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Looking for some family fun this weekend? This Sunday, March 4th is the 55th annual Key Colony Beach Day.  The event starts at 8:00 a.m. with a Shriners pancake breakfast. Yum! Other events include 5K Fun Run, raffle, silent auction and a parade which starts at 11:00. Also, the famous barracuda races… can you guess […]

Some of the finest homes and most lush tropical gardens of the Middle Keys are to be open to the public during the Marathon Garden Club’s annual House & Garden Tour. The event takes place this Saturday, March 3rd from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Private, single family homes and waterfront island retreats are to […]

Ever notice people looking up at the sky as your driving by… you have to look up to see what they’re looking at!  Well, there is a big astronomy event taking place in the Florida Keys this week between February 20 – 26th on Scout Key which is at MM 34.5 off U.S. 1 on […]

The Pigeon Key Art Festival has been moved to the Marathon Airport Field (MM51) and will be held this weekend, Feb 11-12, 2012 The popular arts festival named for Pigeon Key, the island beneath the Old Seven Mile Bridge where railroad workers lived during the construction of the Overseas Railroad in the early 1900’s, is […]

Do you love airplanes like I do? I don’t know about you, but every time a plane takes off from the Marathon Airport I stop what I’m doing and look up.  Whether it’s a new jet or an old DC9, I love the roar of the engines.  Visit the Marathon Airport between 2 pm Monday, […]

Are you a history buff? If so, January is your month to visit and enjoy the Florida Keys. We’re celebrating the completion of Henry “Flagler’s Speedway to Sunshine” railroad – and there are lots of fun, entertaining and enlightening events planned. The Marathon Community Theatre will host Paul J. Jellinek as Henry Flagler on Sunday, […]