FLORIDA KEYS FISHING GUIDES TAKE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN PROTEST ON THE WATER

photo FL News Bureau


Frustrated by partial shutdown that has closed Everglades National Park and 400 other national parks across the country, fishing guides in the Florida Keys spearheaded a rally Wednesday hoping to convince federal officials to let them back into park waters.

Read the full story at:

http://www.keysnet.com/2013/10/09/491081/keys-guides-take-government-shutdown.html

and

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Fishing-guides-want-back-in-Everglades-4882158.php#photo-5299448

SNORKELING THE FLORIDA KEYS!

Photo: Timeline Photos

For UPPER KEYS DIVE OPERATORS, visit:

http://islamoradachamber.com/listings.cfm?cat=19&mcat=6

and/or

http://keylargochamber.org/memberslist.cfm?CatID=19

For more info on where to stay, visit the Florida Keys Rental Store at:

http://www.floridakeysrentalstore.com/

For more info on where to BUY, visit AMERICAN CARIBEAN REAL ESTATE at:

http://americancaribbean.com/

LIGHTHOUSE LARRY AT MORADA WAY WALKABOUT

photo courtesy fal-keys.com

Artist Larry Herlth, known as Lighthouse Larry, will be the featured artist Thursday, September 19th at the Morada Way Arts & Cultural District Walkabout. Lighthouse Larry's exact-scale sculptures of Keys lighthouses are publicly displayed outside Upper Keys banks and restaurants, including a 20-foot replica of Alligator Light at Islamorada's Kaiyo Grill. His intention is to create a lighthouse park where people can stop, read the entire history and see what stands just offshore of the Florida Keys.
FREE event begins at 6 pm. Galleries open late at mile marker 81.5, Islamorada on the Old Highway/Morada Way area. Enjoy sights, sounds & culinary arts.For more info on the walkabout, call 305-664-9100. For more information on Larry Herlth, visit:

http://www.fla-keys.com/news/news.cfm?sid=8312

I-LA-MAH-RA-DA

photo courtesy Amazing Places in the World

ISLAMORADA, the Sportfishing Capital of the World…It doesn’t get any better than this…that is Duck Key at the bottom of the photo. For more info on Islamorada, visit:

http://islamoradachamber.com/

SUNSET IN THE KEYS

Labor Day weekend 2013...don't you wish you were here?!

LABOR DAY WEEKEND IN THE KEYS

It just doesn't get any better than this!

DISCO DANCE-OFF!

Elite Dance of the Keys 1st annual Island Stars Disco Dance-Off & Costume Party Saturday, August 24^th, 6 pm to midnight, Elks Lodge, mm 92.6 bayside. 8 local community members boogy for charity & compete for coveted 1st place Disco Ball Trophy. Teams: Wendy Gentes & Jim Mooney, Kara Lundgren & Bobby Dube, Mandi Smith & David DeBrule, Lee Christine Young & Jonathon Raiche. Enjoy a great dinner & watch them compete. Prizes awarded to attendees for BEST DISCO COSTUMES. Tickets: $60 pperson, $100 pcouple + limited number VIP tables $1500 ea. Proceeds benefit Elite Dance of the Keys, a nonprofit 501(c)(3), providing scholarships to aspiring dancers under 18. For more info, search for Island Stars Disco Dance-Off & Costume Party event on Facebook or call 305-394-0040.