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KEYS HISTORY: HENRY FLAGER’S FAVORITE BRIDGE

Driving along the Overseas Highway through the Florida Keys, it is easy to have your sense of direction confused. When entering Key Largo and heading down the...
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KEYS HISTORY: RAILWAY PAVES WAY FOR A DRIVE ON THE STRETCH

When driving in and out of the Florida Keys, most people take the 18-Mile Stretch. It is usually the fastest route. Card Sound Road is the other...
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FRIENDLY ANGLER: PROGRAM FOR GUIDES SHOWS COMMITMENT TO FLORIDA’S FISHERIES

We all know fishing is big business in Florida, contributing billions of dollars each year to the state’s economy. Fishing captains and guides are an important part...
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BEE GEES TRIBUTE BAND HEADLINES BIRTHDAY BASH

Eight Key Westers celebrated their 75th birthdays in style on Dec. 17, when the Bee Gees tribute band, Stayin’ Alive, performed a one-night-only concert of the iconic,...
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KEYS HISTORY: 2024 IN A CONCH SHELL 

And just like that, next week it’s Christmas. It’s the time of year when I reflect on what has and has not transpired over the last 12...
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MILES TO GO: CHRISTMAS MAGIC — SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED

My mom made Christmas magical. Still does. And my dad has always given her all the credit — picking and decorating the perfect tree, buying, hiding, then...
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SUNKEN SLAVE SHIP SHOWED A LONG-SUBMERGED PORTION OF FLORIDA

In the year 1700, the Henrietta Marie, a British slave ship, sank 35 miles off the coast of what is now Key West at New Ground Reef,...
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KEYS HISTORY: SNOWBIRDS IN THE SUNSHINE STATE

“Snowbird” is a more interesting word than it might first appear. The history of the word, too, is curious, so thank you, David Sloan, for pointing it out...
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KEYS HISTORY: SAINT NICK IN THE KEYS

One thing that can be said about Florida is that the Sunshine State’s history dates back a fair distance. As someone who looks into the history of...
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MARKED SAFE: HURRICANE FLAGS BURNED IN KEY WEST TO MARK END OF THE SEASON

A group of Florida Keys residents used rum to ignite and burn hurricane warning flags Saturday at Key West’s Truman Waterfront to mark the official Nov. 30...

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