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Just call him “Papa.” White-bearded Gerrit Marshall from Madison, Wisconsin, has won the 2023 Hemingway Look-Alike Contest, a highlight of Key West’s annual Hemingway Days festival that ends Sunday.

Releases of a white marlin and a sailfish proved to be the winning combination for the Outer Limits team, skippered by veteran Key West captain Jay Miller, at the 41st annual Key West Marlin Tournament that ended Saturday, July 22, off the Florida Keys.

Nearly 140 bearded, portly men have gathered in Key West to prove their resemblance to legendary author Ernest Hemingway, as they compete in the Hemingway Look-Alike Contest that began Thursday night.

Dozens of men resembling Ernest Hemingway and a breed of “bull” likely found only in Key West starred in Saturday’s “Running of the Bulls,” a lighthearted spoof of the famed run held annually in Pamplona, Spain.

Those who revere beer or love lager can indulge their cravings in the Florida Keys over Labor Day weekend during the annual Key West BrewFest.

Known for its year-round subtropical weather, playful festivals and welcoming “One Human Family” atmosphere, Key West is to sizzle Wednesday through Sunday, Aug. 9-13, during the Tropical Heat celebration for gay men age 21 and over.

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.

Lobster lovers can savor the sensational Florida crustacean during the 26th annual Key West Lobsterfest, scheduled Thursday through Sunday, Aug. 10-13. The festival commemorates the Aug. 6 start of the Florida Keys lobster season with a tasty “menu” of events highlighted by an open-air lobster feast on the island’s famed Duval Street.