Historic Beach Racing Parade on Saturday, February 8th

The 13th Annual Historic North Turn Legends Beach Racing Parade and Car Show will be held at historic North Turn Restaurant in Ponce Inlet on Saturday, February 8th, 2025 from 8:00 AM until 2:00 PM. Traffic is expected to be especially heavy along South Atlantic Avenue during this event. Those planning to visit the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse and Historic Constance D. Hunter Historic Pacetti Hotel Museum on Saturday can avoid the traffic congestion by taking South Peninsula Drive to the museum by simply turning right off of South Atlantic Avenue onto Marcelle Avenue 1.7 miles south of Dunlawton Avenue.

 

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Support & About

Your Support Keeps History Alive

The Ponce De Leon Inlet Lighthouse Preservation Association, Inc. is 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the ongoing restoration, preservation, and dissemination of the maritime and social history of the Ponce De Leon (formerly Mosquito) Inlet Light Station andthe 19th-century Pacetti Hotel. 

Founded in 1972 by a group of Ponce Inlet residents who shared a common goal of saving the venerable lighthouse from an uncertain future, the Ponce De Leon Inlet Lighthouse Preservation Association has worked diligently over the past 50 years to restore the light station to its former glory and transform the site into the nation’s premier lighthouse museums. The organization’s day-to-day activities are managed by a staff of 20-30 employees who operate under the governance of an all-volunteer Board of Trustees.    

Funding for all nearly all ongoing restoration, preservation, maintenance, and educational projects completed by the Association is generated almost entirely in-house through daily admission and merchandise sales, annual membership dues, and private donations. Although grant funding may be sought when appropriate, the Association does not currently receive any public financial support at the local, state, or national level. 

Please visit the About Us page to learn more about the history of the Ponce De Leon Inlet Lighthouse Preservation Association and the Support Us page to discover ways you can help support the organization’s ongoing historic restoration, preservation, and educational efforts.

Pacetti Hotel Virtual Tour Coming Soon!