Bert Pacetti, Protector of Mosquito Inlet Wildlife
Thu, Sep 21, 2023
The protection of waterbird populations became a significant national conservation movement during the early 1900s. In 1903, Bert Pacetti, Ponce Park’s renowned fishing guide, was named the warden of the Mosquito Inlet Sanctuary by President Theodore... Read More
Hours of Operation Change – Fall-Spring
Wed, Aug 23, 2023
From the day after Labor Day until Memorial Day Weekend, the regular operating hours of the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse and Museum are 10:00am until 6:00pm with the last admission sold at 5:00pm. Read More
Prohibition Years at Ponce Park
Wed, Aug 09, 2023
Most of us are aware of the era in which the production, transport and sale of alcoholic beverages were prohibited as of January 16, 1920. with passage of the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. However, many people are unfamiliar with th... Read More
Josie Rogers: Daytona Beach’s First Female Physician
Mon, Jul 31, 2023
Dr. Mary Josie Rogers, M.D. was born in 1876 to David Dunham Rogers and Julia Davis Rogers. David Rogers was one of the earliest settlers and one of the founders of Daytona Beach in 1878. Read More
Ponce Inlet Lighthouse Celebrates National Lighthouse Day August 5th
Sun, Jul 23, 2023
The National Historic Landmark Ponce Inlet Lighthouse and Museum welcomes all to celebrate National Lighthouse Day at the lighthouse, Saturday, August 5, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with a special speaker’s program, uniformed keeper- docents on the ... Read More
"Let's Play, the Old Fashioned Way!"
Fri, Jun 30, 2023
Docents from Ponce Inlet Lighthouse and Museum had a two- hour play date with some thirty local kids ages four to thirteen last Thursday at Volusia County’s DeBary Public Library. Read More
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