The bay, with its various bars and restaurants, is a popular anchorage and used by yachts to shelter from hurricanes.

Carriacou is a popular vacation destination for both Grenadians and foreign visitors, many of whom arrive by yacht.

European (English or French) dances, such as the Quadrille, are still popular on the island today.

Dive sites range from the tranquil and sheltered for beginners and underwater photography enthusiasts to fast drifts for those who love a challenge.

As well as all the usual Caribbean reef fish, large nurse sharks, barracudas, Southern and roughtail stingrays, as well as spotted eagle rays, hawksbill and green sea turtles are frequently sighted.

During late spring, humpback whales migrate past the island, and their song can be heard by scuba divers from a long way off.

In 1656, Jean-Baptiste Du Tertre, a turtle fisherman living in Guadeloupe, visited Carriacou.

In 1720, Bartholomew Roberts captured a French ship near Carriacou and commandeered it, renaming it the Royal Fortune.

In 1870, Stephen Joseph Perry led a British government expedition to observe a solar eclipse at Carriacou.

The inhabitants of Carriacou perform the "Big Drum" or "Nation," dance which celebrates their West African ancestors who were brought to the island during slavery.

These Big Drum dances are usually performed at "Maroons" village festivals or fetes, where food and drink are prepared.

A traditional boat-building culture located in the village of Windward, on the north-eastern side of the island.

The rector of St Stephens is the Archbishop of Canterbury's Visitor to the Windward Island diocese.

On 27 September 1650, Jacques du Parquet bought Grenada from the Compagnie des Iles de l'Amérique, which was dissolved, for the equivalent of £1160.

[6][7] In 1664, King Louis XIV bought out the independent island owners and established the French West India Company.

On November 1, 1983, during Operation Urgent Fury, two companies from the 22nd Marine Amphibious Unit made a combined sea and helicopter landing on Carriacou.