Posts with tag private islands

You'd think that if you owned your own private island, you'd be clamoring to turn it into your personal oasis. Not Alex Schibli, the retired Port Authority worker who snapped up New York City's Rat Island (pictured above) for $176,000 at auction last year. Even though the 2.5-acre rock at the northwestern end of Long... Continue Reading »

Buying a town is cool, but buying your own island is way, way cooler. But to claim your own little spot in the ocean, you'd better be sitting on some serious bankroll -- because they tend to run upward of $20 million. Take, for example, this 780-acre private island in the heart of Canada's famous Gulf Islands... Continue Reading »