The Upper Keys hosts its annual Conch Republic Days in Key
Largo and Islamorada Sunday, April 21st through Sunday, April 28th.
Key Lime Pie Contest, progressive wine dinner, restaurant competition, conch
fritter eating contest and conch shell blowing event are among the festivities.
The event celebrates the mock secession of the Florida Keys from the United
States in 1982 following a US border patrol blockade that virtually stopped
traffic on US 1 from the mainland. In protest, local officials announced the
birth of the Conch Republic, declared “war” on the US, lightheartedly pelted
agents with Cuban bread, then surrendered 60 seconds later and demanded $1
billion in foreign aid. Today Conch patriots fly the blue and white Conch
Republic flag and celebrate Keys’ style! For more info, visit:
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| photo courtesy FL Keys News Bureau |
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