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An Active Aid to Navigation: The Lighthouse Helps Track Right Whales

2026-01-13T15:45:37-05:00January 13th, 2026|

Do you know why they’re called Right Whales? The name “Right Whale” means just that. In the mid-1800s, during the height of commercial whaling, these majestic creatures were considered the “right” whale to hunt. Why? Because they were easy to catch and incredibly valuable. Right Whales had large deposits of fat, or blubber, which made them more buoyant than other whales. As a result, they floated to the surface after being killed, making them easier [...]

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Where Were You On May 22, 1993?

2023-06-22T10:18:51-04:00May 24th, 2023|

On th at day, our 1st order Fresnel lens was put back into service after being repaired. In 1986, a vandal shot the lens at the top of the Lighthouse tower damaging 19 of the prisms. Beginning in 1980, the Junior Service League led a massive community effort to restore the St. Augustine Light Station. The restoration of the Keepers’ House was completed in 1990 after a disastrous fire in 1970. The League opened the Lighthouse [...]

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When It’s Raining in the Lighthouse

2018-01-31T11:35:07-05:00January 31st, 2018|

We recently had to close the Lighthouse to our climbing guests due to moisture in the Tower.  This is an interesting phenomenon that occurs, at least in my experience, only in the month of January. January is the month where we experience our coldest temperatures here in Northeast Florida, and this year was no exception. Several nights here on Anastasia Island, the temperature reached to below freezing. During these conditions, the bricks and mortar, granite [...]

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Lighting the Way

2018-01-10T15:47:54-05:00January 10th, 2018|

When it comes to lighthouses, lots of folks have lots of questions: Do they really need these things anymore? Does it still work?  What time does the light come on? The answer to all three is a resounding “yes”! You see, navigational lights along our nation’s coastlines are just as important for ship captains and mariners as runway and airport lights are for airline pilots. Just imagine telling airline pilots that they don’t need those [...]

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