St. Augustine Lighthouse

Stuck at Home: Virtually Visit the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum

Stuck at Home: Virtually Visit the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum

Jay Smith2020-03-28T09:00:17-04:00March 28th, 2020|

#LoveYourLighthouse Your St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum is closed to protect you and your lighthouse family from COVID-19. While we are closed, we invite you to take virtual tours of the lighthouse and museum in the following YouTube videos. Your Gift of Love for our Maritime Heritage Makes A Difference. Donate today, or take advantage of deep discount opportunities by visiting www.staugustinelighthouse.org. Stay Safe and #LoveYourLighthouse Tour the St. Augustine Lighthouse with Head Lighthouse Keeper Rick [...]

Women’s History Month: Maria Andreu and Her Legacy in St. Augustine

Jay Smith2023-03-13T14:43:40-04:00March 20th, 2020|

The first St. Augustine Lighthouse, called the Old Spanish Watchtower, which became Florida's first lighthouse in 1824. Maria Andreu, wife of Head Keeper Joseph Andreu, became the first female lighthouse keeper of Hispanic-American descent in Florida when her husband died in 1859. To best understand the importance of women at the St. Augustine Lighthouse, we must understand that women have always supported the lighthouse keepers. They ran the household so that the keepers [...]

1760 British Yawl wooden boat recreated by Heritage Boatworks volunteers

1760 British Yawl wooden boat recreated by Heritage Boatworks volunteers

Jay Smith2020-03-11T09:44:06-04:00March 11th, 2020|

Vessel built at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum for re-enactment group Heritage Boatworks volunteers at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum have completed a replica of a 1760 Yawl wooden sailing vessel. This commission for HMS Bellisarius, a re-enactment group, was handcrafted for near three years. “Using plans from 1760, the boat builders have constructed a working Yawl. These boats were adopted by the British Navy in 1701 as the smallest class [...]

Ghost Stories: The Pittee Girls

Ghost Stories: The Pittee Girls

Jay Smith2024-12-11T13:07:09-05:00March 2nd, 2020|

By Kelcie Lloyd, Special Programs Manager BOOK Your Dark of the Moon Ghost Tour The Pittee Sisters After being darkened during the Civil War, on June 1, 1867, the Old Spanish watchtower once more became a functioning lighthouse with the return of its light. Nevertheless, it soon became clear that the structure would soon lose the battle with Mother Nature as the sea continued to erode the land around the lighthouse. After several [...]

Valentine Ideas at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum

Jay Smith2020-02-10T13:19:00-05:00February 10th, 2020|

SHOW YOUR LIGHTHOUSE LOVE! Help us continue to offer summer camp to children! Many of these students come from low-income, mostly single parent homes and attend Title I schools. YOUR GIFT MAKES THIS POSSIBLE. Give Here BRICKS MAKE THE PERFECT VALENTINE GIFT! Order a brick now and receive a certificate to give your Valentine! ... There are many ways to leave a legacy at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum. Naming opportunities include purchasing a brick or paver, [...]

Museum Volunteer Spotlight: Larry Wittmer

Jay Smith2020-01-17T16:25:17-05:00January 15th, 2020|

VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: Larry Wittmer Museum volunteer Larry Wittmer volunteers at the base and the tower of the St. Augustine Lighthouse, greeting visitors and answering guest questions. Q: How many years have you volunteered at the Museum? A: One + years. Q: What compels you to volunteer? A: I really believe in “OUR LIGHTHOUSE” and its mission. It is very special to live in such an historic American city as St Augustine. I want to be a part [...]

13 Full Moons in 2020: Experience Dark of the Moon Ghost Tours and Sunset Moonrise events

13 Full Moons in 2020: Experience Dark of the Moon Ghost Tours and Sunset Moonrise events

Jay Smith2020-01-10T11:03:25-05:00January 10th, 2020|

WOLF MOON ECLIPSE! A penumbral lunar eclipse, also called a Wolf Moon Eclipse, will take place starting on Friday, January 10. Guests on the Dark of the Moon Ghost Tours this weekend (January 10-12) at the St. Augustine Lighthouse will get a view of this beautiful full moon! Dark of the Moon Ghost Tours held every Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum. Sunset Moonrise events are held only once [...]

Jan. 21 & Jan. 31: Maritime Archaeologist Chuck Meide to be featured speaker

Jan. 21 & Jan. 31: Maritime Archaeologist Chuck Meide to be featured speaker

Jay Smith2020-01-06T14:33:03-05:00January 3rd, 2020|

January 21 - GTM Research Reserve at Marineland Archaeologist Chuck Meide Archaeologist Chuck Meide, with the Lighthouse Maritime Archaeological Program at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum, will be the featured speaker from 10 to 11 AM Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at the GTM Research Reserve field office in the town of Marineland at 9741 Oceanshore Blvd, just south of Marineland Dolphin Adventure, on the west side of the road. The speaker [...]

Members-Only Event: Museum Movie Night on January 16

Members-Only Event: Museum Movie Night on January 16

Jay Smith2020-01-16T15:26:31-05:00January 2nd, 2020|

MUSEUM MOVIE NIGHT for Museum Members SPONSORED BY Supercuts - Seabridge Square & Supercuts Anastasia Plaza Captain January JANUARY 16, 2020 7-9 p.m. Join us for a movie on the front lawn! Captain January - Shirley Temple is a shipwrecked orphan girl growing up with a gentle lighthouse keeper named Captain January (Guy Kibbee). Become a member: staugustinelighthouse.org/get-involved/museum-difference-makers/memberships/

Shop with us Nov. 30 for Small Business Saturday and December 1 during Museum Store Sunday

amy.gress2019-11-27T11:14:22-05:00November 27th, 2019|

Shop local on Nov. 30 during Small Business Saturday® and on Dec. 1 during Museum Store Sunday in the gift shop at the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

We are open 9 AM - 6 PM daily. Free Parking.