Key West Turtle Museum

November 1, 2009 on 6:09 am | In Beachbooker, Florida, Miami, Museums, The Keys | Comments Off

BeachBooker Beach VillasVisitors interested in Key West’s seafaring history can discover artifacts, historic photographs and other items recalling the island’s once-vital turtle-fishing industry at the new Key West Turtle Museum.

The museum is located at the site of a former turtle cannery building, beside one-time turtle holding pens or “kraals,” at the foot of Margaret Street in Key West’s Historic Seaport. It was developed by the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum and Heritage Society after museum officials and volunteers performed an archaeological excavation of the pens that yielded thousands of artifacts.

The museum exhibit includes vintage photographs, audio recordings and even a display of original cans of Key West turtle soup.

Attention also is paid to the turtle industry’s environmental toll and scientific evidence of the species recovery since the end of the trade.

Admission to the museum is $5 per person for adults and $2.50 per child age 12 and younger.

For more information, visit www.keywestturtlemuseum.org and www.melfisher.org

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