The island was called Ellis Island by the cartographer DeBramn in 1772. It was not the name that stuck. In Gerdes’1849 pamphlet, Reconnaissance of the Florida Reef and all the […] ...

A stretch of white sand that never burns your feet, a turquoise sea washing upon a peaceful island: Siesta Key, the crown ...

The cheap water is gone,” was the pivotal point made regarding the Mid-Hawthorn Aquifer Wednesday. “There is water down there ...

From the Little White House to dining on a private beach to sandcastle lessons, Key West is full of little-known activities ...

In 1700, the English merchant slave ship Henrietta Marie sank 35 miles west of Key West shortly after offloading 190 captured Africans in Jamaica. Nearly 325 years later, using the ...

James Audubon arrived at Key West from the Dry Tortugas with specimens of terns, shells, conchs and coral. He claimed to have ...

Mother, mother ocean, I have heard you callWanted to sail upon your waters Since I was three feet tallYou’ve seen it all ….

When most people think of Key West, it’s raucous nights on Duval Street that come to mind, drinking frozen drinks in a plastic cup while beach rock blares from open-air bars. But there’s more ...

The 167 West Fire is 75% contained after burning 400 acres; roads to the Florida Keys remain open but may close again.

Key West is a small island – about 4 miles long and less than 2 miles wide – located at the westernmost tip of the Florida Keys chain. It's connected to the Florida peninsula by U.S. Highway 1 ...

If you sign up for a snorkeling tour, you'll likely sail to the Florida Keys Reef – the only living coral barrier reef in North America. Located approximately 6 miles off the coast of Key West ...