Truman Annex: We Like to Stay Here!
Harry Truman was not only one of the most remarkable Presidents in American history, he was also a man who loved life - he played the piano, he played poker - he loved to go fishing, and he loved Key West. He built his Presidential Winter home here, in Key West, and his Little White House has welcomed everyone from Thomas Edison and President Dwight D. Eisenhower to President John Kennedy, President Jimmy Carter and most recently, Bill Clinton. [read
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Funky Key West
Key West has really had a face-lift in the last couple of years. And, let me tell you our quaint little island really needed one after the ravages of the 2005 hurricane season...especially Wilma's big soaker. I think they said the island was 70% covered by water at high tide. The surge took place in the morning, thank heaven, as it would have been truly terrifying in the dark with category 3 wind blowing. [read
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Key West...a Last Resort
Key West is often called, the "last" resort, but to the many Indian tribes who made the homes along the island chain we now call the Keys, it was a last resort. These tribes would battle for "island" territory as far back as the 16th Century. As wars raged, each would try to escape the other by moving from one Key to the next, moving down the chain in pursuit of solitude and safety. Eventually there was nowhere left to go as warring tribes arrived on the last island for the last time. It would be their last resort! [read
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Brrr - Key West in Winter
Oh boy, we had a real cold snap in Key West
this week. January 3 was the coldest day ever recorded in Key West
since the other coldest day recorded in 1898! I love it when it gets
cold in Key West. Nobody has heat so Key West people come up with
many creative ways to try and burn their houses down. [read
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Flora and Fauna - Key West in Fall
Fall arrived this morning for today anyway.
Key West is known for slipping right into deep summer at any time.
But, today it is cold in the shade and skin kissed warm in the sun.
[read more]
Fantasy Fest
in Key West: A trip through the looking glass...
While so many locations throughout our country are wrapping up what
they call their summer season, one of my favorite locations, Key West,
is gearing up to kick their season off in whimsical style. [read
more]
DOWN the
“Creek” with a Paddle!
Kayaking is all about enjoying the trip and not the destination…
but here in the Florida Keys, the destination is a worthy partner
to the glorious trip required to get…well, anywhere! [read
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What’s
Down There Anyway?
The desire to breathe under water has probably always existed…first
to hunt for food and then as an observer. [read
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Sardines,
Anyone?
The fish tales just keep getting bigger and bigger…and every
now and then, one comes along that’s bigger than all the rest.
In this case, even the one that got away can’t compare to what
they’re saying at sea…all around the little island of
Key West! [read
more]
The
Fantasy Continues…
This year, Key West celebrates the 29th year of Fantasy Fest…
where fantastical fun will be shared as usual by more than 70,000
costumed partygoers. [read
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10 Top Dives
in the Keys
Summertime in Key West…and the livin’ is easy. As warmer
temperatures arrive, a calm descends upon the island…around
town and on the water. The southern Atlantic Ocean warms in the sun
and the Gulf gets warmer still… [read
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HOT Time…Summer
in Key West!
Hardly a summer weekend goes by in the Florida Keys without a special
event or festival taking place. The choices are endless, ranging from
powerboat races to culinary, musical, historical and cultural celebrations,
and quirky off-the-wall events featuring underwater music and chickens...
[read more]
Bahia Honda...an
Island Paradise!
Leaving Key West is never easy, but leaving for a ride up the Keys
is always a good idea.especially if the Best Beach in the Continental
U.S. is at the other end! [read
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Wyland's
Coastal Cleanup!
Internationally acclaimed marine life artist and environmentalist
Wyland made Key West the final stop in his 16-city East Coast coastal
cleanup. [read
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Sex On The Reef!
It happens every summer on a few steamy, sultry nights under a waning
moon...then, when everything is just right, the reef explodes in a
frenzy. [read more]
Summertime...and
the livin' is easy!
Summertime in Key West...it's perfectly warm and the livin' is easy...people
wear less clothing and sexual tension seems to hover in the air. So
what's the problem? [read
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SHANGRILA...Dry
Tortugas National Park
Dry Tortugas National Park is made up of seven tiny coral-and-sand
islands and their pristine surrounding waters. First named The Turtles,
Las Tortugas, by Spanish Explorer Ponce de Leon in 1513, these reefs
soon read "Dry Tortugas" on mariners charts to show they
had no fresh water. [read
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The Lure of
Key West... Can You Resist It?
