Editing Marathon, Florida (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Faro_Blanco_Lighthouse.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Faro Blanco Lighthouse]]
Marathon is a major sport fishing destination, with several charter fishing boats departing from local marinas every morning to both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Bountiful reefs around Marathon make it a popular diving, snorkeling, spearfishing, and [[lobster]] tickling area. One of the last untouched [[tropical hardwood hammocks]] in the Keys is found at [[Crane Point]] Museum, just a few miles west of [[Florida Keys Marathon Airport]]. The vicinity of the airport is one of the most reliable sites in the United States to see the hard-to-find [[Antillean nighthawk]]. As in the rest of the Keys in summer, [[gray kingbird]]s are often seen on telephone wires along US 1 and [[black-whiskered vireo]]s incessantly sing in the hammocks. Marathon also hosts [[burrowing owl]]s.

The Fisherman's Hospital is in the west end of the city. It is one of just three hospitals in the Florida Keys. Marathon is home to another "hospital", [http://www.turtlehospital.org The Turtle Hospital], one of a handful of facilities in the United States that rescue, rehabilitate, and release injured [[sea turtle]]s.

Marathon derives much of its livelihood from the ocean and seafood is a staple at most restaurants.

Marathon has the tallest building in the Keys, Bonefish Tower at {{convert|143|ft|m}} on Coco Plum, as well as Sombrero Country Club, the Keys' only country club. It was damaged by several recent hurricanes. With the redevelopment of the Faro Blanco property with a new Hyatt Place Hotel, restaurant and marina, and the redevelopment of the former Ramada Inn hotel into a new Hampton Inn and Suites hotel, Marathon is experiencing a social and economic rebirth.