by Pigeon Key Staff | Oct 11, 2017 | Blog, Latest News
The Pigeon Key Foundation and Marine Science Center would like to first and foremost thank all of you who reached out to us during and after Hurricane Irma. We have sustained damage to our facility, but luckily our “core” buildings were still intact after...
by Pigeon Key Staff | Aug 29, 2017 | Blog, Latest News
The Pigeon Key Foundation and Marine Science Center gift shop moved locations in the town of Marathon this August. Our new shop is located at 1090 Overseas Hwy right in between the Hyatt Place and Marriott hotels and is open from 10am-4pm each day. Our ferry service...
by Pigeon Key Staff | Jul 8, 2017 | Blog, Latest News
Throughout the years, a variety of people have called Pigeon Key home. First, it was home to around four hundred men who worked to build Henry Flagler’s railway extension to Key West. When the railway was completed, it then became the home of bridge tenders and paint...
by Pigeon Key Staff | Jun 4, 2017 | Blog, Latest News
Floridian waters house five out of the seven sea turtle species; though we only commonly encounter three species that will nest on Florida beaches. Nesting season in the Florida Keys runs from April 15th to October 31st and many organizations unite and collect...
by Pigeon Key Staff | May 2, 2017 | Blog, Latest News
The five-toothed sea cucumber (Actinopyga agassizi) is a lesser known species of invertebrate that belongs to the phylum Echinodermata, which includes sea stars and sea urchins. As with all echinoderms, sea cucumbers move along the ocean floor using tube feet. These...
by Pigeon Key Staff | Apr 7, 2017 | Blog, Latest News
Sombrero Reef is located five nautical miles south of Pigeon Key and can be easily identified by the 142 foot iron lighthouse that marks the reef itself. The Sombrero Reef lighthouse was built by General George Meade in 1858 and was the tallest iron structure known to...
