Built on stilts, some of the rudimentary houses are topped by satellite dishes, but the scene still somehow feels timeless.

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The most amazing thing about the new station is that it's built on stilts that function more like legs that can elevate the station above snow and ice.

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"It was just a gardener's cottage built up on stilts, " says Mr. Leclercq, a technology executive.

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Even before the causeway was built around 70 years ago, children were able to wade through the shallow waters of Mulroy Bay on stilts to get to school on the mainland.

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