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16

Dec


 ‘Rabbit Island’ attracts pet-loving tourists despite its dark past 



Although it once housed poison gas factories, Japan’s small island of Okunoshima is now home to hundreds of friendly bunnies.

Although it once housed poison gas factories, Japan’s small island of Okunoshima is now home to hundreds of friendly bunnies.

03

Aug

Fantasy island: Lake Superior’s eco artist residencyA young New Yorker buys, via Craigslist, an uninhabited 91-acre island in Lake Superior with plans to create a small, sustainable artist residency while keeping the rest of the land untouched.

Fantasy island: Lake Superior’s eco artist residency
A young New Yorker buys, via Craigslist, an uninhabited 91-acre island in Lake Superior with plans to create a small, sustainable artist residency while keeping the rest of the land untouched.