"Harbour Is. Corner" - ©A. Derek Catalano
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Showing posts with label Harbour Island. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Harbour Island. Show all posts
Monday, July 27, 2026
Monday, July 13, 2026
Arthur's Bakery, Harbour Is.
Arthur's Bakery - ©A. Derek Catalano
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Arthur's Bakery - ©A. Derek Catalano
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Sunday, July 12, 2026
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Echoes in the Wood: The Architecture, History, and Cultural Resilience of Harbour Island’s Loyalist Cottages
A classic example of late 18th-century Loyalist architecture in Dunmore Town.
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Echoes in the Wood: The Architecture, History, and Cultural Resilience of Harbour Island’s Loyalist Cottages
Stepping onto the narrow, golf-cart-lined streets of Dunmore Town on Harbour Island is less a journey in distance than a profound shift in time. Beyond the world-renowned blush of its pink sand beaches lies a built environment that serves as a living repository of the late eighteenth century. The defining feature of this landscape is the collection of Loyalist Cottages—quaint, pastel-hued wooden structures that have withstood centuries of intense Atlantic hurricanes, economic shifts, and social transformations.
Far from mere picturesque backdrops for modern travelers, these cottages represent a brilliant architectural synthesis: the blending of New England maritime building traditions with the harsh, unforgiving realities of a subtropical climate. They stand today as structural testaments to a complex colonial migration and the enduring craftsmanship of the Bahamian people.
Thursday, June 25, 2026
Monday, March 30, 2026
Chipman (d.1951) Chipman (d.1957) Chipman (d.1962) Chipman (d.2013) Chipman (d.2014) and the Court Case
Howard Nelson Chipman
1881 - 1951
By The Bahamianologist
There is a particular truth about The Bahamas that the official histories have long preferred to leave unspoken. It is not a comfortable truth, yet it is an honest one: families across every economic and social spectrum — families that gave priests, politicians, teachers, preachers, artists, entrepreneurs, the famous and the infamous, an entire economic class and generation to the nation, and families whose contributions were quieter but no less real — were born outside the formal bonds of marriage.
Bahamians had a name for them: outside children. A plain term for a common reality that the official record preferred not to count.
Were it not for the whispered secrets that outlive the principals by generations, such truths would remain buried in the memories of those who carried them in silence to their graves.
Saturday, February 21, 2026
Offshore Tall Ship - AI Redo
One of my photos I redid with AI. Done as an oil painting and added the ship and seagulls.
"Offshore Tall Ship" - AI Redo - Oil painting
©A. Derek Catalano
"Harbour Island Pink Sands Beach HD Wallpaper"
Original photo - ©A. Derek Catalano
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Monday, December 15, 2025
Christmas Tree Lighting Service - Harbour Is.
along with the
Harbour Island All-Age School,
The Green School
&
The Community of Harbour Island
presents
DECK THE SHORES
"A Night of Lights & Love"
A Christmas Tree Lighting Service
Celebrating the King of Kings!
Wednesday, December 17th, 2025
6:30PM
Bay Street, Harbour Island.
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Harbour Is. Junkanoo Parade Number Picking
Harbour Is. Junkanoo Committee
proudly presents
BOXING DAY JUNKANOO PARADE NUMBER PICKING
Saturday, Nov. 29th, 2025
at 12:00 noon
At the Fig Tree, Bay St.
Harbour Is., Eleuthera
Junkanoo Rushout at 7PM
Music, Food and Drinks on Sale
Come out and support
Thursday, November 20, 2025
The Queen Pearl: A Harbour Is. Mystery
"The Queen Pearl" - Bahamas AI Art
©A. Derek Catalano
The Queen Pearl: A Harbour Is. Mystery
Chapter 1: The Pink and the Grey
The heat in Dunmore Town didn’t just sit on you; it owned you. It was a physical weight, a damp blanket woven from salt spray, frying oil, and the exhaust of a hundred golf carts putting along narrow, colonial streets.
Jack Watkins adjusted his tie, a reflex that marked him instantly as an outsider. In Nassau, a tie was business. Here, in Harbour Is., Eleuthera, it was a sign of mental instability or a court summons. Jack was neither crazy nor a lawyer, though the locals looked at him with the same suspicion reserved for both. He was an insurance investigator for Maritime & General, and he was currently sweating through a suit that cost more than the golf cart nearly running him over.
"Watch it, bey!" a voice shouted from the cart.
Jack stepped onto the curb, narrowly missing a pile of potcake poop. The town was vibrating. This was the opening night of the Annual Conch Fest, a week-long deification of the Strombus gigas, the sea snail that fed the nation. The air smelled of spicy peppers, lime juice, and deep-fried seafoods.
Jack wasn't here for the fritters. He was here for the Queen.
Sunday, August 31, 2025
The Benefits of Sitting by the Sea and Breathing in Salt Sea Air
"Pink Sands Beach, Harbour Island" - ©A. Derek Catalano
The Benefits of Sitting by the Sea and Breathing in Salt Sea Air
Sitting by the sea and breathing in the salt-rich air offers a variety of benefits for both your physical and mental well-being. This is a practice that has been recognized for centuries, and many of the reported benefits are supported by a growing body of scientific research.
Monday, June 3, 2024
Harbour Is. - Home of the Rich and Famous
"Pink Sand Beach" - ©A. Derek Catalano
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Harbour Is. - Home of the Rich and Famous
Harbour Island in the Bahamas has long been a magnet for the rich and famous. Here are several reasons why this small, picturesque island draws such a high-profile crowd:
1. Stunning Natural Beauty
Pink Sand Beaches: The island is renowned for its three-mile-long pink sand beach, which is both unique and breathtaking. The pink hue comes from tiny coral insects known as Foraminifera.
Turquoise Waters: The clear, warm waters are ideal for swimming, snorkeling, and other water activities.
Friday, September 8, 2023
Midas Touch Massage
Midas Touch Massage
Jamie Lee Catalano - Ph: (242) 829-4050
Nassau and Harbour Is., The Bahamas
My daughter. She's good. đź‘Ť
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Polin' Into Briland Harbour Painting
"Polin' Into Briland Harbour" ©A. Derek Catalano
Old painting I did way back in 2000. Harbour Island harbour with the island of Eleuthera in the distance. Acrylics on canvas paper.
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Run Away Hill Drive
"Run Away Hill Drive" ©A. Derek Catalano
Walkway and golf cart drive to Run Away Hill Beach Hotel, Harbour Is., Bahamas.
Friday, May 13, 2022
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Dunmore Street, Harbour Is.
"Dunmore Street, Harbour Is." ©A. Derek Catalano
Dunmore Street, Harbour Is., Bahamas.
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
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