CLICK image Above Hotels and motels MORE DUCK
KEY HISTORY The
use of a duck and key symbols identified with the island
began with the development of Duck Key by John Newkirk.
The symbol can still be seen to this day in several stone
signs located on Indies island at the US 1 entranceway,
the Administration Building and at Truman Bridge. The
original symbol utilized a duck amd key. It was used on
promotional literature and even appeared on the doorknob
handles of the Indies Inn guestrooms. Several
pictures of the Indies Inn doorknob with the
logo were emailed to Duck Key Online by George
Henry. He lived on Conch Key in 1960 when
Hurricane Donna hit. His farher George Henry Sr.
was a carpenter on the Indies Inn and installed
these door knobs. George Henry's recollections
of Hurricane Donna also appear on this
website. During
renovations in the 80s the doorknobs were
replaced with new hardware. Residents Toni and
Sonny Appell collected a few of the discarded
doorknobs. Another
early souvenier from the Indies Inn which survived
and was collected by the Appell family was a deck of
cards with the Indies logo. A image of the back of the
early playing card is provided below: The
popular present day logo design used by the
Duck Key Property Owners' Association and
represented on street signs of the residential
islands had its origin with the formation of a
private Duck Key Yacht Club. The
design which utilizes a duck, a key and a representation
of the historic entrance column to the island was adopted
by the newly formed Yacht Club for its burgee in
1969. YACHT
CLUB Also
known as the Indies Inn Yacht Club because of its ties
with Indies Inn, the private yacht club had over 50
founding members, many of whom were well known sportmen.
A list of founding members of the Duck Key Yacht Club
shows that its membership drew from many parts of the
country. Three early island residents, Harry J.
Kangieser, R. B. Partridge and Ann Miller, were among its
founders. Both Kangieser and Partridge were also founders
of the Duck Key Property Owners Association in 1974.
The
Yacht Club used the Yacht Harbor also known as "Lake
Lucille" as its yacht basin. The commercial marina and
the continuation of the protective seawall close by Duck
Key Drive had not been constructed at that time. The
Yacht Club functioned for a while and was
discontinued. STREET
SIGNS The
popular island street signs which resident love
and visitors notice were erected by members of
the Duck Key Property Owners' Association in
early 1980's. A committee cut, shaped, routed,
painted and erected over 90 signs throughout the
island. Member dues have helped maintain these
signs throughout the years. Most recently DKPOA
committee members, Louise and John Skidmore,
undertook the laborious job of repairing,
refurbishing and repainting dozens of street
signs on Duck Key. Thanks
to the Skidmores and DKPOA volunteers, the signs
have new hardware and paint. Broken posts and
cross pieces have been replaced. An attractive
bracket has been added to support the weight of
the cross member and a finial has been added to
the top of the post. Duck
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The
design was also incorporated in souvenier
license plates sold by the Indies Inn in the
1970's. Visible below is a picture of just
such a license plate with logo and mention of
the Indies Yacht Club. The plate was
purchased by Ted Theodore, resident of
Plantation Island on Duck Key during one of
his frequent visits to the Indies Inn many
years ago . It can be seen adorning the front
bumper of the Theodore's car.
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