Capt. Justin Pasca lives aboard a sailboat about mile or so from Key West and operates a six-pack “downeaster” boat based in Stock Island. Pasca came to Stock Island five years ago from New Jersey at the same time the …
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I knew I had become a “local” on the island of Key West when I recognized Chris Peterson, drag queen extraordinaire, in his street clothes walking to work at La-Te-Da on Duval Street. I had seen the musical, “The Legend of …
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When Florida Keys developers dug canals to create waterfront residential areas off of U.S. Highway 1, the rock and sand in the canal was used as fill for homes’ foundations and roadways. But, not all canals were built in a …
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The Florida Keys are one of the few spots left in the world to see the endangered sawfish. Wiped out by longline nets and fishermen who mostly wanted to collect their saws or nostrum, scientists are studying the population in …
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Visitors strain their necks looking above and beyond the Royal Poinciana trees, which demand attention with their showy orange blossoms, to see the highest point in Key West, the top of the Key West Lighthouse. Adjacent to the 65-foot lighthouse, …
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A scientist at Mote Marine Laboratory’s Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research and Restoration (IC2R3) discovered how a coral growing process called micro-fragmentation could accelerate reef restoration; now, Mote is using it on 28 different coral species. Dr. David Vaughan, executive …
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Who would’ve have thought a four-mile island needed three rum distilleries? The people who wanted to operate distilleries in Key West, that’s who. They, also, apparently decided 9,000 island residents per distillery was about right to make the economics work, …
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The Florida Keys are blessed with an abundance of beautiful scenery so it perhaps is no surprise that many artists make their living capturing the splendor of the ocean, its bounty of sea life and the enjoyment people can have …
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There is good news and bad news for those who love to dive and snorkel coral reefs in the Florida Keys. Keys-based dive operators and scientists have weighed in on what they have found beneath the sea in the months …
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Once upon a time, all of the Florida Keys were under water, and perhaps nowhere is this more evident than at Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park in Islamorada. With fossil remains uncovered by quarry excavations during the 1900s, …
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Hurricane Irma largely spared Florida Bay, according to Audubon Everglades Science Center staff in Islamorada, Florida Keys. After the category four storm surged through the Florida Keys Sept. 10, South Florida residents, fishing captains and scientists were nervous about how …
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Location scouts surely had a field day in the Florida Keys sightseeing and frequenting bars and restaurants while finding suitable filming locations for Bloodline, the wildly successful Netflix series that filmed three seasons in the Upper Keys. From scenic beaches, …
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Global demand is surging for forage fish which are used to make pet food, cosmetics, nutritional supplements, fertilizer and feed for animals and aquaculture operations. Their eggs are a delicacy. They are vulnerable to pollution and climate change which …
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The Swim Around Key West sponsored by Florida Keys Community College is a 12.5-mile journey that attracts solo and team swimmers to repeatedly reach-pull, reach-pull and flutter kick their way around the southernmost island. The FKCC Swim Around Key West …
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Lighthouse Larry of the Florida Keys came to the revelation that lighthouses needed help when he saw their decay up close. Until then, he never thought much about them, even though his mother was “obsessed with lighthouses.” Larry Herlth was …
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Municipal marinas in the Florida Keys boast plentiful amenities and prime locations. Two are like country clubs in terms of their offerings. Special events with live music and arts and crafts often are held on the adjacent community park …
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What started from one man’s passion for sailing and selling is now a leading global superyacht brokerage. Fraser Yachts, founded by namesake David Fraser in Newport Beach, California, in 1947, celebrates not only its Platinum anniversary this year, but …
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An aquanaut recently shared her eight-day underwater experience with an audience at the monthly Immerse Yourself lecture at the History of Diving Museum in Islamorada. Dawn Kernagis, who was inducted into the Women’s Diving Hall of Fame in 2016, is …
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Just like mighty forests can be re-planted after too much timber harvesting or natural disasters, the underwater coral reef can be re-planted with corals. When 98 percent of the staghorn and elkhorn coral — branching corals that are fast-growing — …
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You don’t have to be a major metropolitan area to host a boat show. The rural Florida Keys know a little something about boating and fishing, and the second annual Island Boat Show etched another notch toward becoming a yearly …
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