Boats with holiday revelers gathered around the Alligator Reef Lighthouse Wednesday, Dec. 21 in Islamorada, to see the historic structure off the Florida Keys lit up with festive lighting. Because of modern Global Positioning System navigational equipment, the lighthouse was deemed obsolete after its light was extinguished more than seven years ago. In 2021, under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act, the deed to the lighthouse was transferred to an Islamorada-based organization that began fundraising efforts to preserve the more than 150-year-old structure.
