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About the Author
Juliet Dyal Gray is a native Floridian who has written about the Florida Keys for many national and regional publications, including Delta Sky and Key West Magazine . Her writing career has taken her on many journeys, including snorkeling around the islands of the Galapagos and on safari in South Africa. In addition to writing, Juliet is the co-founder and Artistic Director of the Key West Theater (thekeywesttheater.com) and a co-founder and Program Director of The Performing Arts Project (performingartsproject.com). Juliet writes from her home in Key West, Florida where she resides with her husband Christian.
Acknowledgments
I am extremely grateful to the amazing people in the Florida Keys, which I am proud to call home. My eternal thanks goes to my Key West friends for their support, especially Liz Love, Michael Marrero, Elizabeth Miller, and Anne Walters. I am also grateful for the support of my parents, Jake and Kay Dyal, my husband, Christian Gray, and my siblings, Caroline and Jake Dyal. As I continue to live and work in the Florida Keys, I am also truly thankful to be a permanent Insider in paradise. JDG
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How to Use This Book
Here at the southernmost tip of the continental US, the serpentine Overseas Highway fuses many of our 800-plus islands with ligaments of vaulted bridges and concrete connective tissue.
Ours is a marriage of land and sea. To merely introduce you to the topside society of the Florida Keys would neglect the flamboyant and fascinating communities living below. This guide lifts the curtain, bringing the many facets of our watery stage to life. We treat you to our unique geology and colorful history. We introduce you to the flora and fauna of the habitats of our tropical ecosystem. We take you where you may have never been beforefishing, diving, and boating in our waters.