The Spiegel Grove is also one of the star attractions on the Florida Keys Wreck Trek, known locally as the Shipwreck Trail. There are an estimated 1,000 shipwrecks scattered throughout the Florida Keys and the trail has been designed to showcase the most important wrecks and reefs, including Spiegel Grove and Duane in the waters off Key Largo; Benwood and Eagle off Islamorada; Thunderbolt off Marathon; Adolphus Bush off the Lower Keys and Joe’s Tug and Vandenberg off Key West.

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