Ruth Hemp's (lkagent) Blog

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 ...

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 loc...

    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 majo...

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 abo...