The 4th annual Crucian Coconut Festival took place on December 1st at the Estate Bethlehem Sugar Factory on St. Croix. The event attracted attendees of all ages.with horseback rides, a children’s crafting area, dance performances by St. Mary’s School Quadrille Dancers, Grove Place Dancers, moko jumbies and live music. The Crucian Coconut Festival was started in 2016 aimed to reigniting St. Croix’s economy with the help of coconuts according to the St Croix Source. Today, coconuts remain one of the natural products that can be used to create a wide range of products for the entire world enjoys.

Read full St Croix Source article here.

Forbes names the top 10 travel destinations you should visit this upcoming winter. USVI is on the list! Here is what the publication said about St. Croix:

“The holiday season coincides with the Carnival Festival on St. Croix (which occurs later in the year for St. John and St. Thomas). The Crucian Christmas Carnival boasts musical acts, calypso shows, parades, and food fairs—the latter of which is particularly enticing, considering the island of St. Croix is establishing itself as one of the premier culinary destinations in the Caribbean.” 

Read full Forbes article here.

Chris and Christie Powers appeared on a blog post on GoToCroix.com. We are grateful for the mention! We are both licensed Realtors® at Coldwell Banker St. Croix Realty and have been living on St Croix for over 15 years. Read the blog post here.

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A travel writer from Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) visited St Croix to experience first-hand the water and land adventures offered by the beautiful island of St. Croix. It was a carefree trip filled with an excursion to Buck Island Reef National Monument, a full-day sail to the 176-acre uninhabited island’s Turtle Beach, and more.

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Retired schoolteacher and USVI resident Joan Keenan wanted to capture the voices of World War II veterans living in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Her film “Proudly We Served: Virgin Islands Veterans of the Korean War,” recently won a gold Telly Award for non-broadcast craft writing, and bronze Tellys for non-broadcast craft editing and non-broadcast general low-budget under $700 per minute. The film was selected out of more than 12,000 entries from all 50 states and five continents. This comes after winning the Best Picture Award at the Oregon Documentary Film Festival earlier this year.

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