Key Lime Legends – The Cookie Lady - A person is smiling while holding a piece of cake on a plate - Florida Keys

Key Lime Legends – The Cookie Lady

Hundreds of people peddle sweets in the Florida Keys, but few rise to the iconic status of Marilyn Kellner, better known to the world...
Keys History: Attack at Indian Key – From settlement to community – Politics rears its head - A man wearing a suit and tie - Florida Keys

Keys History: Attack at Indian Key – From settlement to community – Politics rears its...

Attack at Indian Key – Upper Keys History In the early morning hours of Aug. 7, 1840, some 130 Indians paddled out to Indian Key and...
The History of Green Key Lime Pie - A piece of cake on a plate - Key lime pie

The History of Green Key Lime Pie

Residents of the Florida Keys know Key lime pie is yellow, but if you follow #keylimepie on Instagram or find yourself lost in the...
Pirates? Aye, but… - A group of people sitting at a desk - Florida Keys

Pirates? Aye, but…

 It seems as if pirates and the Florida Keys should go together like rum and lime. And they do, in the sense that stories...
The First Key Lime Festival - A group of people sitting posing for the camera - Florida Keys

The First Key Lime Festival

The Key lime has inspired intimate celebrations in the Florida Keys for almost two centuries, but it wasn’t until 1953 that the Upper Keys...
Lustful Urges and the Original Key Lime Pie Crust - A close up of text on a white background - Florida Keys

Lustful Urges and the Original Key Lime Pie Crust

No journey down the Key Lime Pie Hole is complete without a good crust discussion, so today we will introduce an ingredient that is...
How To Kill Your Neighbor With Key Lime Pie - A black and white photo of a man - Key lime pie

How To Kill Your Neighbor With Key Lime Pie

Don’t waste time with arsenic or hemlock next time you feel like killing a neighbor. You can get the same results serving them a...
A walk through Nike Hercules missile base - A group of people standing next to a tree - Golden Letters Tablet

A walk through Nike Hercules missile base

“Here’s your first security fence. There was a guard station over there,” says former Army Specialist Ted Swanson, pointing to what appears to be...
The Key Lime Massacre at Indian Key? - A vintage photo of a group of people posing for the camera - Henry Perrine

The Key Lime Massacre at Indian Key?

You can thank arsenic poisoning next time you enjoy a slice of Key lime pie. That’s what set physician and horticulturist Dr. Henry Perrine...
Robert the Doll’s Killer Key Lime Pie - A vintage photo of a person - Key lime pie

Robert the Doll’s Killer Key Lime Pie

Robert the Doll steals most of the attention at his old Key West residence at 534 Eaton St., but there was a time when...