Key West Events Archive

  • Pet Masquerade Video

    Pet Masquerade Video

    Even pets got dressed up for Fantasy Fest 2009, along with their owners. Casa Marina was the setting for a great afternoon watching pet owners and their dolled up dogs, cats, and even a turtle!

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  • Pet Masquerade – Fantasy Fest 2009

    Pet Masquerade – Fantasy Fest 2009

    Dogs, cats a turtle, and a few parrots- all dressed up to match their owners for Fantasy Fest 2009. See what this year’s pet owners have dreamed up for the Pet Masquerade!

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  • Bike Week 2009

    Bike Week 2009

    Hot bikes roll in from around the country for Peterson’s Poker Run. Key West comes alive with thunder and steel. They all end up parked along Duval Street which becomes a showcase promenade for viewing the artful machines up close. Here are some photos from Saturday

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  • Vandenberg Sinks in Key West

    Vandenberg Sinks in Key West

    The Vandenberg is finally on its way to becoming an artificial reef. It now lies in about 150 feet down, having sunk about ten feet into the sand. The satellite dishes actually broke off during the sinking, but they are trying to re-attach them or secure them somehow. The actual day of the Vandenberg sinking, [...]

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  • USS Vandenberg

    USS Vandenberg

    The USS Vandenberg is still parked at Truman Waterfront, the crews working busily to clean the last debris, scrape paint, and otherwise clean her up for this month’s deployment. Everyone is very excited, and the local paper claims people who haven’t dove in years are renewing their SCUBA certifications just to see what will become [...]

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  • Vandenberg Launch

    Vandenberg Launch

    Well, it’s finally here in Key West and soon we’ll be seeing the much-anticipated Vandenberg launch. The 528-foot ship is docked at Truman Waterfront while crews work on it. We went over today and there were crews all over the ship, doing clean-up jobs before the big day of the Vandenberg launch. It’s so exciting, [...]

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  • 2009 World Sailfish Championship

    2009 World Sailfish Championship

    The World Sailfish Championship is held every year in Key West, and features 3 days of fishing tournament for big cash prizes. It costs a lot of money to enter the contest, and the prizes are in the hundreds of thousands of dollars for top placement. The World Sailfish Tournament is not only an incredible [...]

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  • Conch Republic Independence Celebration

    Conch Republic Independence Celebration

    There are two Independence celebrations each year in Key West: the Fourth of July and Conch Republic Independence Celebration.  Conch Republic Days occur every April and all of the Florida Keys commemorate the day they withdrew from the United States of America in 1982.  It actually happened: the Keys residents were upset over a Border [...]

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  • Acura Key West 2009 yacht race

    Acura Key West 2009 yacht race

    The Acura Key West 2009 yacht race was this past week, didn’t have the best weather

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  • Key West Seafood Festival 2009

    Key West Seafood Festival 2009

    This weekend was the annual Key West Seafood Festival in Bay View Park. All Manner of seafood was represented along with live music and plenty of distractions for children.

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