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Betsy is a fiberglass sculpture of a Florida Keys spiny lobster at Rain Barrel Village in Islamorada, Florida. WLRN and Stars and Stripes reported in May 2025 that she is 30 feet tall and 40 feet long, was completed by artist Richard Blaze in 1985, and is among the most photographed landmarks in the Keys.
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Betsy is a fiberglass sculpture of a Florida Keys spiny lobster, 30 feet tall and 40 feet long, according to WLRN in May 2025. Artist Richard Blaze completed her in 1985. WLRN reports that the statue was originally commissioned for a local restaurant.
She was then placed at another Islamorada attraction, Treasure Village. WLRN says she ended up in storage after that location became a charter school. Stars and Stripes and WLRN both report that she was relocated to Rain Barrel Village in 2009.
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Betsy stands at Rain Barrel Village in Islamorada, where visitors stop to take photos, according to WLRN in May 2025. Opening hours for the village shops are not covered by the sources used here.
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At Rain Barrel Village, Islamorada, in the Florida Keys, as reported by WLRN and Stars and Stripes in May 2025. Check the village for its current hours and any parking arrangements.
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