The tradition of signing and taping a dollar bill to the wall began as soon as Cabbage Key’s bar opened in the early 1970s.
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Cabbage Key’s inn and restaurant are a short uphill walk from the docks.
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Cabbage Key welcomes boaters and guests seven days a week, 365 days a year.
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Rob Wells, left, and his brother Ken Wells grew up on Cabbage Key.
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When in season, stone crab claws are on the menu at Cabbage Key.
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According to Cabbage Key co-owner Rob Wells, about $20,000 fall of the walls annually due to weather and humidity. Robyn George / The News-Press
Cabbage Key’s water tower, which dates back to the 1930s, has made it through several hurricanes.
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At 112 acres, Cabbage Key is one of the smallest developed islands in Pine Island Sound.
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A wedding photo of Alan and Gratia Rinehart hangs in the Rinehart Cottage on Cabbage Key.
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Lunch is served on the front porch at Cabbage Key.
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The Dollhouse Cottage, built in the late 1930s, was once a playhouse for the children of the Cabbage Key owners Alan and Gratia Rinehart.
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Cabbage Key’s famous cheeseburger is a best-seller.
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Cabbage Key’s Dollhouse Cottage is pictured with the Wells family residence in the background.
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Visitors can walk the trails and climb to the top of the water tower on Cabbage Key.
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Cabbage Key is only reachable by boat.
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The walls and ceiling in Cabbage Key’s restaurant are blanketed in thousands of dollar bills.
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Visitors enjoy a game of cornhole on Cabbage Key.
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Cabbage Key’s original boathouse dates back to the 1930s.
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Blue Heron is one of six cottages available to rent on Cabbage Key.
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Cabbage Key’s signature Cabbage Creeper is pina colada mix and rum with coffee liquor.
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Cabbage Key’s inn and restaurant are built on a shell mound overlooking Pine Island Sound.
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Guests take photos with a backdrop of dollar bills in Cabbage Key’s restaurant and bar.
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Customers wait outside the restaurant on Cabbage Key.
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Some of Cabbage Key’s gopher tortoises are named after the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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According to Cabbage Key owner Rob Wells, between $55,000 and $70,000 in dollar bills are hanging on walls and ceiling at any given time.
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Cabbage Key’s beloved homemade Key lime pie is served frozen.
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Trails lead through acres of tropical vegetation on Cabbage Key.
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The original home of Cabbage Key owners Alan and Gratia Rinehart is now the restaurant and inn.
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Smoked salmon is served with a homemade dill horseradish sauce at Cabbage Key.
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The history of Cabbage Key can be found in photos and articles on the restaurant’s walls.
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Former Cabbage Key owner Larry Stults’ self portrait from 1944 still hangs in the bar area.
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The Rinehart Cottage on Cabbage Key was once the caretaker’s residence.
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Visitors are invited to walk the trails on Cabbage Key.
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Cabbage Key co-owner Rob Wells ties off his boat on a recent trip from Pine Island.
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Cabbage Key’s dollar bill bar is known far and wide.
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Love Boat ice cream, gourmet coffee, gifts and clothing are available inside the Rinehart Cottage on Cabbage Key.
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Gulf shrimp are served hot or cold for lunch in the restaurant on Cabbage Key.
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Cabbage Key’s inn and restaurant were built as a residence in the 1930s.
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