Visiting Gasparilla Island and Light houses

I am still working away in Ft Myers, Florida post hurricane Ian. I decided this past weekend to find local lighthouses and discovered Gasparilla Island..... They have 2. Love this area. Peaceful, quiet, clean surrounded by waterways, fishing boating and beach fun. As I mentioned, there are two light houses. 1. Gasparilla Island Light house - The 105’ tower was built in 1881 by the Phoenix Iron Company of Trenton, N.J. It began service just north of Lewes, Delaware as the Delaware Breakwater Rear Range Light, known locally as the Green Hill Lighthouse. In 1927, the lighthouse was reassembled and installed on Gasparilla Island just south of the town of Boca Grande by the U.S. Lighthouse Service. The tower was painted white, and a 4th order Fresnel lens was installed and lit on January 1, 1932. The light was not manned, but continuously maintained by the Light Keepers of Gasparilla Island Light Station, better known as Port Boca Grande Lighthouse. 2. Port Boca Grande Lighthouse and museum - was built in 1890, was originally used to safely guide ships into the Charlotte Harbor. The lighthouse is an iron screw pile design with a wood frame and when lit, is visible from up to 12 miles away. It is one of only six lighthouses in Florida to be open to the public, and the only one on the west coast. The Port Boca Grande Lighthouse is managed and operated with the help of our friend’s group, Barrier Island Parks Society.