St. Maarten / St. Martin


This section reflects St. Maarten / St. Martin as it was during my six visits from 2005 through 2013. This part-Dutch and part-French island at the top of the Leeward Islands was my Caribbean winter break destination during those years, and I was so impressed by its natural beauty and by the wide range of activities offered that I kept coming back.
Hurricane Irma in September 2017 devasted the island. It was the the strongest storm on record in the open Atlantic, and the first Category 5 hurricane to strike the Leeward Islands. Four people were killed, about 75 severely injured, power and communications were wiped out, and two-thirds of the buildings were left uninhabitable, including the airport terminal. The recovery is now largely complete, but signs of the devastation are everywhere.
Here are photos from my 2005-2013 visits, organized by location and activity. For those of us lucky enough to have seen SXM before the storm these images can bring back memories. For others these are a preview of what's to come.
The link to the Pictures File is below the Sample Images. A Route Map and a Table of Contents are provided below that, both in on-screen and printable forms.
Quick Start: St-Maarten.pdf
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Sample Images
Here are a few sample images from the picture files. You can click or tap on these to see larger versions.
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Link to Pictures File
You can access the PDF pictures file by clicking or tapping on the link below.
File | Pages | Size |
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St-Maarten.pdf | 188 | 32.3 MB |
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Maps
St. Maarten is located at the top of the chain of Leeward Islands in the north-eastern Caribbean. A map of the island appears below the locator map.
A package of printable maps is available if you wish paper copies to follow along. St. Maarten Maps includes the two maps shown below and a highways map.


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Table of Contents
The Contents table from the pictures file is reproduced below. If you wish a paper copy to target your viewing, use St. Maarten Printable Contents .
St-Maarten.pdf | |
Contents | 2 |
Introduction | |
Locator Map | 3 |
St. Maarten Map | 4 |
Introduction | 5 |
Capitals | |
Philipsburg | 8 |
Marigot | 20 |
West | |
Simpson Bay Lagoon | 27 |
Port de Plaisance | 30 |
Megayachts | 44 |
East | |
Oyster Pond | 50 |
Captain Oliver’s | 54 |
Pelicans | 64 |
Orient Bay | 71 |
Orient Beach | 75 |
Beach Activities | 81 |
Baie d’Embouchure | 92 |
Activities | |
Lord Sheffield | 98 |
12 Metre Challenge | 104 |
Golden Eagle | 108 |
Lambada Anguilla | 119 |
ATV Experience | 122 |
Seaworld Explorer | 124 |
Visits | |
Butterfly Farm | 127 |
St. Maarten Park | 134 |
Mont Vernon | 138 |
The Economy | |
Industry | 146 |
Development | 152 |
Third World | 163 |
Sunsets | 179 |
End | 188 |
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