Brad Bertelli
Brad Bertelli is an author, speaker, Florida Keys historian, and Honorary Conch who has been writing about the local history for two decades. Brad has called the Florida Keys home since 2001. He is the author of eight books, including The Florida Keys Skunk Ape Files, a book of historical fiction that blends two of his favorite subjects, the local history and Florida’s Bigfoot, the Skunk Ape. His latest book, Florida Keys History with Brad Bertelli, Volume 1, shares fascinating glimpses into the rich and sometimes surprising histories of the Florida Keys. To satisfy your daily history fix, join his Facebook group Florida Keys History with Brad Bertelli.
KEYS HISTORY: ISLAMORADA COMMUNITY STANDS TALL DESPITE ALL THE DOWNED TREES AND DEBRIS
We have a small concrete house on Plantation Key. When we bought it in 2012, we first fell in love with the front yard’s...
KEYS HISTORY: THE ALBURYS & AN OLD CONCH HOME
The Reef Environmental and Education Foundation (REEF) invited me to give a talk for their “Fish and Friends” lecture series. A talk about the...
KEYS HISTORY: FOR BETTER OF WORSE, CRAWFISH CATCHING FOREVER CHANGED IN 1975
The Dry Tortugas were once fair game when it came time to hunt spiny lobster.
In a newspaper article published in the Naples Daily News...
UNLEASHED DOGS, BATHING IN PUBLIC & PROSTITUTION IN KEY WEST CAME WITH MONETARY FINES IN 1829
In 1829, Monroe County lines stretched from Key West, the county seat, north to Lake Okeechobee and west to Port Charlotte (Charlotte Harbor between...
KEYS HISTORY: BLIND FAITH, BIRTHDAYS & HURRICANE HAM
The only way I could have arrived in Florida the way I did and accomplished what I have so far is blind faith. The...
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