Christmas Festival is going to have visitors and residents alike jumping up,…

  • St. Croix Agricultural Fair

    The 38th Annual Agrifest on St. Croix offers visitors the perfect opportunity to explore island culture through its savory food, captivating music and fun activities.…

  • St. Croix by Cruise Ship

    Frederiksted Dock, St. Croix

    St. Croix welcomed its first cruise ship of the year earlier this month. Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas docked at Ann E. Abramson Marine…

  • St. Croix’s Hermit Crab Races: A Must-See Island Tradition

    Hermit Crab

    Pick a crab, pick a name, put the crabs on the track, sound the horn and then they are off! You got it, crab racing,…

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