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USS Coast Guard Cutter Ingham

Caty — Thu, 13 May 2010 16:26:56 +0000

USS Coast Guard Cutter Ingham is part of the Key West Floating Maritime Museum. It’s located at the Truman Waterfront and also includes the USS Mohawk. For a short time before its sinking, the USS Vandenberg was also docked here while it was prepared and cleaned for sinking as an artificial reef. It’s 327 feet long and was launched in the mid-1930s. It’s an important part of US history because she is one of only two such ships that have been preserved and still in good condition today.

Cutter Ingham saw action in WWII, the Korean War and in Vietnam. During the 1980s she performed search and rescue operations while the Muriel Boat Lift was taking place. Decommissioned in 1988, she was brought to Key West, FL in 2009. She is now a National Historic Landmakr. You can visit USS Coast Guard Cutter Ingham and take a tour.

Bubbles at Mallory Square Sunset Celebration

Caty — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:32:45 +0000

This guy blows bubbles with a net draped between two large sticks. He also makes bubbles with a long cord tied to two long sticks. Really big, beautiful bubbles! His dog circles the crowd wearing short shorts and collects dollar bills.

Dry Tortugas

Caty — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:17:38 +0000

Fort Jefferson at Dry Tortugas

For locals in Key West, August and September are the quiet months, when fewer tourists are around, and even some year-rounders pack up and leave the island. It’s deep hurricane season, and some restaurants close up for a month. This is when local businesses are offering deep discounts on everything from Key West bracelets to Key West tour tickets. One of the best deals is the day trip to Dry Tortugas on Yankee Freedom. In summertime, it’s half price for locals. An amazing deal! I know someone who goes several times a year, during summer, and camps.

Dry Tortugas is actually seven remote islands, 68 nautical miles west of Key West. The National Park covers about 100 square miles and protects not only the island habitats but also the marine world that surrounds them. The largest island, Garden Key, hold historic Fort Jefferson, which you can tour and explore during your four and a half hours on the island before your ferry takes you back to Key West.

The ferry ticket buys you breakfast, lunch, water all day long, snorkel gear, a 40-minute guided tour of Fort Jefferson, and an excellent naturalist who rides along, giving talks on the way out, setting up a telescope on the beach to view birds on the other Dry Tortugas islands, and answering any questions that come her way.

Key West Attractions

Caty — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:49:19 +0000