Ernest Hemingway, Harry Truman and Jimmy Buffett...an unlikely trio
under most circumstances, but the author, president and singer all
shared a common bond -- an inability to resist the lure of a small
island 90 miles north of Cuba. [read
more]
25
Years of Fantasy Festival
This year, Key West celebrates the 29th year of Fantasy Fest…
where fantastical fun will be shared as usual by more than 70,000
costumed partygoers. [read
more]
Tranquility &
History Blossom in Key West
An extraordinary abundance of plants, flowers and trees flourish in
the warm subtropical climate of Key West. [read
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The Overseas
Highway... A Beautiful Drive
The Society of American Travel Writers recently named the Florida
Keys' Overseas Highway, which connects the island chain with the Florida
mainland, one of the 10 most beautiful drives in the United States.
[read more]
Hemingway
Days Festival
Resemblance to literary giant, Ernest Hemingway, is the first requirement
to enter Sloppy Joe's Hemingway Look-Alike Contest. As many as 150
white-bearded Hemingway hopefuls from around the world compete for
the coveted title of "Papa" each year. [read
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PrideFest
Presented by the Gay and Lesbian Community Center, the festival promotes
tolerance and understanding, while providing participants an opportunity
to enjoy sun-drenched days and tropical nights in a place where CLOSETS
are only for clothes! [read
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Mollusk Musicianship!
Conch Blowing Contest
The 45th Annual Conch Shell Blowing contest, sometimes called the
"Conch Honk," will be held at the Ocean Key House’s
Sunset Pier, Zero Duval Street, Key West. [read
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Taste of
Key West
Key West's culinary offerings are gaining a reputation as being among
the country's finest with very talented chefs and cuisine infused
with a sense of fun and individuality that relflects the spirit of
the island itself. [read
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Tennessee
Williams
From the late 1940s until his death, internationally renowned playwright
Tennessee Williams lived in a modest cottage on a quiet, tree-lined
Key West street. [read
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Doing Duval Street
Duval Street in Key West is to the island what Bourbon Street is to
New Orleans, what "the Strip" is to Las Vegas... much more
than simply a "street," it's a way of life! [read
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Diving Key West
Key West is a diver's paradise boasting a National Marine Sanctuary
with America's only living coral reef. Numerous wrecked and sunken
ships add to the attraction and Key West's "surface intervals"
are among the best in the world. And now's the time to visit the Keys!
[read more]
Mallory Square
Sunset Celebration
Key West is famous for many things - the weather, the water, celebrity
residents past and present, a determinedly non-conformist attitude.
Any number of visitors or residents will tell you the reasons they
have for loving this quirky little island. [read
more]
Conch
Republic Independence Festival
"We celebrate our Independence annually in a 'public and notorious
manner..'" says the Honorable Sir Peter Anderson, Secretary General
of the Conch Republic. [read
more]
Spring Break
When thinking Spring Break, you don't automatically think Key West.
But if you're wanting a Spring Break out of the ordinary, if you're
not satisfied following the hordes to this year's trendiest spots,
then you ought to consider Key West... [read
more]
Literary
Explorations
Key West, America's tiny little Caribbean island, has been associated
with writers and literature since the 1920's. It was then that Ernest
Hemingway first set foot on the island... [read
more]
Uniquely
Key West - Shopping
"We're not your average furniture store," Ken Richards,
owner of Fletcher on Duval, tells us, "What we sell is unique."
[read more]
A Wedding
in Paradise
Are you looking for a romantic setting for a wedding? Exotic scenery
and wonderfully strange natives? How about getting married in Key
West? [read
more]
Full Throttle
Fun- Super Boat Racing
Speed. Pure, simple, unadulterated speed. That's the heart and soul
of Super Boat racing, and the reason why this relatively new sport
has gained such an impressive, and loyal, following. [read
more]
Summer
In Key West
As Spring lengthens toward Summer, deep sea fishing begins to cast
its spell. Fishing Tournaments abound and everyone dreams of hauling
in that 100 pound- make that 400 pound- Sailfish or Tuna! Or a world
record Tarpon…[read
more]
19th
Annual Conch Republic Independence Celebration
"We celebrate our Independence annually in a 'public and notorious
manner..'" says the Honorable Sir Peter Anderson, Secretary General
of the Conch Republic. [read
more]
Hemingway
Home
The man lived a long full happy life of struggle adversity and pain.
Dead, his accidental ownership of six-toed cats connects his life
to his Key West home. [read
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New Year's Eve
Craziness
New York has the Ball Drop in Time's Square, Atlanta the Peach Drop
at Underground Atlanta... but leave it to Key West to do it just right....
[read more]
Key West Waterfront
The waterfront, where the Conch Republic Seafood Company is now located,
has a fascinating history. In the 1890's, Key West was considered
the Sponge Capital of the Country, and these docks served as a sponge
market where large "mother ships" unloaded their cargo.
[read more]
Key West is Booming!
Key West real estate titles date back to the Kings of Spain. The island's
infamous "live and let live" "manana town"attitude
is deeply rooted in its twisted history. [read
more]
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