UPCOMING

About the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum

Operated by the Loxahatchee River Historical Society, the waterfront lighthouse, museum and grounds feature 5,000 years of regional history. In addition to offering climbing tours of the landmark 1860 lighthouse, we are the proud site of the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area, National Conservation Lands.

Discover a new 1 mile trail at the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area on May, 8, 2017. Meets at 11am, 3pm & 6pm for BLM staff guided tour. Park at north-side parking off Beach Rd. east of US 1.

Hurricane Irma Update

After inspecting the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse, including by professional drone, we can thankfully report only minor damage from Hurricane Irma. The new roof performed perfectly, but the wind found a few new places to push some water into the tower. These will need further investigation and repair. Astragal frames that hold the triangular weather glass will also need repairing and repainting. Once again the hurricane collected beach sand and literally “sandblasted” a few areas of paint on the bricks and mortar – those painted both black and red. This will require a hanging swing stage to access the areas under the gallery deck. We are grateful that the Razorback LLC team will be back to assess, repair and repaint all damage caused by Irma along with our maintenance chief.

Other hurricane damage at the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum included shingle damage to the museum roof and one of the site houses, and substantial landscaping damage. All artifacts were packed up and put in safe storage prior to the storm and over 600 hurricane shutters were installed to protect our historic buildings.

We are open for Lighthouse tours, including the new Keepers Workshop exhibit, and the Tindall Pioneer Homestead. The Museum remains closed for another week.

Hurricane Irma Lighthouse fund – we need YOUR help today! Thanks to our amazing team, all artifacts, exhibits and historic structures remained safe during Hurricane Irma, but we did receive some damage to the Lighthouse & grounds and sustained a crucial loss in our non-profit funding. Your donations towards Lighthouse repairs can be made online at: http://www.jupiterlighthouse.org/join-give/donate/. We thank you for your support of our historic Light and grounds.