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...
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...
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...
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...
KEYS HISTORY: WHO FIRST CALLED THE FLORIDA KEYS HOME?
The archipelago scattered beneath the Florida peninsula like a broken string of bushy green emeralds across a wet, blue floor is bigger than it...
KEYS HISTORY: SNAILS & GARDEN FACED PRESSURES ON STOCK ISLAND
Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series on Stock Island.
Once upon a time, the Stock Island Tree Snail was native to...
KEYS HISTORY: CAPTURED SPANIARD SHARES A CALUSA STORY
I spend hours and hours researching the local history and then writing about it, and I do my best to share some history, tell...
KEYS HISTORY: PROHIBITION SAW RAIDS & ARRESTS IN KEY WEST
During Prohibition, there was no shortage of places to acquire alcohol in the Florida Keys. Occasionally, federal Prohibition agents visited those places, often referred...
KEYS HISTORY: PROHIBITION BROUGHT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE LIKES OF CAPPONE IN THE KEYS
The National Prohibition Act, also known as the Volstead Act, was named for Andrew J. Volstead, the Minnesota Republican and chairman of the House...
KEYS HISTORY: AUTHOR NED BUNTLINE PENNED BUFFALO BILL & BLACK CAESAR STORIES
Today, I am going to write about a man who spent time in the Florida Keys in the ’30s. He had a reputation as...
