Fort Zachary Taylor

Fort Zachary Taylor

Fort Zachary Taylor State Park is located at the end of Southard Street in Truman Annex. Fort Zachary Taylor construction began in 1845 and progressed during the 1850’s. Construction was slow due to the Yellow Fever outbreak, material shortages and hurricanes....
KeKe Margarita

KeKe Margarita

This simply is Key West in a glass.  The hint of key lime from the KeKe Beach Key Lime Liquor mixed with the flavors of a margarita.  Mix one up today and you will be transported back to Key West!  KeKe Key Lime Liquor is sometimes hard to find.  Outside of Florida,...
Sweet and Sour Mix

Sweet and Sour Mix

This is going to sound crazy … make your own Sweet and Sour Mix?  All I can say is “yes”!!  We were trying a few new cocktails and using store bought sweet and sour mix.  The drinks tasted awful and worse yet, the sweet and sour mix was the problem....
Mary Lou’s Peanut Butter Fudge

Mary Lou’s Peanut Butter Fudge

While wandering down Duval Street in Key West, you will stumble upon at least two different sweet shops.  These shops have the most wonderful aromas and draw you into their cool, air conditioned parlors.  There you can dive into warm chocolate chip cookies and, my...
Mallory Steam Line – Historic Walking Tour

Mallory Steam Line – Historic Walking Tour

The Mallory Steam Line ticket office is located at 402 Wall Street.  The Mallory Ship Line was formed in the 1860’s by Charles Henry Mallory. and by 1873 it offered freight and passenger service from New York, Key West and Galveston.  Starting in 1876 the ships...