HELP its in the high 30’s low 40’s here and I am to say the least COLD…COLD….COLD
WARM UP TIME
OUTLANDER won a People’s Choice Award last night.
TODAY WE’RE OFF TO THE KEYS AGAIN:
BIG COPPITT:
According to PLACES IN THE SUN (Bloodworth & Morris) it’s original name Big Carpet but due to northerners who had problems with the accent it became Big Coppitt. It seems a strange name for an island big carpet and the book couldn’t explain why the original naming. But on further inspections I found this explanation in Wikipedia which seems more likely: “The name is said to be a derivation of the old English word “coppice”, meaning thicket.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Coppitt_Key,_Florida
The town is close to neighboring islands of Geiger Key and Shark Key in the lower Florida Keys. Big Coppitt Key is located just 5 miles from the Naval Air Station Key West and offers a quiet, laid-back community in which to live and work.
Now from experience I know that Big Coppitt is not a major player in looks or thing to do and most of my experience is driving through it on the way to Key West. This was reinforced by the fact that when I looked in my library on Florida, none of the books had anything about it. And since I’ve been doing this kind a feature that’s the first time that ever happened.
I know it’s another residential area with lots of nice waterfront homes with a population somewhere in the 2,000+ region.
and it’s home to BOBALU’S SOUTHERN CAFE 301 US Hwy 1, (MM 10 Bayside) (305) 296-1664 which features pizza and “Southern” items–what ever that is.
It was supposedly the location of Happy Jack’s plantation in 1855 but I could not found out exactly who this Jack was, why he was happy or what—if anything the plantation grew.
The Island does have a Fire Rescue and a Circle K —but it mostly is a place to rent a home short term for a little get away place on the water when you’re vacationing or better yet relocating to the area.
Oh and the Island is in the news today as a commercial fish dealer who took a deal to testify against two brothers in an illegal spiny lobster harvesting case is missing (since Tuesday night). The Coast Guard found his boat adrift with the keys in the ignition. According to the Key West Citizen.
So you probably won’t be spending a lot of time there (oh and the mailing address is Key West) but at least you’ll know a little about it as you pass through.