The Upper Keys hosts its annual Conch Republic Days in Key Largo and Islamorada Sunday, April 21st through Sunday,
April 28th. Key Lime Pie Contest, progressive wine dinner,
restaurant competition, conch fritter eating contest and conch shell blowing
event are among the festivities. The event celebrates the mock secession of the
Florida Keys from the United States in 1982 following a US border patrol
blockade that virtually stopped traffic on US 1 from the mainland. In protest,
local officials announced the birth of the Conch Republic, declared “war” on
the US, lightheartedly pelted agents with Cuban bread, then surrendered 60 seconds
later and demanded $1 billion in foreign aid. Today Conch patriots fly the blue
and white Conch Republic flag and celebrate Keys’ style! For more info, visit:
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| photo courtesy FL Keys News Bureau |
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