Pretty much anyone who knows anything about Key West knows that Ernest Hemingway once called the island home. He is arguably the most famous Key West resident of all time,…
February 19, 2020 - If you have ever read Patricia Schultz's, 1,000 Place to See Before You Die, you would know that Key West is one of the places that…
There are so many things to do and see on our little island of Key West. But what are some must dos? I have come up with some things that…
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…
If you are like most people, you know that Ernest Hemingway called Key West home for many years. But did you know what drew him to Key West in the…
Part of why I came to Key West back in the 1990's was because of Ernest Hemingway. I was fresh out of college and the lure of Papa was too…
Is nothing sacred anymore? Hemingway was arguably the most famous resident that the island ever had. And about 250,000 people per year come to the island and visit Hemingway's home…
Just about everybody who comes down to Key West wants to do some fishing. What many people don't know is what type of fishing they want to do. Yes, there…
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…
I was wondering downtown the other day and I came across a sign posted in front of one of the historic downtown homes that said “Pirates Well.” I have walked by this place a hundred times and had never noticed it before, so I read the marker at the house and did a bit or research on it.
Apparently where this house sits was where the first fresh water on the island was found by pirates in the 1700s. But this house, located at 410 Caroline Street between Duval and Whitehead Streets, known as the Captain George Carey House has a few more claims to fame.
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…)