CHANT (Crucian Heritage and Nature Tourism) Archives

St. Croix Now a National Heritage Area

St. Croix kicked off 2023 by officially being designated a National Heritage Area, formally recognizing the importance of island’s history, culture and unique landscapes to the history and heritage of the United States. St. Croix’s art, music, dance, food, folklore and culture have been shaped by centuries of people who have lived here and the…

Alexander Hamilton’s Christiansted Walking Tour

Join Crucian Heritage and Nature Tourism (CHANT) for a Historical Walking Tour of Alexander Hamilton’s Christiansted! Walk in the footsteps of Alexander Hamilton on a guided walking tour full of history and information about how Hamilton’s time in Christiansted helped shape the man who would become one of America’s founding fathers. Visit the Christiansted National Historic Site’s…

Self-Guided Tour of Hamilton’s Christiansted

For those interested in the life and times of Alexander Hamilton, you should know that the years he spent on St. Croix in the Danish West Indies became eight of the most influential and formative years of his life. Throughout his career, Hamilton applied the knowledge he gained on St. Croix, most notably his understanding…

Alexander Hamilton’s History on St. Croix

With the award-winning musical Hamilton selling out on Broadway, there has been a resurgence in interest about the life of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton. It is commonly known that Hamilton was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, a major author of the Federalist papers, and the United States’ first Secretary of the Treasury. What many…

Visit Historic Churches

St. Croix has historically been, and remains today, a melting pot of religions. Known as ‘The Land of Churches’, the island is home to approximately 150 churches that serve its 50,000 residents. Some of St. Croix’s historic churches date back to the 18th century, and the variety of these churches are a true representation of the…

Tour Two Historic Forts

Two of the most iconic and imposing historical buildings here on St. Croix are Fort Christiansvaern and Fort Frederik. These forts were constructed between the mid-1700’s and mid-1800’s to protect Christiansted and Frederiksted from smugglers, pirates, European invaders, as well as to enforce the payment of taxes on imports and exports, and to deter slave rebellions. Both of…

Historic Frederiksted Walking Tours

CHANT Historic Frederiksted Walking Tour

Join Crucian Heritage and Nature Tourism (CHANT) for a Historical Walking Tour of Frederiksted! Learn about the history of Frederiksted, with its magnificent waterfront, Fort Frederik, Victorian townhouses and historic churches. Tours begin on the waterfront adjacent to the pier and wind through the streets of town. See the Old Danish School and St. Patrick’s…

Brush Up on Your Bush Skills

Have you ever wondered if you have what it takes to survive in the wild? The idea of learning and practicing survival skills is growing in popularity across the globe, and St. Croix is no exception. Here on the island we refer to the rainforest and uncultivated areas of the island as the ‘bush’, and…

Learn Something New

Learning new things can break you out of the rut created by a day-to-day work routine and the minor (and major) stresses of daily life. Plus, don’t you ever miss the challenge of learning something new? To break out of your rut and get your mind engaged, think outside the box. What is something that you have…

Historic Frederiksted Walking Tours

Join Crucian Heritage and Nature Tourism (CHANT) for a Historical Walking Tour of Frederiksted! Learn about the history of Frederiksted, with its magnificent waterfront, Fort Frederik, Victorian townhouses and historic churches. Tours begin on the waterfront adjacent to the pier and wind through the streets of town. See the Old Danish School and St. Patrick’s…