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Thanksgiving Gifts Celebrated at Ponce Inlet Lighthouse
Thanksgiving Gifts Celebrated at Ponce Inlet Lighthouse Thu, Nov 16, 2023 Having the family visit the National Historic Landmark Ponce De Leon Lighthouse on Friday, Saturday or Sunday over the four-day Thanksgiving Holiday is becoming a local tradition for many. Like those others folks, why not inject into the weekend a l... Read More

Ponce Inlet Lighthouse Indigenous People's Day
Ponce Inlet Lighthouse Indigenous People's Day Mon, Nov 06, 2023 Ponce Inlet Lighthouse Indigenous People's Day on November 18, 2023 will have demonstrations, crafts for kids, programs on the customs and language of the Timucua People, and the Seminole Indians Wars Read More

A Death in the Tower
A Death in the Tower Tue, Oct 24, 2023 The recorded career of Joseph B. Davis with the Light-House Establishment began as a second assistant keeper at the Hillsboro Lighthouse, possibly as early as 1912. Davis resigned from that position in 1914, but he was soon working again as a second... Read More

Ianthe Bond Hebel - 1884-1974 - A Ponce Park Teacher
Ianthe Bond Hebel - 1884-1974 - A Ponce Park Teacher Wed, Oct 11, 2023 Why did this soft-spoken girl who was extremely reserved, with few friends and who herself had not yet graduated from high school, venture to remote Ponce Park to take charge of twelve children as her first teaching assignment? This is certainly ins... Read More

The Troubles at Fastnet Lighthouse
The Troubles at Fastnet Lighthouse Sun, Oct 01, 2023 We know there here have been unintended or accidental attacks on lighthouses across the world during wartimes. However, during the Irish War of Independence, also called the Anglo-Irish War of 1919-1921, a dozen Irish lighthouses were deliberately a... Read More

Bert Pacetti, Protector of Mosquito Inlet Wildlife
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

Fall into Outreach: Ponce Inlet Lighthouse and Museum's Autumn Collaborations
Fall into Outreach: Ponce Inlet Lighthouse and Museum's Autumn Collaborations Thu, Sep 07, 2023 Dive into the autumn spirit with Ponce Inlet Lighthouse and Museum as they join hands with local historical societies, cultural institutions, and museums for a season of collaborative outreach. Read More

Vicki Wood: The Grand Dame of Racing
Vicki Wood: The Grand Dame of Racing Fri, Sep 01, 2023 She wasn’t called “the fastest woman in racing” or “the fastest woman on the sand” for nothing... Read More

Hours of Operation Change – Fall-Spring
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

Ponce Inlet Lighthouse Celebrates Labor Day
Ponce Inlet Lighthouse Celebrates Labor Day Mon, Aug 21, 2023 Walk in the shoes of early lighthouse keepers and their families doing housekeeping, children’s chores, and games. Read More

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