Cultural Photo spot
The Salt Pickers
Drive around the Great Salt Pond to see the Salt Pickers statue, which illustrates salt harvesting methods from the past.
From 1624, when the Dutch discovered the Great Salt Pond, until the 1960s, salt production was St. Maarten's primary industry. Both slaves and, later, free individuals from the Dutch and French sides of the island undertook the labor-intensive task of salt harvesting.
