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The opportunity for the ship to return to Key West came about in 1997 and she was subsequently purchased by Historic Tours of America, Key West. HTA restored her original name, Western Union and ran sunset and day sails as well as charter trips. But in early 2007, HTA announced it had been losing $100,000/year on the charters and put the boat ...
The large island is private and the smaller of the two main keys is open to the public but are asked to register. There is a sign with the owners names, phone number and also a QR code. Visitors can also register to visit for day use on the websitem www.molasseskeys.com. Permission to camp is on a case-by-case basis and subject to strict ...
The monument states "90 Miles to Cuba", although Key West and Cuba are actually about 95 statute miles (153 kilometers; 83 nautical miles) apart at their closest points. [8] [9] Note that the distance from the monument to Havana is, however, about 90 nautical miles (104 statute miles; 167 kilometers). [8]
A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission photograph shows damage on the left side of a boat that struck a navigational marker off Key West on Oct. 6, 2023. The crash killed a 46-year ...
Other known companies engaged in United States–Cuba car ferry service are as follows: The Florida East Coast Car Ferry Company, beginning in 1915, [10] operated a service from Key West, Florida to Havana. After the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 destroyed the FEC Key West Extension, service was transferred to Port Everglades. [13]
For many years, Key West was the largest town in Florida, and it grew prosperous on wrecking revenues. The isolated outpost was well located for trade with Cuba and the Bahamas and was on the main trade route from New Orleans. Improved navigation led to fewer shipwrecks, and Key West went into a decline in the late nineteenth century.
One of the most iconic buildings in Key West, built by Cuban exiles in the 19th century as they fought for independence from Spain and now a Cuban heritage center, is in the midst of a legal ...
Netflix's "Nyad" takes viewers on the inside story of how famed marathon swimmer Diane Nyad swam across the Florida Strait — the waters between Cuba and Key West — at age 64. The film, based ...