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of our proximity to the islands and our long commitment to helping
people visit them, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Recreation and Parks has chosen us as their official boat tour operator for the past years. |
| Lignumvitae State Park |
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| Indian Key State Park (CLOSED DUE TO DAMAGE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE) |
 Indian
Key, which is only slightly more than 10 acres in size, has had
a colorful past; it dates from the time of prehistoric Indians to
the 1830s, when this small key was the seat of the newly created
Dade County. The foundations of buildings and cisterns on the island
date back to this prosperous time. The island is located within minutes of our marina. An observation tower, boat dock, shelter and trails are provided; ranger-guided tours are available at 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Thursday through Monday. Robbie's Rent-A-Boat is located at the northern tip of Lower Matecumbe Key. We are the closest tour operator or boat rental facility to both Lignumvitae and Indian keys. |
The serenity and isolation of remote islands have always captured
man's imagination. Lignumvitae Key is no exception; to step ashore
here is to take a step into the past. The Matheson House, built
in 1919, has changed little over the years. The virgin tropical
forest that thrives here is typical of the kind of scenery that
was once enjoyed on most of Florida's upper Keys. As
the Keys were developed to accomodate an increasing number of people,
most of the unique vegetation was scraped away, making the tropical
forest of Lignumvitae Key a very rare and special place. Here, you
walk in the shade of trees with strange names like mastic, strangler
fig, poisonwood, pigeon plum and gumbo limbo.