Say Good-Bye to Summer & Hello to Scarecrows!
Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer and with the fall season rolling in, it’s almost time to release the pumpkins. However, the scarecrows are not waiting. Starting on Wednesday, September 15, you can see all kinds of delightful straw people peering out from...
Rescheduled! The 37th Annual Underwater Music Festival
Have you ever raved to an Underwater Concert before? Well, now’s your chance during the 37th Annual Underwater Music Festival. Rescheduled for Saturday, September 18 from 10am - 2pm, this quirky concert takes place at Looe Key Reef, an area of the Florida Keys...
A Walk Into the Past– Lignumvitae Key Takes You Back
Ever hear of a Lignum vitae? Derived from Latin, it means “the wood of life” and is among the densest and heaviest woods on earth. So dense in fact, that structures built with Lignum vitae wood imported from the tropics survived San Francisco’s 1906 earthquake....
No Man’s Land: Key West Womenfest
Labor Day may be just around the corner, but that doesn’t mean the fun stops in Key West. Womenfest, Key West’s diverse five day celebration of women, blows cross the island from Wednesday, September 1 through Sunday, September 5. Considered one of the...
My Nose Almost Blew Off! Conch Scramble On-the-Water Golf Tournament
The first time that I played in the Conch Scramble “On-The-Water” golf tournament, I thought my nose was going to blow right off. No seriously, I really did. When organizer, “Mangrove Mike” Forster invited me to participate in this popular Upper Keys...
Who Painted That? Master Impressionist John Clayton
Created by master impressionist, John Clayton, the front cover of DESTINATION FLORIDA’s new Fall issue pays tribute to Key West’s notorious Headdress Ball (Thursday, Oct 28) which takes place each year during the annual Fantasy Fest Celebration (October 22...
