Makatewis Island Traditional Cache
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For such a relatively small island it has amassed an amazing collection of stories and history, a history which, unfortunately, is slowly being forgotten and falling into decay. The island was once owned by the colourful Claude Cole – he was reportedly born on Big Island, and is buried at Glenwood Cemetery. From 1941 to 1959, the island was owned by John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State, under Eisenhower. A fireplace is all that remains of the small cottage where he once spent his holidays. There is a history of many lighthouse keepers and of a commercial fishing village, rum running tales, and the day in 1984 when Queen Elizabeth enjoyed a private picnic there. Today, except for pleasure boaters, the island is silent. No one lives there anymore, the agricultural fields covered in swallowwort and milkweed, the once vibrant roadways barely passable to hikers, and the buildings deserted and boarded up.
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