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Mark  on your calendar for a fun day at the lighthouse. We hope for cooler breezes blowing and a little crispness in the air. Come to our usual spot - the City of Pompano Beach Parking Lot just a block north of Atlantic Blvd. on the East side of N. Riverside Drive. An HLPS table will be set up there and friendly members will check you in. An annual HLPS membership is required.

New members may join at this time. Annual dues (tax deductible) are: Individual $25.00; Family $35.00; Business or Organization $50.00. Life membership is $500.00 or more.

They will give you a wrist band before you board the tour buss for a pleasant ride up to the lighthouse.

HLPS members have installed signs at 18 points of interests at this U.S. Coast Guard Senior Officer’s R and R station. You may take the walking tour on your own or go with a guide who may have answers to your questions. You will probably want to climb the tower and enjoy the spectacular view from the Observation Deck. Back at ground level, Sheldon Voss will be available to share stories his mother used to tell him about her life at the light station back in the 1920's as a daughter of Lighthouse Keeper, Thomas Knight. Over at the Barefoot Mailman Statue, Michael Bornstein, the re-enactor of those barefoot troopers, will have his historic stories of how “he” walked up and down the beach from West Palm to the Miami River six days a week with his precious mail pouch to deliver news to the sparsely populated outposts. Kids (both young and old) can ask him about the weekly journeys. Michael is an expert in that department. He actually follows the entire Barefoot Mailman path one week each winter and practices often up in his native town of Lantana to keep his calloused feet in good condition for the 40 mile walk. Those feet can rest for the 28 miles by water he must also travel.

LIGHTHOUSE TOUR SCHEDULE:

The Coast Guard will be renovating the Station during 2007-2008. This may impact the tours and tour dates, please check this web site for updates.

MEDIA TOURS:

Scheduled periodically.
Members of the media please

Tour Requirements:

• Active member of HLPS on tour date. May join the day of the tour.
• No high heels or spiked heels.
• 48" minimum height to climb the tower, a U.S. Coast Guard requirements.
• Tour and transportation estimated time: 2-3 hours, so plan accordingly.
• No pets, the Coast Guard doesn't allow them.
  
  

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Take our quick tour of interesting features of the lighthouse: Commemorative Bell
Rotation Gears	Entrance from the Hillsboro Club
Lighthouse keeper's Dwelling	Stairs to the tower
View from the Lighthouse (looking North)

SITE MAP (Click here to view descriptions of our 18 Point Walking Tour)

Entrance Gate US Coast Guard Dock West Gazebo West Lawn (Grass Area) Concrete Parking Area Assistant Keeper's Dwelling Principal Keeper's Dwelling Barn and Storage Building, Now a Dwelling Original Entry Gate to the Station Barn and Storage Building Generator and Radio Building, Now Mini-Museum USCG Bell, Plaque and Flag Staff Atlantic Beach Access & Horse Patrol, WW II Lighthouse Tower and "Beaver" monument Memorial Plaques, Barefoot Mailman Inlet Beach, Dredge System and Sand Trap Old Oil House, Boat Dock and Boat Shed What Used-to-be Third Dwelling (Cottage)