by Callahan Clarke | Jan 21, 2022 | Blog, Latest News
With the reopening of the Old Seven Mile Bridge, we thought we would share some of the extensive history of the bridge and how it has evolved over time. The construction of the Key West Extension of the Florida East Coast Railway began in 1905 and was financed by...
by Casey Howley-Brigham | Jan 12, 2022 | Blog, Latest News
The announcement five years in the making has finally arrived. The Old 7 Mile Bridge connecting the town of Marathon to Pigeon Key is officially open to the public! In the summer of 2016, the 2.2-mile span of bridge was shut down to pedestrians in anticipation of the...
by Callahan Clarke | Dec 3, 2021 | Blog, Latest News
Pigeon Key is looking for a new logo and so we are reaching out to previous students, visitors, and anyone else in our community who might be interested in the chance to show off your art and design skills! We would like the new logo to represent Pigeon Key and our...
by Callahan Clarke | Nov 30, 2021 | Blog, Latest News
Florida’s most common species of sea turtle is the Loggerhead (Caretta caretta), which is named for its exceptionally large head and powerful jaw muscles. The adult loggerhead has a heart-shaped, reddish-brown top shell (carapace) and a yellow bottom shell (plastron)....
by Casey Howley-Brigham | Oct 19, 2021 | Blog, Latest News
We were honored last month to be nominated as one of Marathon’s best summer camps for the 2021 Best of Marathon awards hosted by Keys Weekly newspapers. The Keys Weekly annual awards contest accepted online votes all month of September and the people have spoken....
by Casey Howley-Brigham | Sep 28, 2021 | Blog, Latest News
This past July, Pigeon Key partnered with the organization MANG to bring juvenile mangroves to our shorelines. Around 1,000 red mangroves were planted with the help of volunteers and various local organizations. This project had been inspired by the founders of MANG,...
