Today would have been Ernest Hemingway's 115th birthday, and Key West always has a week long Hemingway Days celebration around this time of year in honor of the island's most…
Ernest Hemingway's name is synonymous with Key West. He may be our most well known writer ever to have called the island home, but there are plenty of other that…
Previously I wrote a blog, Books About Key West. Well, here are some of the more well known authors that have called Key West home at one time or another…
This week Key West has been busy celebrating the life of one of its most famed residents ever to call the island home, Ernest Hemingway, or as the locals used to call him, Papa. From July 19th to the 24th, the 31st Annual Hemingway Days celebration rages. Some of the scheduled events include a Papa lookalike contest, the running of the bulls, an arm wrestling competition, readings from nationally recognized authors, an offshore fishing tournament, the Drambuie, and a literary competition presided over by none other than Hemingway’s own granddaughter, Lorian Hemingway. (more…)