Flipper's home going upscale: Walker's Island near Conch Key getting 8 homes.

From: Florida Keys Keynoter (Marathon, FL) | Date: October 4, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Steve Sanoski

Oct. 4--Once the home of Flipper and his Disney trainers, half of Walker's Island, the Middle Keys' island also known as Little Conch Key, is set to undergo redevelopment into an upscale, gated community beginning next month. Currently, half of Walker's Island is occupied by Conch Key Cottages, which offers nine cottage rentals for tourists. The other half of the island at mile marker 62.2 ocean is a 62-acre plot filled with little more than mang...

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