Florida Keys Blog http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/Florida-Keys-blog.html The Keys Blog will keep you up-to-date with all additions and changes to N-The-Florida-Keys.com Web site. Subscribe here. en-us Florida Keys Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:40:29 GMT Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:40:29 GMT n-the-florida-keys.com Mar 7, Links to Friends of N The Florida Keys http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/Links-to-Friends.html The following are our Links to Friends who are located all over the World. Each of our Links to Partners is a site that has been approved and qualified to offer genuine information to our readers. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:40:29 GMT Mar 6, Update on Snapper Grouper Closures http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/Florida-Keys-blog.html#Update-on-Snapper-Grouper-Closures They're at it again. The Fisheries Management want to impose more closures on our fishing. If you're a fisherman or woman living from The Carolina's to Key West then you really need to read this and then please sign the petition and pass this along to anyone that will help us stop all these new rules affecting our fishing. Thanks for getting involved. Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:17:44 GMT Mar 2, Events for March in the Florida Keys http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/Florida-Keys-blog.html#Events-for-March-in-the-Florida-Keys It sure has been cold here in the Florida Keys this winter. It began on January 2 when my friends Thelma Peterson and Eddie Watts came for their visit on Summerland Key. I feel a need to apologize to all the visitors for the disappointing cold, windy, wet weather we are still having into March. The weather forcast doesn't have us reaching the 70 degree mark until Sunday March 7. Here are a few things happening to help you kill some time. Islamorada March 5-6, Backbone Lures Fish Til You Lose It. <a href="http://www.backbonelures.com/">Click here.</a> Marathon March 5-6, Captain Leon Shell Memorial Billfish Tournament. Call 305-289-1310 or <a href="http://www.leonshelltournament.com/">Click here.</a> Key West March 6, 48th Annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest. Call 305-294-9501 or <a href="http://www.oirf.org/">Click here.</a> Islamorada March 6, Layton Garden Club's Annual Flea Market & Plant Sale. Call 305-664-2064 Marathon March 6, 4th Annual Sombrero Beach Run. Call 305-743-4582 or <a href="http://www.sombrerobeachrun.com/">Click here.</a> Key West March 7-13, Cuban Cultural Exposition & Hot Havana Nights. Call 305-296-1504 or <a href="http://www.keywestbotanicalgarden.com/">Click here.</a> Islamorada March 11-14, Florida Keys Survivor Tournament. Call 305-393-6174. Key West March 12-13, 50th Annual Key West House & Garden Tours. Call 305-294-9501 or <a href="http://www.oirf.org/">Click here.</a> Key West March 12-13, Key West Fishing Tournament Kick-Off. Call 305-295-6601 or <a href="http://www.keywestfishingtournament.com/">Click here.</a> Marathon March 12-13, Marathon Inshore Flats Tournament - Permit Series. Call 305-289-0199 or <a href="http://www.bigtimetackle.com/">Click here.</a> Marathon March 13-14, 34th Annual Original Marathon Seafood Festival. Call 305-743-5417 or <a href="http://www.bigtimetackle.com/">Click here.</a> Islamorada March 17, History of Diving Museum presents: FREE Seminar Series. Call 305-664-9737 or <a href="http://www.divingmuseum.org/">Click here.</a> Islamorada March 20, 16th Annual Bay Jam at Founders Park. Call 305-394-2765 or <a href="http://www.keysice.com/">Click here.</a> Key West March 20, Fight Night in the Keys. Call 305-292-0486 Marathon March 21, 13th Annual Taste of the Islands. Call 305-395-1336 Key Largo March 24, "Delicate Balance of Nature" Lecture Series: From Rail to Trail: Flagler to Now. Call 305-451-9570 or <a href="http://www.fla-keys.com/news/news.cfm?sid=7591">Click here.</a> Islamorada March 26-28, Florida Keys Fly Fishing School. Call 305-664-5423 or <a href="http://www.floridakeysoutfitters.com/ffs/">Click here.</a> Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:52:41 GMT Feb 11, Wreckers were known as Pirates and Heros in Florida Keys History http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/Wreckers.html Wreckers would sometimes lite false lights to drive ships on the reef in the Florida Keys Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:54:29 GMT Feb 11, The H.M.S. Winchester now looks like part of the reef in the Florida Keys http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/Winchester.html The H.M.S. Winchester wreck has ballast stones from the River Tames in the Florida Keys Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:47:52 GMT Feb 11, The Wilkes Barre wreck split in the middle before sinking in the waters off the http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/Wilkes-Barre-wreck.html Wilkes Barre wreck is the best technical dive on a shipwreck off the reef in the Florida Keys Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:45:24 GMT Feb 11, Great Weather is what the Florida Keys is all about http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/weather.html You get over 300 days a year of sunshing, thats Florida Keys Weather Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:43:30 GMT Feb 11, If you want a coconut from the Florida Keys just let me know http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/want-a-coconut.html If you want a coconut form the Florida Keys you're in the right place Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:39:24 GMT Feb 11, Wahoo is the fastest fish you'll hook into in the Florida Keys http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/Wahoo.html Wahoo really light up when you hook them while fishing N the Florida Keys Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:32:29 GMT Feb 11, USS Curb is a great Florida Keys dive site