>> Click to enlarge << Looking down from the scaffolding to the ground ...

Florida’s 102-foot-tall Anclote Key Lighthouse has received a major makeover, which includes sandblasting, metal work, and painting.

>> Click to enlarge << A close-up view of the scaffolding at Anclote Key ...

The 1887 lighthouse was deactivated in 1984 and is now part of Anclote Key Preserve State Park and a park ranger lives on site. A 4th order replica Fresnel lens is now in the lantern.

>> Click to enlarge << Once the scaffolding comes down, the lighthouse ...

(Photos courtesy Friends of Anclote Key State Park and Lighthouse)

>> Click to enlarge << Corrosion under the deck is being repaired.