Mayreau
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Mayreau is the smallest inhabited island of the Grenadines, with an area of about 1.5 sq. miles, and a population of about 300. The population is centered in Old Wall village, located on a hilltop in the southwest of the island. It is an isolated community, available only by boat. Electricity is only recently (2002) provided by a central generator. There is a single lane concrete road leading from Saltwhistle Bay to Saline Bay and through the village. The top of the island is crested with the small school, the telecommunications building and the Mayreau Catholic Church. The island gets much of its water from three catchments set on the east side of the island. One serves the resort at Saltwhistle, and two serve the village. Saline Bay is named for the salt pond just east of the sandy beach. Salt was harvested and exported in times past but is now only harvested for local use. The island is mostly populated by fishermen and supported by tourism. The school has about 50 students in Grades 1-6. After that children go away to a boarding school on St. Vincents. Mayreau also has a small resort area on Saltwhistle Bay. From the crest of the hill beside the Catholic Church, there is a beautiful overlook of the Tobago Cays, Canouan and Union Island.
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