Islamorada, Florida: Big Betsy, Giant Lobster
Betsy vies for the title of World's Largest Lobster. 30 feet high, 40 feet long. Sculptor Richard Blaze spent five years building Betsy in the 1980s.
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The lobster is there still, but signs are all over telling people there are no longer any shops on the property. It is a Montessori school now. Pictures can still be taken, but be careful about trespassing too much.
[James S., 01/21/2008]
Statue of the Florida Spinny Lobster that people go crazy over for two days a year. Located around Islamorada on US 1 in the middle Florida Keys,
[David Berrie, 06/18/2007]
The "Big Lobster" stands guard at a little shopping mall in Islamorada, mile marker 86.5 in the keys. I live right behind it.
[Stan Hartwig, 09/15/1999]It's a 30-foot fiberglass Florida lobster, all airbrushed to look disturbingly realistic -- at least as realistic as a 30-foot plastic lobster can be! It's located at the Treasure Mall, just outside of Islamorada in the Florida Keys. It's simply a must for the Florida tourist. And, there used to be a wonderful little restaurant there, too, called Perry's Seafood, built like a pirate ship. And, has anyone mentioned the great little restaurant, the Bubble Room, on Captiva Island -- right over the bridge from Fort Myers?
[Brenda Schultheis, 04/11/1999]We hear there is also a fabulous 30-foot Mermaid in Islamorada. Hope the Bubble Room near Fort Myers is still open. The one in Maitland, near Orlando, closed last year.
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Big Betsy, Giant Lobster
- Address:
- 86700 Overseas Hwy, Islamorada, FL
- Directions:
- US-1, milepost 86.7, southbound side, in front of the Rain Barrel Artist Village.
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- Worth a Detour
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August 2008: The lobster, named "Betsey," is now gone. It was reportedly up for sale for $400,000 and is currently undergoing repairs, according to its owners. They vow that Betsey will return, although maybe not to the Florida Keys.