Fireworks over Blackwater Sound in Key Largo start at 10 p.m.
Key Largo The Fourth of July starts this year in Key Largo with a "Stay Ahead of the Parade" 5k run at 9:30 a.m. from Anthony's at mile marker 98.2. The 34th annual Fourth of July parade sponsored by the Reporter follows at 10 a.m., with Louis "Woody" Woodward, commander of the American Legion Post 333, serving as this year's grand marshal.
Posted: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 09:14 PM EDT
You’d be hard-pressed to believe anybody doesn’t know about Black Point Marina as you circle the park’s 102 acres on a recent sunny Sunday afternoon in hunt of parking — which seems to be as rare as a celebrity who is not yet on Twitter.
Posted: Friday, May 01, 2009 09:52 AM EDT
Eleven sculptures from Seward Johnson’s ICONS series on the porch and grounds in an effort to engage passersby. The life-size sculptures show everyday people frozen in a moment like a pair playing Frisbee on the lawn, for instance, and an old man sweeping up the debris leftover from the night before. (Photo by SEAN KINNEY)
The Key West Art and Historical Society provides locals and tourist alike with three first-class museums and properties featuring a myriad of art, cultural and historic exhibits.
Posted: Sunday, January 18, 2009 10:25 AM EST
Turtle Hospital administrator Ryan Butts at the Marathon nonprofit facility. (Photo by Karen Quist)
The Turtle Hospital in Marathon is one of those places that should be required visiting for people coming to the Keys.
Posted: Sunday, January 18, 2009 10:46 AM EST
A cobia devours a snack from a visitor. (Photo courtesy of Aqua Ranch)
For many years, attractions like the Dolphin Research Center and the Turtle Hospital have drawn tourists to the Middle Keys from around the world to interact with a friendly dolphin or to pay a personal visit to a sick or injured sea turtle.
Posted: Sunday, January 18, 2009 10:41 AM EST
Marie-Annick Vadim paddles Blackwater Sound. (Photo by DONNA DIETRICH)
A sunset motorboat tour, seated in a padded deck chair while sipping a cup of champagne, is the way to view the wildlife and scenery of the upper Keys, according to Capt. Sterling Kennedy.
Posted - Sunday, January 18, 2009 10:19 AM EST
A sampling of ecotour options available in the Upper Keys.
Posted - Sunday, January 18, 2009 10:01 AM EST
I suppose the captain always says at the start what a glorious day it is, and how it's the best he's ever seen. But on the day I made my first trip out to the Dry Tortugas, he didn't have to bluff about it. Aside from about 15 raindrops falling on our heads just before we passed the Marquesas, it was a day without peer, and the Gulf lay before us sparkling in the sun like a plate of diamonds.
Posted - Monday, December 29, 2008 03:36 PM EST
The National Park Service will reopen the Chekika day-use area on Monday — one of the Everglades’ closest spots to Miami.
Posted - Friday, December 05, 2008 12:00 AM EST
There’s a new watersport that may just give kayaking a run for its money as the best eco-friendly way to cruise Keys waterways.
Posted - Monday, October 13, 2008 11:57 AM EDT
