KEYS HISTORY: WHAT KEYS WATERING HOLE HAS BEEN AROUND THE LONGEST?
There is a bar on Islamorada’s Windley Key with a sign declaring “the oldest most established liquor license in the Keys.” Without even considering...
KEYS HISTORY: THE MORE YOU LEARN, THE LESS YOU KNOW
I moved to the Florida Keys in 2001, so I could live on an island, sip rum and finish my great Florida novel. It...
KEYS HISTORY: THOMAS EDISON’S KEYS VISIT ENDS WITH A GIFT
Thomas Edison is best remembered for his ground-breaking work with electricity and the phonograph. He is not so well remembered as an early Florida...
KEYS HISTORY: HERMIT ARTIST CAPTURES THE KEYS THROUGH WATERCOLOR
This is the second in a two-part series on the Hermit Artist of Key Largo.
It seemed that Harry Sonntag, the Hermit Artist of Key...
KEYS HISTORY: HITCHHIKER BECOMES HERMIT ARTIST OF KEY LARGO
Editor’s Note: This the first in a two-part series on Harry Sontang, the Hermit Artist of Key Largo.
In 1960, a Kissimmee couple traveled to...
KEYS HISTORY: PERKLYAND, DIXIE HIGHWAY & DISPATCH CREEK
Cruising up the Overseas Highway and out of the Florida Keys, there are two ways to drive over Key Largo. Just after Mile Marker...
KEYS HISTORY: PLANTER COMMUNITY GROWS THANKS TO BAHAMIAN FARMER
The pineapple was a New World treat allegedly “discovered” during Christopher Columbus’ second voyage to the New World. According to the story, on November...
KEYS HISTORY: JOHN GEIGER GOES FROM WRECKER TO WEALTHY MAN
Key West’s Audubon House was built after 1846’s Havana Hurricane ravaged Cuba, destroyed the Sand Key Lighthouse, and threw the double hurricane punch of...
KEYS HISTORY: HOMESTEAD CLAIMS REQUIRED CLEARING LAND, BUILDING HOME & PRODUCING CROPS
Even before Florida became a U.S. territory, Spain’s government tried to give away the largely uninhabited frontier land. In the Spanish territorial years, these...
KEYS HISTORY: ADDERLY FAMILY LEGACY LIVES ON AT KEY VACA
The oldest house in the Florida Keys, outside of Key West, takes a bit of effort to find. It is found in the woods...
