5 places where Hemingway lived, drank, wrote - Corpus Christi Caller-Times

FILE - This July 30, 2007 file photo shows coins left by visitors at the grave of Ernest Hemingway in Ketchum, Idaho. There are sites connected to Hemingway in many different locales including Florida, Cuba, Arkansas, Idaho and Illinois (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File). One of his most celebrated haunts is Key West, Florida, where the late writer’s birthday is marked each July with a Hemingway look-alike contest and other festivities, some held at one of his favorite bars. But fans following the Hemingway trail will also find museums, homes and other places connected to him in Illinois, Idaho, Arkansas and Cuba. This year marks Key West’s 34th annual Hemingway Days celebration, planned for July 15-20, http://www. The “Papa” Hemingway Look-Alike Contest starts July 17, at Sloppy Joe’s Bar, the writer’s hangout at 201 Duval St. About 125 bearded contestants compete during preliminary rounds July 17 and 18, with finals July 19. Also July 19 is the “Running of... ” Other events include a 5K run, paddle-board race and marlin-fishing tournament, July 16-19, honoring Hemingway’s love of deep-sea fishing. Winners of a Hemingway short story contest will be announced July 18 at Casa Antigua, 314 Simonton St. , where Hemingway first lived in Key West. (The home and grounds are famous for housing many six-toed cats, just like a cat Hemingway once owned. Source: www.caller.com