KEY WEST BACK IN THE DAY — THE ‘OLD’ PALATE OF ORDINARY TIMES
There are foodies who can taste a dish and instantly discern its ingredients, or who have such sophisticated palates that they can distinguish between...
KEYS HISTORY: THE DAUNTING CONSTRUCTION OF BAHIA HONDA BRIDGE
In J.W. Norie’s “Piloting Directions for the Gulf of Florida, the Bahama Bank & Islands,” he states: “And a large island on the east...
KEYS HISTORY: PLANTATION KEY YACHT HARBOR UNDERWENT SEVERAL OWNERSHIP CHANGES BEFORE BECOMING A PARK
Plantation Key Yacht Harbor was developed by Dr. J. M. Renedo and Thomas Renedo. The brothers were born in Key West.
On Dec. 15, 1940,...
TIME HASN’T BEEN KIND TO THE CITY OF WASHINGTON STEAMSHIP AT ELBOW REEF
By Thomas Scott
Editor’s note: This is the final in a two-part series on the City of Washington steamship.
Several months following the disaster, after...
THE CITY OF WASHINGTON MAY JUST BE THE MOST HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT SHIPWRECK IN THE...
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a two-part series on the steamship City of Washington and its involvement in the Maine battleship incident....
KEYS HISTORY: WHY IS THERE A REEF CALLED LOOE KEY?
I was done writing about the Great Florida Keys Road Trip when Mile Marker 0 came out in August. I need to save some...
WRECKED STEAMSHIP OFF THE UPPER KEYS POSSESSES SOME HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE
By Thomas Scott
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a two-part series on the steamship City of Washington and its involvement in the Maine...
KEYS HISTORY: WEATHERING STORM SEASON
Some people say Florida doesn’t have seasons. They are wrong. They might not be traditional seasons, but they come around as surely as spring...
HISTORIC USCGC INGHAM — A SHIP WORTH SAVING
Secured along the seawall at Truman Waterfront, the ship commands attention, the searing white of its hull stretches out like a 100-meter dash (327...
KEYS HISTORY: THE LEGEND OF BOAT CAPTAIN BILL SMITH
Bill Smith holds a special place in fishing history. He showed up in the Keys as a 19-year-old.
In 1928, Smith was approved for a...
