50th Anniversary of John Pennekamp State Park Blog Team Katherine Wieland snorkels by the the "Christ of the Abyss" statue, an underwater icon for John Pennekamp Coral Reef State park, off Key Largo, Fla. Named after a former Miami newspaper editor, Pennekamp is the nation's first underwater preserve and celebrated its 50th anniversary Dec. 10, 2010. Photo by Stephen Frink/Florida Keys News Bureau