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Keys100 on the horizon
Ultra runner John Pyle will conclude his transcontinental run that began in San Francisco earlier this year next weekend in Key West when he competes in the Keys 100 with his 4-foot wide American
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Then there were three
Local shrimper continues trade against odds A decades old photo depicting the docks on Stock Island, filled with over 200 commercial fishing boats, hangs proudly in Ricky Toomer’s Key West home. Rows of masts
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Fishermen thankful for judicial diligence
State Attorney Dennis Ward, his staff and two NOAA officers were recognized last week by the Florida Keys Commercial Fishermen’s Association (FKCFA) for “their efforts to protect our industry.” According to FKCFA Executive Director
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Eyster Museum Preview this Sunday
For 15 years, the family and friends of Irving Eyster have been working on a museum to honor his work and primarily, to house the thousands of artifacts he’s collected over the course of
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Peaceful way to end the week
As we approached the narrow entrance, the clicking of disassembled paddles echoed over Whiskey Creek. Chatter amongst a family from Georgia and a group of friends from Wisconsin slowly dwindled as the group of
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Swordfish City!
Two monster swordfish caught days apart in the Keys Another mammoth daytime swordfish has been caught off the Florida Keys. Fishing on the Mystique, a 61-foot Viking owned by Katherine MacMillan, Marathon captain Billy
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Key West Botanical Garden making Easter educational
Migration Mania events begin next weekend Keeping an eye out for migratory species flying and flitting over the Keys may be, well, for the birds for lots of kids. The mention of birding immediately
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Surfers at Sombrero Beach?
Unless a hurricane is rolling in offshore or a boat’s just blasted by, Florida Keys beaches are rarely sought out for surfing. But a lack of waves is no problem at all for a
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