Summerland Key - 06/05/08 12:46 PM
Summerland Key Google Map
Imagine flying your own plane to your island paradise home where you step onto your sports fisherman or cabin cruiser for a weekend of sun and fun. It's all possible here. Summerland is a Mecca for larger boat owners and private pilots. It’s one of the few places in the whole country where you can have it both ways.
The island boasts wide flow-through canals and a private air strip for local residents making it a perfect spot to park a Beechcraft and a 50+ foot boat. The majority of homes on Summerland are located on the … (0 comments)

Ramrod key - 06/05/08 12:44 PM
Ramrod Key Google Map
Continuing further south on the island chain you come to Ramrod Key, named for a ship named Ramrod, which was wrecked on a reef south of there in the early nineteenth century. Ramrod is a very quiet and primarily residential island with pleasant neighborhood developments located mostly south of the highway (oceanside), but there are also homes on the north side.  It is described by residents as being more "laid-back", friendlier and "keysey" than the islands found further down the chain.  Ramrod is very familiar to the residents of the Lower Keys as it is home to … (0 comments)

The Torch Keys - 06/05/08 12:41 PM
 
 
The Torch Keys Google Map
The Torch Keys are located just west (south on the “highway”) of Big Pine Key and are comprised of three separate islands know as Big, Middle, and Little Torch Key.  They are named for the torchwood tree. Little Torch Key is the primary residential area with the majority of development nestled into the canal systems just south and north of the Overseas Highway. While there is some residential development on both Middle and Big Torch Keys, these islands are largely protected by state and federal wetlands and hardwood hammocks.
Little Torch offers excellent boating … (0 comments)

Big Pine Key information - 06/05/08 12:39 PM
Big Pine Key
Big Pine Key is one of the largest and most interesting islands in the Keys.  It  is home to the Key Deer population.  Precautions are taken to preserve as much Key Deer habitat as possible.  Big Pine has a population just over 5000 and as April 2008, there were homes starting at about $250,000. (Mobile homes may be less) As you get closer to the water or buy a home on a canal, the prices rise accordingly. But there are quite a few different developments, mostly of single family houses, and some are pricier than others.
Water depth … (0 comments)

 

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