IN PICTURES: LIGHTHOUSE GLOWS OVER LOCAL VENDORS AT FARO BLANCO

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Alex Rickert
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a group of people dressed as santa clause posing for a photo
Santa Claus and his elves give some North Pole photo ops at the newly-lit lighthouse.

String lights and shopping were the name of the game at Faro Blanco Marina as the Marathon Business and Professional Women lined the docks with vendors on Nov. 22 for their annual Sip & Shop event. Offering gifts from glassware to jewelry, monogrammed apparel and painted coconuts, the booths kept guests busy as they awaited one of the surest holiday signs in the Middle Keys: the lighting of the iconic Faro Blanco Lighthouse.

Photos by Alex Rickert and Natalie Danko

a group of people standing around a table
a woman standing in front of a display of jewelry
a woman standing in front of a display of cookies
a lighthouse decorated with christmas lights at night
a couple of people standing in front of a table
a man, woman and child standing on a dock at night
a group of people standing on top of a pier
a group of people dressed as santa clause posing for a photo
Santa Claus and his elves give some North Pole photo ops at the newly-lit lighthouse.
a group of women standing next to a santa clause
a woman in a red top is holding a glass
a group of cheerleaders posing for a picture
a man is holding up a sweater at an outdoor market


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Alex Rickert
Alex Rickert
Alex Rickert made the perfectly natural career progression from dolphin trainer to newspaper editor in 2021 after freelancing for Keys Weekly while working full time at Dolphin Research Center. A resident of Marathon since 2015, he fell in love with the Florida Keys community by helping multiple organizations and friends rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Irma. An avid runner, actor, and spearfisherman, he spends as much of his time outside of work on or under the sea having civil disagreements with sharks.

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