for advanced divers http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/USS-Curb.html USS Curb is a Florida Keys dive site of an artificial reef that's for advanced divers Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:27:56 GMT Feb 11, At Turtle Reef you can fish and take Florida Keys spiny lobster http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/Turtle-Reef.html Turtle Reef has great visibility, a wreck and is in the Florida Keys Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:23:16 GMT Feb 11, To catch Tropical Fish in the Florida Keys you gotta be quick http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/tropical-fish.html Tropical Fish are up for grabs for your Florida Keys aquarium Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:21:32 GMT Feb 11, Tres Puentes Shipwreck is in shallow water and really easy to snorkle in the Flo http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/Tres-Puentes-Shipwreck.html Tres Puentes Shipwreck is just a pile of ballast stones on the sand in the Florida Keys Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:13:40 GMT Feb 11, Treasure isn't always gold and silver coins in the Florida keys http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/Treasure.html The money clip was found and it was the treasure we were searching for this day in the Florida Keys Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:10:46 GMT Feb 11, A movie theater is a good place to be on a rainy day in the Florida Keys http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/theater.html If you're looking for a movie or stage play, you'll need to go to a Theater in the Florida Keys Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:04:05 GMT Feb 11, The Gap has lots of sponges and corals growing on the wall that's a great drift http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/The-Gap.html Near The Gap is another great dive site with stands of pillar coral in the Florida Keys Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:01:48 GMT Feb 11, Ten Fathom Bar is a perfect drift dive site in the Florida Keys http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/Ten-Fathom-Bar.html Ten Fathom Bar dive site is where you can do a wall dive or drift dive in the Florida Keys Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:59:45 GMT Feb 11, Want to battle a Swordfish while in the Florida Keys? You can! http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/Swordfish.html Swordfish in the Florida Keys put up a vigerous fight with the angler Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:53:28 GMT Feb 11, Sueco de Arizon was the smallest ship in the 1733 Fleet that sank in the Florida http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/Sueco-de-Arizon.html Sueco de Arizon is a shipwreck who's ballast stones reach all the way to shore in the Florida Keys Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:42:32 GMT Feb 11, Sturtivent, Luckenbach and Gunvor didn't know of the mine field off the Florida http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/Sturtivent.html Sturtivent, Luckenbach and Gunvor are shipwrecks in murky waters of the Florida Keys Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:38:23 GMT Feb 11, Stone Crab Claws are a Florida keys Delicacy http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/stone-crab.html Stone Crab from the Florida Keys tastes very sweet, it's like no other Crab Meat Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:34:49 GMT Feb 11, The sponge has more value when it's left in the waters of the Florida Keys http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/sponge.html The sponge works better for cleaning the waters of the Florida Keys than you in the shower Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:28:18 GMT Feb 11, Sombrero Key Reef has lots more coral than all the other Florida Key dive sites http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/Sombrero-Key-Reef.html Sombrero Key Reef lighthouse had a Fresnel lens that's still in the Florida Keys Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:25:13 GMT Feb 11, Smith Shoal is popular with spearfishermen diving the Florida Keys http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/Smith-Shoal.html Smith Shoal is a shallow Florida Keys dive site. Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:22:14 GMT Feb 11, Are you familiar with the Sharks that roam the waters of the Florida Keys? http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/Sharks.html Many sharks eat, mate, give birth and swim in the nearshore waters around the Florida Keys Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:17:28 GMT Feb 11, Sand Key is a must do dive site in the Florida Keys http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/Sand-Key.html Sand Key lighthouse is a great dive site to snorkel or dive in the Florida Keys Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:06:44 GMT Feb 11, San Pedro Shipwreck has cannons, an anchor and a large pile of ballast stones in http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/San-Pedro.html San Pedro is the second shipwreck to become an Underwater Preserve in the Florida Keys Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:05:12 GMT Feb 11, The Spiegel Grove is the largest artificial reef in the Florida Keys http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/spiegel-grove.html The Spiegel Grove in the Florida Keys waters has coral encrusted guns, cranes and more. Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:59:15 GMT Feb 11, Sambo Reef is the dive site for Florida Keys lobsters http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/Sambo-Reef.html Eastern, Middle and Western Sambo Reef are popular dive sites in the Florida Keys Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:56:48 GMT Feb 11, Sailfish can be caught in the Florida Keys with the spinning gear you already ha http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/Sailfish.html Sailfish can be caught in the Florida Keys with the spinning gear you already have Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:54:10 GMT Feb 11, Eating at any Florida Keys restaurants guarantees you great tastes http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/restaurants.html It seems the Florida Keys Restaurants have an atmosphere that adds to your eating pleasure Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:50:05 GMT Feb 11, Rent a Car Companies are located all up and down the Florida Keys http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/Rent-a-Car.html While in the Florida Keys, rent a car, either gasoline or electric car Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:43:31 GMT Feb 11, Hey, why not rent a boat and check out the clear waters of the Florida Keys? http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/rent-a-boat.html When you rent a boat you'll have to choose from all the diffenent types at the boat rentals in the Florida Keys Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:16:40 GMT Feb 10, Big Bull Redfish are showing up in the Florida Keys http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/Redfish.html Where do you expect to find Giant Redfish in the Florida Keys? Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:59:18 GMT Feb 10, Be informed before you ride your personal watercraft in the Florida Keys http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/personal-watercraft.html Personal watercraft, waverunners and jet-skis are Class-A boats Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:55:38 GMT Feb 10, Pelican Shoal is near a no take anything Reserve Area off the Florida Keys http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/Pelican-Shoal.html Pelican shoal is a beautiful dive site where rubble fields use to support the roseate tern in the Florida Keys Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:48:58 GMT Feb 10, You're guaranteed to catch fish on a party fishing boat off the Florida Keys http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/party-fishing-boat.html A party fishing boat is the least expensive way to go fishing in the Florida Keys Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:46:30 GMT Feb 10, Here's the offshore deep sea fishing charter list for the Florida Keys http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/offshore-deep-sea.html A Florida Keys offshore deep sea fishing charter can land you a monster fish! Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:38:32 GMT Feb 10, North Dry Rocks has Minnow Cave and Florida Keys spiny lobster http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/North-Dry-Rocks.html North Dry Rocks is known for Minnow Cave in the Florida Keys Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:18:34 GMT Feb 10, Nine Foot Stake has lots of Florida Keys lobster http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/Nine-Foot-Stake.html Nine Foot Stake is a Florida Keys dive site where you can do a night dive for lobster Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:16:51 GMT Feb 10, We dive thru a solid wall of Moon Jellyfish on a Florida Keys Reef http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/moon-jellyfish.html We had to dive thru 1000's of moon jellyfish to get to the lobster Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:14:33 GMT Feb 10, Mile Markers line US Highway 1 all the way thru the Florida Keys http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/Mile-Markers.html Mile Markers are addresses in the Florida Keys Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:10:36 GMT Feb 10, Mikes Wreck is a fabulous site for underwater photography in the Florida Keys http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/Mikes-Wreck.html Mikes Wreck is covered with beautiful corals in the waters of the Florida Keys Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:56:56 GMT Feb 10, Marquesas Keys are the only atoll in the Atlantic Ocean and the Florida Keys http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/Marquesas-Keys.html Marquesas Keys have many wrecks to dive inshore and out at Cosgrove Shaol Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:53:54 GMT Feb 10, You can find more than one Full Service Marina in each part of the Florida Keys http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/marina.html From a Full Service Marina to Mega-Yacht Boat Slips, we have them here in the Florida Keys Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:51:36 GMT Feb 10, Marathon Key in the Middle of the Florida Keys has many hidden surprises http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/marathon-key.html When you reach Marathon Key, you can walk, touch and see Florida Keys Past Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:44:29 GMT Feb 10, Mangos are to the the Florida Keys what Apples are to rest of the Country http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/mangos.html Mangos are exotic fruits topping the list in awesome flavor in the Florida Keys Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:40:16 GMT Feb 10, The Lower Keys has Looe Key Reef, Florida Keys best dive site http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/lower-keys.html Trust me, in the Lower Keys part of the Florida Keys you'll have to schedule time to rest Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:51:54 GMT Feb 10, Looe Key Reef began her life as a Ship off the Florida Keys http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/looe-key-reef.html Looe Key Reef is the main reason many divers visit the Florida Keys Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:49:50 GMT Feb 10, Florida Keys Lobster are fun to catch and sweet to eat http://www.n-the-florida-keys.com/lobster.html Florida Keys Lobster, first find them, next catch them, then you get to eat them! 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