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As temperatures begin to cool, fall in the Florida Keys & Key West is ideally suited for outdoor festivities and immersive activities, on and in the water and on land. Expanded airline seat capacity, new and newly renovated hotels and resort programs, and enhanced attractions are unveiled.   The Florida Keys continue marking their bicentennial milestone throughout 2023, with museum exhibits and festivities commemorating the 125-mile-long island chain’s vibrant two-century heritage.

Parents, kids, grandparents and extended families can explore Florida Keys attractions, tours, nature centers, museums, watersports and other offerings through a value-added program that provides free admission and opportunities for children age 12 and under.

Hockey player Ryan Lomberg, left wing for the Florida Panthers, joined coral restoration expert Dr. David Vaughan Saturday, Aug. 5, at the Plant a Million Corals Foundation’s land-based coral nursery on Summerland Key for a milestone event: the cutting of the foundation’s 10,000th coral.

Following the airing of a successful television pilot in 2022, a five-episode series of “Destination Dive” is slated for broadcast on Discovery each Sunday from Aug. 6 through Sept. 3.

Readers of Travel + Leisure have ranked four Florida Keys properties among Florida’s top 10 of 15 favorite resorts in its acclaimed “World’s Best Awards” survey for 2023.

The annual two-day spiny lobster sport season and beginning of the traditional lobster harvesting season in the Florida Keys are only a few weeks away and area officials want visitors and residents to have an enjoyable, safe and environmentally non-impacting experience.

Captain Jimmy Johnson of Key West, Florida, caught a 43.48-pound mahi-mahi to win the Florida Keys PBA Dolphin Tournament that concluded June 25. The monster mahi, caught while Johnson fished on his boat Double J, far outweighed all others during the annual challenge.

The final episode of a globally available Florida Keys Traveler podcast series — commemorating the Keys’ 200th “birthday” and featuring commentary by a 104-year-old resident — is to be posted on the bicentennial date Monday, July 3.

Just across Cow Key Channel from Key West, Stock Island is the heart of the Florida Keys’ commercial shrimping industry, alive with colorful marinas, eclectic arts emporiums and inviting waterfront bars and restaurants. The island’s seafaring spirit, culinary diversity and creative offerings are to entice attendees to the annual I Love Stock Island Festival scheduled Wednesday through Sunday, July 12 to 16.

Local parades, beach parties, glittering fireworks and the creation of the world’s largest Key lime pie are to highlight Independence Day celebrations throughout the Florida Keys.