Expanding the honeybee industry and basic jobs to Pointe-a-Raquette

Given that connecting the two largest cities on the island if a logistical challenge, how do you connect two cities that are about 20 land miles away?  Pointe-a-Raquette would be a contender for a honeybee expansion, however the logistical nightmare prevents this from being a reality.  Pointe-a-Raquette could help add tremendous revenue to the cooperative and to the island of La Gonave due to location and due to the population size.

Just looking at Pointe-a-Raquette it boasts a population of about 23,000 people, and has access to some of the best scenic beauty.  Many beautiful beaches line this side of the island and given that it faces the vast ocean, trash and debris is not as plentiful on the coastline.  So Point-a-Raquette can also serve as a perfect location for tourism.  Again, however, logistics is an issue.

In previous posts I mentioned paved roadways connecting the two cities of Anse-a-Galets and Pointe-a-Raquette.  A commuter minibus line would connect the two cities.  Even bikeways could connect the two cities and would be a more economical way of doing this.  The problem is of course money.  While these things will be a reality, there needs to be a game plan for making this happen.  What could be another option to connecting the two major cities on the island?

photo from: jonesbones5.com
Enter the dirt runway.  While Anse-a-Galets has a dirt runway, it would make sense to build one in Pointe-a-Raquette.

The above picture is a small dirt runway in Uganda is an example of how to build a runway on the cheap.  Simply put, building a small 2,000 ft runway and a terminal and cargo facility would be faster and cheaper than connecting roads between the two cities.  Throw in a small 5 passenger cessna and you are in business.  Possibly even the cooperative could build this.  Getting goods to and from Pointe-a-Raquette would boost the economy of the city.  Also it would allow people to connect to both cities faster.  Having affordable and reasonable scheduled service could be a economic boost to the island.  Having that airline connect to strategic areas on the mainland would be also a way of increasing connectivity and lowering the cost of flying.

While it sounds crazy, building an airline service to connect the island cities isn't as hard as it may seem.

Photo: wikipedia.com
Cessna 182 photo from wikipedia.org




Having a small island airline that could move passengers and cargo is needed to boost the economy on the island.  Also the larger Cessna Caravan could even land on the 2,000 ft long runway as well. What are your thoughts?

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