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 ...

Anderson also helped lead the Conch Republic’s effort to bring 22 tons of medical and food supplies to refugees from the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. “Peter could be a royal pain in the ass, but he ...

It started as a protest to the opening of a Border Patrol checkpoint on the road connecting the Keys to the mainland. The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the printed paper seven ...

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 ...

Forty-one years ago, on April 23, 1982, a Border Patrol blockade of the Florida Keys in search of drugs and undocumented immigrants led to the birth of the Conch Republic. Infuriated Keys residents ...

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 ...

Do you know the story of the Conch Republic? It’s a great little yarn from the weird-ass ’80s — an odd moment in time when America’s renegade spirit collided with an overzealous government. It also ...

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 ...

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 ...