Key West

Tom McGraw of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, won top honors at the Cheeca Lodge All-American Backcountry tournament that ended Nov. 12.
 

A sun-splashed holiday season comes alive in the Florida Keys & Key West with warmth and cheer throughout the 125-mile-long island chain. From Key Largo to Key West, the 2016 holidays are sprinkled with only-in-the-Keys events, packed with spirited activities and festooned with decorated boats and bicycles.

The Florida Keys & Key West continue to unveil upscale resorts, with six properties and nearly 460 units soon to be added to the 125-mile-long island chain’s accommodations inventory.
New seasonal airlift into Key West is also coming. United Airlines is scheduled to launch seasonal service from Newark, New Jersey, and from Chicago into Key West this winter through spring.
A new coral restoration marine trail and creative dining options also highlight fall offerings for visitors and residents.

Jim Bokor Jr. of Buffalo, New York, earned the title of grand champion angler for the third consecutive year at the Robert James Sales S.L.A.M. Celebrity Fishing Tournament that ended Sept. 11 in the Florida Keys.

The Mariana, a 21-foot makeshift vessel that carried 24 Cubans from their homeland to Key West, highlights a Mel Fisher Maritime Museum exhibit on the Cuban migrant phenomenon that opens to visitors in late August.

Joe Skrumbellos of Sunrise, Florida, caught and released three permit to earn 450 points and the title of grand champion angler at the 2016 Del Brown Permit Tournament that ended July 12. 

The Florida Keys & Key West offer a variety of new and enhanced accommodations, attractions, sustainable and eco libations and Everglades National Park amenities that highlight the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary in August.
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More than 2,100 people submitted stories to the Florida Keys Flash Fiction Contest, competing to work in Ernest Hemingway’s former Key West writing studio, but none could outshine “Wallpaper” by Ireland’s Denyse Woods. 

Scores of visitors envy Florida Keys "locals" who create satisfying lives full of authentic pleasures and natural ingredients. But visitors too can enjoy the indigenous flavors of the Keys, and even take home tasty "souvenirs" to help sustain them until their next vacation escape.