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…
July is here and with it brings the annual Hemingway Days celebration which takes place around the famed author's July 21st birthday. This year the celebration of Key West'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…
Hemingway Days is here again! And I know this for sure because when out and about Key West this week I feel like I have just stepped into a movie like Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris. Have you seen it? Well, if you haven’t I won’t ruin it for you. But everywhere you go this week you will see Hemingway lookalikes. For the last 32 years Key West has celebrated it most famed resident’s birthday with several events, the most famous being the Hemingway lookalike contest and the Drambuie Marlin Tournament. Here is a complete list of celebratory events:
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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…