Never heard of the Imperial Kingdom of Calsahara? The Conch Republic? The Principality of Sealand? You’re not alone. Léo Delafontaine hadn’t either until 2012, when he visited the Republic of Saugeais ...

The United States acquired the island of Key West through neither military conquest nor diplomatic treaty. In good American fashion, it was purchased with private funds. The island was uninhabited ...

The 40th anniversary celebration of the Florida Keys’ symbolic secession from the United States, motivated by a 1982 U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint established on the only road connecting the Keys with ...

Sir Peter Anderson blew his conch shell with gusto at the start of the island city’s “Independence Celebration” parade. Next, he proclaimed for all to hear: “Long live the Conch Republic. Looooong ...

KEY WEST (CBS4) - A seven-foot-round Key lime pie and a re-enactment of the Florida Keys' "secession" from the United States marked the 30th anniversary of the creation of the Conch Republic late ...

The Florida Keys attract a cast of irreverent, lively characters and denizens – independent folk who embrace the perks of island living. Perhaps that’s why the Keys became the “Conch Republic” in 1982 ...

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 ...

Florida seceded from the Union on Jan. 10, 1861. We were the third state to do so, behind South Carolina and Mississippi. As a founding partner in the Confederate States of America, Florida helped to ...

A table on the three-tiered deck of Louie's Backyard is an enchanting place to dine, especially in the evening. Perched on the waterline over the Atlantic Ocean in Key West, Florida, diners look out ...

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) – The 35th anniversary celebration of the Florida Keys’ “secession” from the United States, staged as a reaction to an unannounced U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint at the top of the ...

KEY WEST (CBSMiami/AP) — It was a revolution like no other. Thirty-five years ago this weekend, the Florida Keys' "seceded" from the United States. The Conch Republic was born April 23, 1982, after ...

KEY WEST, FLA. (WSVN) - A different type of drag race went down in the Florida Keys this holiday weekend. “Drag racers” in high heels took to the streets of Key West on Saturday for the Conch Republic ...