| Adderley
Point: | See
the remains of Adderley Plantation and the graves of the slaves
cemetery. |
| Burnt
Ground: | |
| Cabbage
Point : | Beach |
| Cape
Santa Maria: | Named
after one of Christopher Columbus' ships. It hosts a wonderful beach of fine white
sand. |
| Cartwrights: | Cartwright's
Caves: Now on private property these caves were once used by the Lucayan
Indians. Call Leonard Cartwright for a guided tour 242-337-0235 Pineapple
farming and fishing are what goes on in Cartwrights. |
| Clarence
Town: | Churches:
Father Jerome Hawes (-1956) built two churches worth visiting, "St.
Paul's, an Angelic church and St. Peters a roman catholic
church. Why two different religions? Father Jermone Hawes changed his religion.
Clarence
Town has one of the prettiest harbors in the Bahamas. This is the
reason why cruise ships such as the American Canadian Caribbean Line's Niagara
Prince and Mayan Price anchors in Clarence Town. Clarence
Town is the island's capital. The
Government's packing house is in Clarence Town. It is here that
once a week the mail boat collects produce brought to the packing house by the
farmers in the area. The farmers sell the produce to the Government and in the
local market.
Slave Canal: Slaves brought in by the Loyalists
build this canal. The purpose was to allow water from teh ocean to flow into the
ponds to make salt.
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| Deans: | Turtle
Cove is south of Deans. If going south, turn left at the pink building to go to
the world's deepest blue hole (663 ft). This is the world's 2nd
largest underwater cavern. To dive the blue hole you can e-mail: info@verticalblue.net. |
| Deadman's
Cay: | Most
of the islanders live in Deadman's Cay, this is the main settlement and the largest
town in Long Island. Deadman's Cay Airport. Dunmore's Caves: Deadman's
Cay Cave: look for the native drawings on the cavern wall. St. Athanatius
Church from 1929. Deadman's
Cay Sponge Company: Sponge harvesting that is exported around the world.
You can also find sponges on the beach at our villa. The
morbid name, 'Deadman's Cay' is said to have come from when the dead were
buried in a nearby cay just off shore from this town. |
| Dunmore: | Dunmore
Plantation Ruins. Dunmore was named for a former governor, Lord Dunmore,
of The Bahamas. His former home lies in ruins here. It is situated on a hill overlookign
the sea on three sides. Siz gateposts, a house with two fireplaces containing
drawings of ships on the wall and an indication of a wheel that was once used
is all that remains. Diamond
Crystal Salt Co. which produced salt and shrimp closed in the 1970's. |
| Glinton
Sound: | Columbus
Landing. Long Island was the 3rd island Columbus landed on during his
first voyage. You can climb a rockey hill up to a monument which stands on the
cliff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. The inscription on the monument reads, "The
monument is dedicated to the gentle peacefula nd happy Aboriginal people of Lon
gIsland, The Lucayans, and to the arrival of Christopher Columbus on October 17,
1492." |
| Gordons: | If
you are into hog hunting or goat rearing, this town is for you. |
| Grays:
| Gray's
Woods Cotton Plantation Ruins are found in Grays. Grays is known for sheep
farming. |
| Guana
Cay: | Guana
Cay Bay is a shallow bay where you can swim to the island of Guana Cay
located (500 ft off shore). Curly-tailed iguanas live here that you can hand-feed.
You can also snorkel over to the wreck of an old freighter in about 15 ft of water.
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| Hamilton's: | One
of the Bahamas largest cave systems is located in Hamilton's. This
cave has many passages which are a least 50 feet wide with a ceiling of 10 feet
wide. It is one of the alrgest in the Bahamas. Look for a sign for tours of the
cave as you make your way along Queens Hwy in Hamiltons. |
| Hard
Bargain: | Hard
Bargain has a shrimp-breading farm. |
| Hog
Cay: | |
| Lockabar
Bay: | This
cove is a blue hole with a small beach. Coral Reefs lie just off shore. |
| Mangrove
Bush: | This
town is all about boating. A fishing town with traditional Regatta boat
building and the place where Rupert Knowles was raised (the person who
started the Regatta and a legendary boat builder). |
| McKann's: | Stop
here for a another view of Thompson Bay (you can see our villa here). |
| Millers: | |
| Millerton: | You'll
find a school and an old whitewashed church here. |
| Mortimers: | This
is the site of the Cartwright Duho Cave where 3 Lucayan duhos (ceremonial
Stools) were found by Carlton Cartwright in 1988. Call Leonard Cartwright for
a guided tour 242-337-0235 |
| Newton's
Cay: | Newton's
Cay is an uninhabited island joined to the mainland by a short bridge
across a creek. Newton's
Cay is the site of the model boat regatta in October with a barbecue
and volleyball tournament. |
| O'Neils: | This
community is known for it's strawworks. It is one of the few towns located on
the east side of the island as most people prefer the calmer west side of the
island. |
| Pettys: | Hamilton's
Cave: one of the largest caves in the Bahamas (1500 ft). with stalagmites,
stalactites, lucayan artifacts, and a stone walkway with saltwater on one side
and fresh water on the other. Call Leonard Cartwright for a tour 242-337-0235. Long
Island Library and Museum: chronicles the islands history and culture.
