Matecumbe Historical Trust inherits landmark
On Aug. 22, at 1:30 p.m., the Islamorada Chamber of Commerce transferred the Keys of ownership to the red Caboose to the Matecumbe Historical...
How Key lime got here
After last week’s Key lime pie controversy – whether the tart delight was invented in the Florida Keys – reached not just a fevered...
Richard Fitzpatrick left lasting impact
While the name Richard Fitzpatrick might not sound familiar, it is a name associated with significant change in the Florida Keys. To say his...
Electricity comes to the Keys
John Jay Philbrick established the Key West Electric Company circa 1889. It was the first of its kind in the Florida Keys. Competition
arrived circa...
Monroe County’s changing border
Monroe County became the Florida Territory’s sixth county when it was established in 1823. The county was named after the fifth president of the...
The Biscayne Aquifer
One of the challenges to living on these islands, both for the Indians who predated Christopher Columbus’ arrival to the New World and the...
All about the kraAl
According to Merriam-Webster, kraal is defined as “an enclosure for animals especially in southern Africa.” In the Keys, the word is most closely associated...
the wrecking industry
MARATHON
Joshua Appelby sailed from Rhode Island, bound for the West Indies, circa 1822. He would come ashore in the area of Knights Key with...
jump starting tourism
UPPER KEYS
P.F. “Bud” and Martha McKenney came to visit the Florida Keys from Atlanta, Georgia where they operated a series of ice cream parlors....
Road to the Keys
UPPER KEYS
In 1895, years before Flagler’s train began making tracks for the Florida Keys, politician George W. Allen gave a speech advocating the necessity...
