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.
’35 storm most powerful ever
The Category 5 1935 Labor Day Hurricane is still the most powerful storm ever to strike North America. While the killer hurricane accounted for...
Keys History: Attack at Indian Key – From settlement to community – Politics rears its head
Attack at Indian Key – Upper Keys History
In the early morning hours of Aug. 7, 1840, some 130 Indians paddled out to Indian Key and...
Pirates? Aye, but…
It seems as if pirates and the Florida Keys should go together like rum and lime. And they do, in the sense that stories...
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Marathon History
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The first American flag to flap over the Florida Keys had 13 stripes and 24 stars. This flag flew from 1822 to 1836.
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