Hilbert Haar

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I drove past this spot atop the hill going into Marigot many times and I saw the frame for this picture immediately. Still, it took me weeks before I finally stopped one morning to take the shot. I like the combination of the graffiti and the flamboyant tree; together these elements make a perfect love declaration for the island.

This is an entry in the 2016 Heritage Photo Contest. View all the entries in the online gallery, learn more and find out how to enter here.

Guy Corbou

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Après une heure de marche sur le chemin rocailleux au milieu des plantes endémiques, arrivée à Petites Cayes, nous sommes seuls tels des Robinsons et là un trésor: les caniques ouvrent leurs gousses et laissent paraître leurs graines semblables à des perles… réserve naturelle oblige: notre moisson sera de photos et d’un sentiment de paix au milieu de cette nature préservée, rythmée par le bruit de l’océan qui vient s’échouer contre le récif corallien…

This is an entry in the 2016 Heritage Photo Contest. View all the entries in the online gallery, learn more and find out how to enter here.

Amuseum Naturalis Reopens in Grand Case

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Get ready, nature lovers: Amuseum Naturalis, a free pop-up natural history museum in Grand Case is reopening. The museum will open May 28th and 29th during the Fête de la Mer and throughout the month of June on Sunday and Thursday evenings from 4-8pm. School classes and youth groups can also contact Les Fruits de Mer to arrange daytime visits by appointment.

“The big crowds visiting the museum during Mardis de Grand Case were fantastic,” commented Les Fruits de Mer President Jenn Yerkes, “We’re also excited to have the museum open during a quieter period to share it with local residents, especially kids.”

The museum currently features ten exhibits on a variety of natural history subjects, from freshwater ecosystems to invasive species. A special exhibit, Women, People of Color and the Making of Natural History in the Caribbean will be on display through June. A variety of short, locally-produced nature documentaries will be shown in the museum theater.

Visitors are encouraged to make their own contributions during their visit to the museum. Whenever the museum is open, visitors can stop by to tell a story about their experience of St. Martin—history, traditional life, recollections about wildlife or any topic—which will be recorded as part of a project to document life on St. Martin.

The public is invited to visit Amuseum Naturalis and explore the exhibits Sunday and Thursday evenings from 4-8pm throughout the month of June. Amuseum Naturalis is located at 96 Boulevard de Grand Case, and was created by the non-profit association Les Fruits de Mer and sponsored by Delta Petroleum. For the latest information about exhibits and special events, visit http://amuseumnaturalis.com.

Francisco López

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Focus over airplane.-

St Martin is directly related to the sky and this picture shows clearly that spirit. Peace and tranquility of the land and the focus over the subtle point in the sky as airplane.

This is an entry in the 2016 Heritage Photo Contest. View all the entries in the online gallery, learn more and find out how to enter here.

Barbara Cannegieter

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The spirit of St Martin/St. Maarten? Uniqueness. Everyone has his/her own style. Across the street cows are grazing and here there is a fence built out of this and that, sending a message to all who pass by.

This is an entry in the 2016 Heritage Photo Contest. View all the entries in the online gallery, learn more and find out how to enter here.

Matt Cherekjian

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The image of the wave hitting the rocks flowing through the moss represents the feeling of going to the beach on a nice sunny day and having a great time. Since St. Martin is a very beach oriented place I feel that it represents happiness and good times. Shot at Cupecoy Beach.

This is an entry in the 2016 Heritage Photo Contest. View all the entries in the online gallery, learn more and find out how to enter here.

Barbara Cannegieter

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The ponds are valuable natural ecosystems on the island and are important for the health of the environment. They are vital to maintain the spirit and beauty of the island.

Many have been destroyed due to development. We must preserve what is left. The pond Etang Guichard is home to many species of birds and it protected by the French side government.

This is an entry in the 2016 Heritage Photo Contest. View all the entries in the online gallery, learn more and find out how to enter here.

Stephanie Tihanyi

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To me this photo shows how St. Martin is. Any day you can turn a corner and see something unexpected. Whenever I went to fill up with gas at a gas station by the French side bridge, the gas station has a pet goat who always can be found liming by the entrance door on a pile of concrete blocks.

This is an entry in the 2016 Heritage Photo Contest. View all the entries in the online gallery, learn more and find out how to enter here.

Claire L’Hostis

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Cette photo allie 2 éléments de l’héritage de Saint-Martin : les somptueux couchers de soleil que chacun a pu admirer un jour vus au travers des raisiniers bord-de-mer que l’on peut trouver sur presque toutes les plages de Saint-Martin.

This is an entry in the 2016 Heritage Photo Contest. View all the entries in the online gallery, learn more and find out how to enter here.

Matt Cherekjian

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The image of the palm tree close up represents the diverse wildlife and colors in St. Martin and since palm trees are everywhere in St. Martin, I saw it as a new way to look at an otherwise overlooked subject.

This is an entry in the 2016 Heritage Photo Contest. View all the entries in the online gallery, learn more and find out how to enter here.