Here’s a list of blogs and sites about St. John that I like.
Please feel free to let me know if you have favorite sites that you’d like to add to the list. Send an e-mail or include them in the comment field.

Blogs
http://seestjohn.com/st_john_life/
http://barnako.typepad.com/
http://www.on-stjohn.com/
Luigi’s St. John Runners Blog
Using Sports for Social Change
http://www.bongobongostjohn.com/blog/index.html

News
St. John Sun Times
St. John Source
St. John Tradewinds

VI Government Sites
http://ltg.gov.vi/

WebCams
St. John and Virgin islands Webcams

Virgin Islands National Park
http://www.nps.gov/viis/

St. John Historical Society
http://www.stjohnhistoricalsociety.org/

Virgin Islands Public TV
http://www.wtjxtv.org/

Having been indulging in nostalgia the last few days, I revisited some old photos taken by Hannele Koivumaki in 1972.

Customs House Cruz Bay Park

The wooden shack shown above housed the official offices of the US Customs Service. Not as imposing as what we now have, the officials were efficient, courteous and friendly. In those days we even had customs service on the other side of the island, Coral Bay, where Ms. Marsh served as the Customs Officer, making it it so much more convenient for vessels whose destination or return was Coral Bay.

The same shack housed the offices of Antilles Air Boats, offering seaplane service right from Cruz Bay, to St. Thomas, San Juan, St. Croix and the BVI’s.

What a pleasure it was to fly in from America, stop over in San Juan and catch a seaplane for Cruz Bay. No St. Thomas Airport, waiting for taxis and ferries, just a short flight and there you were home on St. John.

The “At Your Service Travel Agency,” which handled St. Johnians’ travel arrangements for so many years was also situated in this quaint little building.

Patio Bakery

The Patio Bakery inside the park, operated by Judy Drumand and Boyd Chapman, was a real morning gathering place for expats and locals, specializing in coffee, pastries, news and island gossip.