Portree of MacNab's Inn, the last meeting place of Flora MacDonald and Bonnie Prince Charlie in 1746. The town plays host to the Isle of Skye's shinty club, Skye Camanachd. They play at Pairc nan Laoch above the town on the road to Struan. Around 939 people (37.72% of the population) can speak Scottish Gaelic. The A855 road leads north out of the town, passing through villages such as Achachork, Staffin and passes the rocky landscape of the Storr before reaching the landslip of the Quiraing. The current name, ' translates as 'king's port', possibly from a visit by King James
Trouble on Tarragon Island school in Kindersley, Saskatchewan. The librarian was offended in particular by the bullying scene, when Heather’s grandmother poses for a nude calendar and is described by several boys as having generous "bazoongas." While the principal at the time defended the librarian’s choice, a new principal has since reversed the decision. Trouble on Tarragon Island Trouble on Tarragon Island is a children's novel by Nikki Tate, the third novel in the Tarragon Island series. Released in Canada in 2005 by Sono Nis Press, it was nominated for a Chocolate Lily Award, a Diamond Willow Award, and a Red Cedar Book Award.