It All Started With The “Green Fever”: The Intoxicating Story of Emeralds International
It’s 1955, and nineteen-year-old Manuel Marcial de Gomar slowly reins his horse along a rugged trail in the rainforest mountains of Colombia. Exploring emerald-bearing areas high in the notoriously dangerous Eastern Andes is intoxicating. It’s not long before Marcial...
Key West’s Cultural Epicenter – The Studios of Key West Sets the Stage
Key West has been a haven for writers ever since Hemingway set down roots here in the 1930s. Over the years, our tiny island has blossomed into a thriving arts community dedicated to nurturing creative minds, hearts, and souls. At the center of it all is The Studios...
How Fast Do You Want to Go? High-Octane Fun At Barefoot Billy’s
At Barefoot Billy’s, it’s all about how fast you want to go. If zipping around Key West going 40mph is your idea of a day in the sun, then Billy’s high-octane jet ski experience is your ticket to ride. Go it alone or jump on Barefoot Billy’s original two-hour, 28-mile...
The Dolphins’ Tale – It all began on Grassy Key
Marathon: Flashback to the mid-1950s when a Grassy Key fisherman named Milton Santini started collecting bottlenose dolphins to sell to aquariums and attractions Two years into it, Milton catches a dolphin named Mitzi. Before he can transport her to one of his...
Smoked Fish Dip – Porky’s Bayside, Marathon
Located in a funky waterfront Tiki hut just north of Marathon’s famous 7 Mile Bridge, Porky’s Bayside is notorious for the best barbecue in the Keys. Locals and visitors have been flocking here since the early 1950s including such notables as Ernest Hemingway, Jimmy...
Three Sheets to the Wind! Key West’s Raucous Wrecker’s Cup Race
One of the highlights of Key West's Conch Republic Days (Friday, April 15 through Sunday, April 24) is Schooner Wharf Bar's legendary Wrecker's Cup Race. On Sunday, April 24, the fourth and final leg of this annual seafarer's series shoves off at 1pm from Key West's...
