IN PICTURES: SCENES FROM THE 2024 KEY COLONY BEACH DAY

Beautiful weather greeted Key Colony Beach Day as the Keys’ second-smallest city celebrated its 67th “birthday” since incorporating in 1957 on March 3. Presented by the KCB Community Association, the day included longtime favorite features, such as the famed “Barracuda Races,” live music and plenty of art vendors, along with new and renewed elements, including the Florida Keys SPCA’s “Pooch Promenade,” city-wide transportation from Island Trolley Tours and a parade for the occasion.

Photos by BARRY GAUKEL/Keys Weekly.

Alex Rickert
Alex Rickert made the perfectly natural career progression from dolphin trainer to newspaper editor in 2021 after freelancing for Keys Weekly while working full time at Dolphin Research Center. A resident of Marathon since 2015, he fell in love with the Florida Keys community by helping multiple organizations and friends rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Irma. An avid runner, actor, and spearfisherman, he spends as much of his time outside of work on or under the sea having civil disagreements with sharks.