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Now you can hand-feed sharks in the Florida Keys

Visitors to the middle Florida Keys can enjoy an immersive experience with reef fish, invertebrates, stingrays and even sharks — without entering the ocean — at Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters, a marine life attraction that opened July 1 in Marathon. The signature feature of the multimillion-dollar facility, located at the foot of the Vaca Cut Bridge at 11710 Overseas Highway, is a coral reef exhibit and shark habitat housed in a massive 200,000-gallon interconnected saltwater aquarium for viewing. As a hands-on interactive learning center, the unique attraction

Florida Keys Lure Sports Enthusiasts All Year

Every day is an adventure in the Florida Keys, where the subtropical climate and scenic natural setting make an ideal backdrop for high-energy sporting activities all year round. Visitors easily can enjoy water sports and eco-adventures, unparalleled diving and offshore, inshore and flats fishing no matter what the time of year. But not everyone knows the Keys also offer an energetic calendar of organized sporting challenges including marathons for runners, swim competitions, triathlons and cycling excursions. For example, adrenaline enthusiasts can compete either

Key Largo’s Anything That Floats race continues the series of quirky Florida Keys events

Trashy items like PVC pipe, buckets, pool noodles, plastic wrap, lawn furniture or cardboard can be bound together as “hulls” during Key Largo’s Anything That Floats regatta race set for Saturday, August 16. On the third Saturday of August each year, organizers of the wacky race task resourceful crews of two, four or more people to reuse, recycle and regenerate floatable items found around the house to construct their boats. Boat builders need to bind together their vessels with all-purpose duct tape, plastic wrap or other sticky substances long enough to hold team members

World’s largest key lime pie to be created at the 2014 Key Lime Festival

Visitors to Key West are invited to experience the authentic flavour of the Florida Keys at the 2014 Key Lime Festival, scheduled to take place on 3–5 July. Reborn last year following a hiatus of more than 50 years, the festival celebrates the unique Key lime which features in soups, cocktails and, most notably, the famous Key lime pie dessert. The Key Lime Festival is based on an event which took place regularly during the 1950s in Key Largo, and today it features the creation of the world’s largest Key lime pie, a Key Lime Cocktail ‘Sip & Stroll’ where 20 local bars compete to produce

Granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway Hosts 34th Literary Competition at Florida Keys Hemingway Days Celebration

For the last 34 years, Lorian Hemingway, granddaughter of literary icon Ernest Hemingway, has directed a now internationally recognised short story competition in Key West, the Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition. The competition is part of the annual Hemingway Days festival (15–20 July 2014), which celebrates the powerful legacy of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ernest Hemingway. Ernest Hemingway made Key West his home throughout the 1930s and set his only U.S.-based novel, “To Have and Have Not,” in the island city. Since then, the vibrant island has been a colourful source of

Top Diving Experiences in the Florida Keys

Year after year the Florida Keys draw huge numbers of visiting scuba and snorkel enthusiasts from all over the world to experience their gorgeous coral reefs, shipwrecks, and tropical ambiance. Since the beginning of the recreational dive industry, the Florida Keys have been revered as one of the world’s most popular dive destinations. Here is a roundup of some unique diving experiences available in the Florida Keys:Search for 17th Century Treasure Adventure-hungry certified divers can work alongside professional treasure salvage experts excavating the wrecksite of the 1622 Spanish

Top 6 Family Activities in the Florida Keys - see images

With experiences to delight visitors of all ages and interests, The Florida Keys & Key West make an ideal destination for families. Family vacation days in the Keys are unforgettable, entertaining and even educational.  Here are six great activities to enjoy in this sub-tropical island chain…1. Meet Sea Turtles At the Turtle Hospital in Marathon, dedicated staff members focus on the care and rehabilitation of sick and injured sea turtles. The Turtle Hospital in Marathon is the world’s only licensed veterinary hospital that specializes in sea turtles, and it even has its own

Top 5 Water Sport Adventures in the Florida Keys – see images

An abundance of tranquil, turquoise water and warm year-round temperatures make the Florida Keys the perfect holiday destination for aqua sports enthusiasts. The subtropical Florida Keys and Key West offer a wide variety of ways to get the adrenaline pumping, including one of 2014’s “must try” adventure activities: flyboarding.1. Flyboard Like Iron Man A new and exhilarating addition in the Keys, flyboarding, allows participants to soar like the fictional Iron Man above the ocean’s surface, providing a sensation of weightlessness and freedom. The flyboard is a developed

Key West Celebrates 32 years of the Conch Republic: “We Seceded Where Others Failed!”

Click here to watch Sir Peter Anderson’s introduction to the Conch Republic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc8z9cx4IX4 Every year visitors join Key West residents for the Conch Republic Independence Celebration , a fun-filled festival that in 2014 is scheduled for 18 April to 27 April. The quirky series of events honours the heritage of the Conch Republic – also known as the Florida Keys. In 1982, the United States Border Patrol set up a roadblock and inspection point on US1 in Monroe County – the only road in and out of the Florida Keys.

News from Florida Keys and Key West

Image of the Month: Florida Keys’ Turtle Hospital, located at mile marker 48.5 bayside in Marathon, is the only facility of its kind in the world – it even has a turtle ambulance for patient transport. The staff treat injured sea turtles and, when possible, return them to the wild. If release isn’t feasible, the creatures become permanent residents. Four Keys Properties Rank Among TripAdvisor’s Top U.S. Hotels TripAdvisor.com users named four Florida Keys hotels in two categories of the site’s 2014 Travelers’ Choice Awards unveiled in early February. The

News from Florida Keys and Key West

Image of the Month: In Key West, the New Year was welcomed with Sushi — not the seafood sensation, but a sensational diva who has adopted the name. On New Year’s Eve, female impersonator Sushi headlined the annual “shoe drop” celebration for the 16th consecutive year at the Bourbon St. Pub/New Orleans House complex, 724 Duval St. Jan. 25-26: Key Largo Stone Crab & Seafood Festival Full of fresh conch, local stone crab and other seafood, entertainment and fun for the entire family, the festival includes cooking demonstrations, eating and costume contests, a

Florida Keys Cuisine: WTM 2013 Fresh Seafood, Cuban Infused Flavours and the Famous Key Lime Pie

Stretching more than 100 miles into the open ocean, the Florida Keys can boast early settlers ranging from Bahamian fishermen to Cuban cigar makers and New England merchants. In such a rich melting pot, it’s natural that the indigenous cuisine incorporates diverse and delicious influences — with a reliance on an abundant array of fish and seafood harvested from surrounding waters. Commercial fishing, in fact, is the second-largest industry in the Keys. The fresh fish that graces a restaurant table at night was probably unloaded at the docks that morning, and fish and seafood

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