Key West

Add up the clues and the solution becomes obvious: readers, writers and savvy sleuths should make tracks for the annual Mystery Fest Key West. Now in its sixth year, the event offers attendees interested in crafting and enjoying mystery fiction the chance to meet, interact with and learn from some of America’s most notable authors.

The Stoli Key West Cocktail Classic’s grand finale week is to bring regional winners from LGBTQ bars in 14 North American cities to Key West to compete to create an original Key West cocktail that embodies the island’s spirit and diverse culture.

Austrian art photographer Andreas Franke is to premier a second series of his famed “The Sinking World” on the Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg during the shipwreck’s 10-year sinking anniversary celebration set for May 23-27 in Key West.

Scuba divers looking to log a world-class bucket-list dive experience are gearing up for the 10-year “on-the-bottom” anniversary of the USNS Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg. Since its sinking May 27, 2009, it remains the world’s second-largest vessel intentionally sunk as an artificial reef.

Properly prepared artificial reefs help take human pressure off natural coral reefs, providing alternative structures for scuba divers to explore as well as additional marine habitats. They increase species populations and provide a platform for education and research, while preserving the history and heritage of the vessel.

Renowned for its “One Human Family” philosophy of unity and equality, Key West is to welcome visitors to its annual Pride festivities Wednesday through Sunday, June 5-9.

For more than three-quarters of a century, Key West has been a haven and an inspiration for some of the United States’ most influential writers. While the late Ernest Hemingway, Tennessee Williams and Robert Frost no longer stroll the streets, visitors can view a wealth of literary landmarks and sites that recall their presence and showcase the island’s importance in the literary world.