What is it about lighthouses that makes us look at them with such interest? It could be their romantic settings. Lighthouses also symbolize guidance and hope. They are stately and reassuring, even to those of us who don’t make our living from the sea. The tradition that these lights burned brightly under all conditions and circumstances is noble and praiseworthy.
Time and technology have caught up with the lighthouses of Florida. Most have withstood wars and weather, but they have not been able to withstand the assault of the modern electronic age. Because of this, many a light has faded from the horizon. Thirty Florida lighthouses still stand. Some of them have been lovingly restored by concerned groups, but others are barely standing, tattered by erosion, vandalism, and the effects of time. Some are remote and lonely places seldom visited; others have become attractions, open to the inspection of the curious and sincere lighthouse enthusiasts alike. All have stories to tell.
