10/1/2025 Wednesday Phillipsburg, St. Maarten (Daily Diary)
Philipsburg, St. Maarten trivia highlights include being the capital of the Dutch side of the island, its founder John Philips, its role as a bustling duty-free shopping hub with "Front Street" and "Back Street," the historic "Courthouse" which also served multiple civic functions, and its location on a narrow strip of land between "Great Bay" and the "Great Salt Pond". The town's distinct yellow road signs and horizontal traffic lights distinguish it from the French side.
