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FLORIDA KEYS – Two Florida Keys lodging entities have been named to a list of the United States’ top 25 hotels by TripAdvisor.com, one of the world’s leading travel advice websites.
Key West’s Santa Maria Suites and Tavernier’s Island Bay Resort were named to the Top 25 U.S. Hotels list after ranking in TripAdvisor’s 2012 Travelers’ [...]
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SCOUT KEY, Florida Keys — As many as 600 amateur and professional astronomers from around the world are to gather in the Lower Florida Keys Monday through Saturday, Feb. 20-26, attracted by the chance for 180-degree viewing of the Southern Cross and other constellations during the 28th annual Winter Star Party.
The event’s primary draw for [...]
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ISLAMORADA, Florida Keys – Amateur and professional cook-off contestants and wannabe world champions representing seven U.S. states and Canada are busy testing their best recipes in preparation for the third annual Islamorada Chili Cook-Off. The competition is set for Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 18-19, at the Islamorada Moose Lodge, mile marker 81.
Tasting tickets to this [...]
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FLORIDA KEYS — With balmy temperatures even in the winter months, the Florida Keys & Key West offer visitors a warm welcome and a wealth of new and enhanced accommodations, land and water attractions, and culinary and creative experiences. Explore the highlights here.
Keys Accommodations
The property that was once Islamorada’s iconic Holiday Isle Beach Resort and Marina, [...]
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MARATHON, Florida Keys — Among voguish artists and craftspeople from around the country, the acoustic guitar stylings of Casey Weston, a finalist on NBC’s “The Voice,” are to be featured at the Pigeon Key Art Festival, set for the weekend of Feb. 11-12 at Marathon Community Park, mile marker 49.
Now in its 18th year, the [...]
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Jan. 22, 2012, is to mark the centennial anniversary of the Henry Flagler’s Florida Keys Over-Sea Railroad’s first train arrival into Key West.
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KEY LARGO, Florida Keys — Offering fine fresh local seafood, live musical entertainment, cooking demonstrations, contests and kids’ fun, the Key Largo Stone Crab & Seafood Festival is set for Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 28-29, at Rowell’s Marina, mile marker 104.5 bayside.
Sponsored by the Key Largo Fisheries and Key Largo Merchants Association, the third annual [...]
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MARATHON, Florida Keys — Advanced divers seeking to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Florida Keys Over-Sea Railroad’s completion can do so by exploring an artificial reef derived from part of the original railroad bridge sunk off Marathon.
Henry Flagler’s Over-Sea Railroad, lauded on its completion as the most unique railway in the world, connected the [...]
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FLORIDA KEYS – Although the official Florida Keys Over-Sea Railroad centennial celebration ends Jan. 23, throughout the year and even beyond Keys visitors can explore sites, events, exhibits and landmarks related to the railroad that was lauded upon its completion as the world’s most unique.
At the Key West Museum of Art & History at the [...]
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