With one of my favorite sporting events, the Tour de France, under way, I was inspired to take a ride I’ve been meaning to do since I moved here. So I made my way up to Key Largo, took the bike off the rack, strapped on my helmet, and headed down the highway on a “Tour de Keys.”

Posted - Sunday, November 15, 2009 01:09 PM EST

Imagine living in Flagstaff, Ariz., and never going to see what that Grand Canyon thing is all about.

Posted - Friday, January 15, 2010 12:04 PM 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 - Friday, January 15, 2010 12:31 PM EST

“Who do we have here?” asks John Baltzell, captain of the 31-foot catamaran Patty C, as we approach two young dolphins rubbing bellies and spy-hopping. Baltzell has been studying the local dolphin ecology for six years while driving the Patty C, an inspected vessel out of the historic Key West seaport that takes passengers out to explore their habitat then snorkel the patch reefs in the Key West National Wildlife Refuge.

Posted - Friday, January 15, 2010 12:31 PM EST