Living Not Just by the Water, but Over and Even Below It
Six decades ago, a hotel was built with rooms set on concrete piles placed deep within the ocean floor. The design has been flourishing ever since.
An aerial view of the Conrad Bora Bora Nui, a contemporary luxury resort with overwater bungalows and walkways.Credit.Alamy
By Mark Ellwood
June 9, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET
It was an idea born from the tropical desperation of three American friends who had moved to French Polynesia on a whim in 1959.
Their first plan there to run a vanilla farm had fallen through, so they resolved to try the hotel business. Tourism was nascent, and international visitor numbers had begun to grow after a new airport opened on the main island, Tahiti. The three men Jay Carlisle, a stockbroker; Hugh Kelley, a lawyer; and Donald McCallum, a salesman bought a couple of properties to turn into funky hotels they called the Bali Hai. One was on the island of Ra’iatea.
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A rare long-billed curlew
A recent National Geographic article, Illegal shooting of protected animals more common than thought, features Jay Carlisle, research director of the Intermountain Bird Observatory, and the study he co-authored, published in the journal “Conservation Science and Practice.”
The study found that the illegal shooting of wildlife in parts of Idaho may be causing declines in populations of native birds and snakes.
Read more about the study in a previous story in Update here.
The Roanoke Rapids Schools Foundation is reaching out to Roanoke Rapids High School Alumni and the community to raise money to transform the former maintenance shop on the campus into a vocational center.
The nonprofit group is launching âA Week of Giving,â which runs through Sunday, according to a press release.
âWe need to raise about $1.5M to outfit the former maintenance shop to offer additional hands-on programs like welding, HVAC, masonry, electrical trades and plumbing,â said Jay Carlisle, foundation chairman. âWe believe this will be a game-changer not only for our students but our community.â
Roanoke Rapids High School currently serves approximately 850 students.