tel/fax = 242-337-0500 Museum hours M-F 9am-5pm, Sat 9am-1pm, Sun Closed.
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| Pinders: | |
| Roses: | |
| Salt
Pond: | Long
Island Regatta (held in mid- May). Our villa is the place to stay during
the Regatta. If you have an interest in sailboats
the Regatta is for you. Sailboats participating in the
Regatta will pass right by our villa to get to Salt Pond (which is on the
other side of the peninsula our villa is located on). You can enjoy the view from
our Lanai. The Regatta is a big four day festival event held in Salt Pond where
Bahamians build their own sail boats by hand and compete in the event. Bands play
during the event and rum is served. Another viewing option to is to walk down
the driveway and straight across the road to the Bahamian Village (as of today
Bahamian Village is not open but they hope to have a hot dog stand open during
the Regatta where you can sit down under a hut to watch the Regatta). You can
also walk to Salt Pond and board a spectator boat in for a close -up view of the
action. The Regatta was started in 1967 by a
boat lover named Rupert Knowles. Mr. Knowles has long since passed away in 1986
however, his relatives are still found on the island and his Regatta lives on.
He is the grandfather of Judy Knowles (Judy owns a furniture store in Deadman's
Cay). Judy opens up a bar area in the back of her furniture store during the Regatta.
His son, Mac built a Regatta winner boat named Rupert's Legend in honor of his
dad. Salt
Pond is the mail commercial node of Long Island. A small lobster
fleet business is based here as well as a fish processing
plant. Mail
boat 'Sherice M' arrives from Nassau weekly and the locals will gather
for the occasion. Salt
Pond was named after the numerous salt ponds in this area. |
| Seymours: | Model
Boat Fest takes place at Bridge Beach near Seymours each August, call
Alvin Smith for details 242-338-5273
Look for the sign leading to the Columbus
Memorial (a 15 ft concrete and iron obelisk). This memorial was built
by Long Islanders in Oct. 22, 1989 to commemorate the arrival of Christopher Columbus
on October 17, 1492. The road up to the memorial is a rocky path about 1 mile
in. It is believed that Columbus stood here 500 years ago and took in the same
view you will be seeing. Before you reach the memorial, about 1/2 way up the rocky
road is a turn to the left that will take you to a lighthouse overlooking
Galiot Cay about a mile away. |
| Simms: | St.
Peter's Anglican Church and a Methodist Church. Behind
the post office is a small stone jail still bearing the sign 'HER
MAJESTY's PRISON' but no longer in use. Simms
is one of the oldest towns on Long Island. It was named after a family who lived
her in the 18th century. Ivy Simms, a direct decedent of this family
started a designer straw craft business here. |
| Stella
Marais: | Stella
Marais was once an upscale residential community built on a hill overlooking
the breezy rocky shoreline of the Atlantic Ocean. Although the homes are now older,
the view is still spectacular. The beach is not protected by reefs so the waters
can be sometime turbulent producing sever undertows (so we don't recommend swimming
here). Have a quaint lunch Stella Marais Resort. Stella
Marais Airport.
Adderley's Plantation: The entire community lies
on the old Adderely cotton Plantation. The cotton fields were purchased by a German
developer in the 1960's which became Stella Marais Resort. The ruins consist of
a group of 3 buildings and a small cemetery. |
| The
Bight | The
remains of what is said to be the oldest church on Long Island are located in
The Bight, called St. Mary's Angelican Church built in 1600's. |
| Thompson
Bay: | |
| Wemyss: | |