A community decked in white and silver attire enjoyed an evening on Islamorada’s Tea Table Key on Nov. 15, all to support a multi-million-dollar restoration of Alligator Reef Lighthouse. The Reignite the Light Gala proved to be a night to remember, with a live auction, entertainment and dancing and a dinner catered by Green Turtle Inn. First lit in 1873, the lighthouse stands guard in honor of Islamorada’s past, present and future. In 2018, the Coast Guard declared lighthouses in the Keys, including Alligator Lighthouse, weren’t needed anymore. By September 2022, the U.S. Department of Interior granted the local nonprofit Friends of the Pool Inc. ownership of the lighthouse with the agreement that it would eventually be restored. More information is at savealligatorlighthouse.org.
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