Community Stories
Experience the richness and history of Saba through first-person stories from some of the people who call it home.
Featured Stories (see all below)
Elca Charles-Simmons
Teacher, artist, community historian
Singer, musician, owner of a beautiful love story
David Mac-Clean Johnson
James Franklin Johnson
(Gia) Arida Heyliger
Conservationist, recipe-hunter, mother
Park ranger, trail builder, descendant of pirates
Saba Lace maker, teacher, historian
Singer, Saba-advocate, entrepreneur
Elvis Levenston
Alma Peggy Barnes
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Magaly Barnes
Alma Peggy Barnes
Gardener, mother, early bird
Saba Lace maker, teacher, historian
Eric Wilfred Cornet
Lynn Costenaro
Shipman, construction worker, organist
Sea & Learn founder, dive instructor, forever curious
Otto DeVries
Jordan Every
Ship captain, dive guide, namesake of a local dive spot
Sustainability & community advocate
Marcia Guido
Henrietta Hassell
Restaurateur, Saba Lace maker
Librarian, mother, caretaker
Malinda Hassell
Ray Hassell
Jay Haviser
Alwin Hylkema
Archaeologist, heritage-research advocate
Aquaculture & fisheries researcher
James Franklin Johnson
James “Peddy” Johnson
Jennifer Marie Johnson
Will Johnson
Politician, historian, author
Tour guide, grandmother, historian
Dancer, childcare provider, chef
Singer, Saba-advocate, entrepreneur
Michael Nicholson
Vernisha Robinson
Saba Radio DJ & station manager
Actor, singer, community leader
Gia Robinson-Heyliger
Shirley M. Smith
Former nurse and Saba Radio DJ
Conservationist, recipe-hunter, mother
Percival Ten-Holt
Simon G. Wilson
Excellent storyteller, former park ranger
Retired priest, son of the soil
Kai Wulf
Tracy Zager-Johnson
Parks manager, photographer, drone pilot
Spanish teacher, department leader, mother
Joyce Chichester-Smith
Elca Charles-Simmons
Teacher, artist, community historian
Nurse, mother, celebration-lover
Former senator, current grandfather, coffee-shop regular
Director of Tourism, hiker, visitor concierge
Lifelong Saban, rises with the sun, birdsong-appreciator
David Mac-Clean Johnson
Eric A. Johnson
Singer, musician, owner of a beautiful love story
Taxi driver, former construction worker, knows The Road top to bottom
Park ranger, trail builder, descendant of pirates
