>> Click to enlarge << The restored boardwalk between the Boca Grande ... Photo by: Sharon McKenzie

Members of the Florida Lighthouse Association received a rare opportunity to climb the Gasparilla Island Lighthouse at their recent quarterly meeting in Boca Grande, Florida.

>> Click to enlarge << Dian McKeithen Miller was the guest speaker at ... Photo by: Dede Smith

Previously known as the Boca Grande Entrance Rear Range Lighthouse, the structure originally stood in Delaware until it was discontinued in 1918, disassembled in 1921 and subsequently reassembled at its current location in Florida.

>> Click to enlarge << Dian McKeithen Miller was the guest speaker at ... Photo by: Dede Smith

>> Click to enlarge << Spiral Staircase at Gasparilla Island Lighthouse. ... Photo by: Chad Lach

>> Click to enlarge << Florida Lighthouse Association president Stan ... Photo by: Dede Smith

>> Click to enlarge << Members of the Florida Lighthouse Association at ... Photo by: Chad Lach

>> Click to enlarge << Stan Farnham, President of the Florida Lighthouse ... Photo by: Chad Lach

>> Click to enlarge << The Boca Grande Lighthouse was visited by members ...

>> Click to enlarge << As is evident by the amount of rust on the tower, ... Photo by: Dede Smith

>> Click to enlarge << Looking up inside the Gasparilla Island ... Photo by: Chad Lach

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