Saying Goodbye to Your Island
Tuesday, July 31st, 2007A recent article published on Star Tribune.com features an island for sale. Not anything new for newspapers. What I like about this article is that the island owners open up about their island and their island home, something rare considering most owners take pride in their privacy. They talk about how they found their island, […]
Camp Fires on Your Island
Tuesday, July 31st, 2007There is no better way to spend cool nights on your island than with a camp fire, cocoa, s’mores and friends and family. The perfect campfire is the center piece of any island get together, but as always safety is very important when setting up a fire pit. After all, your island wouldn’t […]
Families Fighting Over Islands
Tuesday, July 31st, 2007Here’s a scenario you and your family own a cottage on an island (or any cottage for that matter). Everything is great for about 25 years. Then the kids grow up and start their own families. This is where the problems start. All of a sudden you have kids and grandkids competing over weeks and […]
Niue-The Rock of Polynesia
Tuesday, July 31st, 2007Niue is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean about 2,400 kilometers northeast of New Zealand in a triangle between Tonga, Samoa and the Cook Islands. The island is 269 km² and is one of the world’s larges coral islands. The terrain of Niue consists of step limestone cliffs among the […]
Controversy on Morrison Island
Monday, July 30th, 2007Canada faces the omnipresent task to reconciling with its passed. Like many other countries, Canada lives with a history of European colonization that resulted in the displacement and exploitation of its native inhabitants. Today the reconciliation takes the form of numerous disputes and negotiations. One such dispute is over a region in and surrounding Morrison […]
Two Fabulous Islands for Under $500,000
Monday, July 30th, 2007$500,000 is a lot of money, but in the world of real estate it really isn’t all that much, as any prospective home buyer could tell you. That’s why many people are surprised to learn that they can buy a private island for less than $500,000. I think this comes as […]
Internet Access on Your Island: Part 2
Monday, July 30th, 2007A while back I posted this article on internet access on private islands. As I am sitting in my small office looking out onto my island I notice my dock and the large Muskoka chairs that rest upon it. I am wishing that I could take my laptop out there to write my posts. […]
An Eco-Friendly Way to Live on Your Island
Monday, July 30th, 2007Want to find a way live on your island without living really “living on” your island. A company called Free Spirit Spheres specializes in the construction of spheres that can be mounted in trees. These spheres provide a means of leaving your island pristine and untouched all while providing the comforts of home. […]
Islands Included in List of Most Endangered Destinations
Monday, July 30th, 2007MSN.com just came out with a list of the worlds most endangered destinations. The list included places like Mt. Kilimanjaro, the Everglades and the Netherlands. The list also included a couple of island regions. The tiny island nation of Tuvalu was listed as one of the most vulnerable regions in the world. […]
Picnic on Amherst Island
Sunday, July 29th, 2007The other day I got thinking about Machiavellianism. Machiavellianism is primarily the term use to describe a person’s tendency to deceive and manipulate others for personal gain. It seems that there are a lot of people in the world anymore who use and manipulate others. People who lie, cheat and pass themselves off as people […]
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