In this museum, a large variety of photos and objects recall the harsh living conditions endured by the inhabitants of Ameland up until the 20C. Crops and fishing were not always enough for them to survive. They also had to poach and loot from shipwr..

This square accommodates a statue of Rixt van het Oerd : a woman with a hooked nose carrying a storm lantern. Legend has it that this widow lived off of what she found on the beach. One day when she had not found anything to eat for some days, she c..