Indian Key historic markers in Islamorada. A new bike tour focuses on the village's history.
Photo by KEVIN WADLOW
A bicycle tour of historic Islamorada covers just a three-mile stretch of U.S. 1 but spans centuries of island history and lore.
Posted: Sunday, November 15, 2009 12:18 PM EST
What do bald eagles, dolphins, tarpon, crocodiles, osprey, Goliath grouper, alligators, pelicans, spoonbills, blue crabs, peregrine falcons, redfish, swallow-tailed kites, red shouldered hawks, snook and reddish egrets all have in common?
Posted: Sunday, November 15, 2009 12:17 PM EST
There’s nothing quite like it in the Keys. Tropical breezes sough through tall pines and emerald waters lap gently up on a glistening white sand beach. Locals bring picnic baskets and hammocks and children laugh and splash in the surf.
Posted: Sunday, November 15, 2009 11:48 AM EST
America’s Greatest Generation, the men and women who served in our armed forces during World War II, are no better represented than by those who served as crew aboard a little steel ship named Mohawk — now berthed in Key West and open to the public.
Posted: Sunday, November 15, 2009 11:48 AM EST
Out-of-towners James Bartley and Carey Birdine didn’t expect to be out on the water this much during their Keys vacation, but said they really had no choice.
Posted: Sunday, November 15, 2009 11:41 AM EST
Just a short trip from the docks at Robbie’s in Islamorada lies Indian Key, barely 10 acres in size. Much like Pigeon Key in the Middle Keys, the tiny island is rich with history. Only stone ruins remain of the once prosperous community located at Mile Marker 78.5 oceanside.
Posted - Sunday, November 15, 2009 11:34 AM EST
One of Key West’s oldest attractions is crawling back from the brink of extinction. The Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden welcomes visitors where once there were none and, before that, throngs.
Posted - Sunday, November 15, 2009 11:32 AM EST
Curry Hammock State Park has installed new barriers to protect the park's dunes from foot traffic. Photo by JOHN GRUBKA
Birdwatchers take note – this park's collection of hardwood hammocks, mangrove swamps, and wetlands makes it one of the best birding destinations in the country. Like many of the Keys’ state parks, Curry Hammock is part of the Great Florida Birding Trail. But it is also a site for Hawk Watch International’s raptor census, thanks to its prime location on the migratory path of some of the world’s most spectacular birds of prey. Swimming, snorkeling, fishing, camping, canoeing, and a playground make this a fun park for families.
Posted - Sunday, November 15, 2009 11:24 AM EST
A brilliantly colored cockatoo cried out somewhere in the jungly tangle of Nancy Forrester’s Secret Garden and temporarily shattered the quiet of a late-September morning.
Posted - Sunday, November 15, 2009 11:24 AM EST
Even on a day when temperatures near Marathon dipped to as low as 49 degrees, the Dolphin Research Center was abuzz with activity.
Posted - Sunday, November 15, 2009 11:23 AM EST
