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Hemingway Days 2007: The Old Men and the scene return July 17th-22

June 16, 2007

Papa Hemingway returns en masse each summer to Key West - giving the slower summer pace a little bit of a poetic kick in the proverbial pants -as hundreds of Ernest look-a-alikes descend on the Island to win the coveted title of Papa's Doppelganger. ( which means ghostly double of a living person - or in this case a long deceased legend - you can tell I am actively getting in the Hemmingway spirit by using big words. No Pun Intended..:-)

Anyway - for the rest of the less literary crowd - you can read more about Hemingway Days at the link below:

Ernest Hemingway lived in Key West during throughout 1930s and the 1950s. On the second floor of his converted den, Papa hammered away at the bulk of his writing, working in the mornings, and drinking and fishing (and drinking) in the afternoons and evenings. He was well-known in the city, often carousing in public. To honor his legacy, Key West holds an annual event known as Hemingway Days. This year, the event runs from July 17-22.

The celebration includes a number of Hemingway-inspired events, like:

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