KEY WEST (CBSMiami/FKNB) – Several dozen fans of the fluted, pink-lined conch shell displayed their pucker power Saturday during Key West's 58th annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest in the Florida Keys.

Key West is known far and wide as the “Conch Republic.” It’s a brand touted as an independent state of mind, spiked with some silliness, a farcical military force and its own flag. The commemorative T ...

Operating for more than 50 years, the Conch Tour Train is an ideal option for travelers interested in learning the history of ...

Chef Martin Liz prepares conch salad from a recipe he learned in the Bahamas. Key West has a great restaurant scene — but people who live on the island know that to get true local delicacies you have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I'm a Florida local who tried Key West's Conch Tour Train for the first time. The train took me past famous Key West landmarks and ...

In the Florida Keys, you could land in jail for keeping undersized lobster tails or swiping protected seafood from the ocean. That’s how seriously police and prosecutors go after people who break ...

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KEY WEST (CBSMiami/FKNB) -- Making music with a conch (pronounced "konk") shell might seem quite unusual, but dozens of people tried it Saturday afternoon, during Key West's 55th annual Conch Shell ...

Forty-one years ago, on April 23, 1982, a Border Patrol blockade of the Florida Keys in search of drugs and undocumented immigrants led to the birth of the Conch Republic. Infuriated Keys residents ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... KEY WEST, Fla. — A sixth-generation Key West resident, who first blew a conch shell as a child, played two shells simultaneously to take top honors Saturday ...