KEYS HISTORY: CUDJOE KEY ONCE SAW MILITARY ACTIVITY
What keeps getting more apparent is all the miles that go into creating the 115-mile-long Overseas Highway have stories to tell. Naturally, some miles...
KEYS HISTORY: KEY DEER AND BLUE HOLE ARE WORTH VISITING ON BIG PINE KEY
Rolling past the iconic Bahia Honda Bridge and across Scout Key, there is a really tight curve. Let it serve as a wake-up call.
Traveling...
KEYS HISTORY: ONCE A SLAVE, SANDY CORNISH PROSPERED IN KEY WEST
A formal celebration of Black history in this country began more than 50 years before Kent State University, in 1970, first celebrated Black History...
KEYS HISTORY: TRAVERSING A SERIES OF SMALL ISLANDS OFF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE
Like the Long Key Bridge, the Seven Mile Bridge links two geographical areas. The Long Key Bridge is the conduit linking the Upper Keys...
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...
KEYS HISTORY: BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION CONNECTED A SERIES OF ISLANDS
When the first version of the Overseas Highway opened in 1928, it stopped at the end of Lower Matecumbe Key. It didn’t stop for...
KEYS HISTORY: STORIES OF FARMING, THE MOB & SHIPBUILDING ON PLANTATION KEY
The island is called Plantation Key because of the farming that once happened here. It started with pineapples planted by Capt. Ben Baker and...
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...
KEYS HISTORY: INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS BROUGHT A NEW ERA
Several months ago, I was driving home from the Fort Lauderdale airport. It was late afternoon when I exited the turnpike and rolled into...
KEYS HISTORY: EXPECT BIGGER & BETTER STORIES IN THESE UPCOMING BOOKS
People say that the older you get, the faster time flies. They know exactly what they’re talking about because, just like that, Christmas has...
