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Fantasy Fest was initiated in 1979 by Bill Conkle, Tony Falcone, Joe Liszka and Frank Romano to attract tourists during the slow season. [1] [2] In 1995 over 60,000 people attended and there were 70 floats, bands, costumed groups and "imprecision drill teams" in the parade. [3]
Key West is closer to Havana (about 106 miles or 171 kilometers by air or sea) [8] than it is to Miami (130 miles or 210 kilometers by air or 165 miles or 266 kilometers by road). [7] Key West is the usual endpoint for marathon swims from Cuba, including Diana Nyad's 2013 swim [33] [34] and Susie Maroney's 1997 swim from within a shark cage. [35]
Key West’s 10-day Fantasy Fest masking and costuming festival gets underway Friday, Oct. 21, with a full slate of events, the first full festival since the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020.
Thompson Island, at the southwest tip of Key West, was selected as the site for the fort in 1822 and plans drawn up by Simon Bernard and Joseph G. Totten were approved in 1836. Two supporting artillery batteries , Martello Towers , provided additional coverage, one of which exists today as the Martello Gallery-Key West Art and Historical Museum .
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National served Key West for nearly 25 years and later operated Convair 340 and Convair 440 prop aircraft, [7] as well as Lockheed L-188 Electra turboprops, into the airport. [8] In 1968, National began the first jet flights into Key West with Boeing 727-100s, providing nonstop service to Miami.
Discovery Channel's Shark Week is approaching, with a start date and host for the 2024 event officially announced. This year marks the 36th annual event in the channel's long history of shark ...
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