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The Lower Keys or what I’ll call “Big Pine metro”, includes the islands of Big Pine, Little Torch and Big Torch Key, Ramrod and Summerland, Cudjoe and Sugarloaf. Each Island is unique in its environment and boating access, which does translate down to home prices. More on that below.
When you enter the Lower Keys, you will see right away that it is much more laid back. Generally, the further you get away from Miami, the more the Bahamian feel. And to some extent, particularly on Big Pine and its attached No Name Key, and a couple of other spots in the Lower Keys, that sensibility is well-preserved despite the rapid development of the very limited remaining land available for new building. Parts of Sugarloaf preserve this same feel, and residents of the Torches and Ramrod would claim that too. It’s less true on Cudjoe and Summerland, but they have other advantages.
A few other general reflections about this area, why it’s different, will help bring it into focus.
Teddy Roosevelt started the national wildlife refuges here about
100 years ago, to save the birds; and the bird life is definitely
a terrific part of the Lower Keys special ambience
Looe Key is one of the best places to snorkel and dive in the whole
Keys chain. It wasn’t always so tranquil: it got its name when a
British ship of that name went down centuries ago, and it was long
a principal cause of shipwrecks in this part of the Keys. Today its
main problem is the worldwide bleaching of coral reefs, happening
here too (30% since the early 1990’s), but so far I don’t notice
fish reduction. Come enjoy it while you can!
Fishing is outrageously good: backcountry including flyfishing for
tarpon, or offshore in the Gulfstream or along the reef line, near
American Shoal lighthouse, or any drifting weed line; or try barracuda
from a kaya
Key West in general: you can go to Fantasy Fest, for example, and
go home afterwards. Someday you’ll be able to go to Cuba with ease,
since you’re only about 90 miles away!
Boating is different here: water pretty shallow, big boats more rare
than middle and upper keys, or Key West; forget sailboats in most
areas. We’ve tried to differentiate that for you island by island,
see below, but as a general rule of thumb, you have to look harder
for deep water access here than, say, in Marathon, Key West, or Oceanside
Key Largo.
There are exceptions to that rule, and they tend to cost more: Cudjoe
Gardens, Summerland Key, one section of Big Pine along Pine Channel.
There are few deep natural channels between Gulf and Ocean near the
more built-up areas which most bigger pleasure boats can use, but
unlike most of Key Largo, at least they exist.
Easy Ways to Improve Your Kitchen added 5-8-2012
Whether you wish to improve the resale value of your home, or simply want to make it a more desirable place for your family to live, making renovations to your kitchen is one of the best investments of both time and money. It is one of the most used rooms in most homes, and is where people congregate for food, coffee and conversation. A few basic improvements can make a huge difference, some of which are costly and others which can be done in a quick hour or two.
