Showing posts with label Key West. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Key West. Show all posts

Monday, July 30, 2012

ISLE SMILE: THE KEYS TO MY HEART

BY: JANET STEINBERG

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          The keys to my heart are not made of silver or gold.  The Keys to my heart are a 125-mile chain of laid-back islands in Florida that extends from Mile Marker 0 in Key West, to Mile Marker 126 in Key Largo. The 42 bridges that connect The Keys span the Atlantic Ocean, Florida Bay, and the Gulf of Mexico. 

The most well known bridge on this Overseas Highway is the 1980’s Seven Mile Bridge, one of the longest segmental bridges in the world. It replaced Henry Flagler’s1912 Over-Sea Railroad Bridge, a turn-of-the-century technological marvel that was badly damaged by the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935.

Come along with me as I visit the nooks and crannies of three of Florida’s well-known Keys: Marathon, Islamorada, and Key Largo. 

Monday, July 16, 2012

KEY WEST: “CONCH-ED” OUT IN THE CONCH REPUBLIC

   BY JANET STEINBERG

This is not an April Fool’s joke.  It may be tongue-in-cheek, but it’s true.  
On April 23,1982, Key West, Florida seceded from the United States of America and formed The Conch Republic.  Their motto, and the Conch Republic flag, reads: “We Seceded Where Others Failed”.  

SYMBOLIC FLAG OF KEY WEST