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 local history is...
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 on Aug. 3,...
UNLEASHED DOGS, BATHING IN PUBLIC & PROSTITUTION IN KEY WEST CAME WITH MONETARY FINES...
In 1829, Monroe County lines stretched from Key West, the county seat, north to Lake Okeechobee and west to Port Charlotte (Charlotte Harbor between Fort Myers and...
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 thing about trusting...
KEYS HISTORY: ‘WRESTLING ALLIGATORS’ & PICKLES REEF PIQUES INTEREST
I attended graduate school in my 30s. It was a vastly different experience than what I expected, but managing expectations has been a long-standing effort. I did...
KEYS HISTORY: THE STARCK FAMILY HAD A LONG RUN ON LOWER MATECUMBE KEY
The Sold Sisters, Ocean Sotheby’s International Realty’s Sarah Ewald and Sabrina Wampler, invited me to speak at an open house. The Atlantic-front Lower Matecumbe Key property is...
KEYS HISTORY: THE SEVEN(ISH) MILE BRIDGES
There is talk about building a new Seven Mile Bridge to replace the old Seven Mile Bridge, which replaced the original Seven Mile Bridge. Between road projects...
KEYS HISTORY: TALKING PIRACY & SMUGGLING AT A HEMINGWAY SEMINAR IN … IDAHO?
I was invited to speak at the 2024 Ernest Hemingway Seminar at the Community Library in Ketchum, Idaho. Hemingway’s last home was in Ketchum, and it was...
STORMY HISTORY: EVERY HURRICANE TELLS A DIFFERENT STORY
Ask any local. Hurricane season blows.
Between every gust and shower reported through the regular media and all the opinions shared through social media, the subject is impossible...
KEYS HISTORY: A CARDINAL NESTING AND A LITTLE-KNOWN KEYS COMMUNITY
Some people say seeing a cardinal in your yard is a sign the spirit of a loved one or an angel is near. If that is true,...
