The LIGHTSTATION will be CLOSED for a MAJOR PROJECT AUGUST 6 - OCTOBER 15 2023
LET IT SHINE!
Restoring our beacon of HOPE for our community.
HOURS
The Lighthouse shoppe is
CLOSED UNTIL OCT 2, 2023.
PLEASE VISIT OUR
TOWN-SIDE
SHOPPE
located near the Lower Dock in the settlement.
OUR STORY
Elbow Cay has a shining beacon of its historical past in the last active kerosene burning and manned by keeper lightstation in The Bahamas with historical (8) outbuildings (circa 1863) and an original working lighttower.
Lighthouses worldwide have removed their original historic ‘manual’ parts in favor of the efficiency of electricity; removing vital technology that made them authentic.
The Elbow Reef Lighthouse remains the only active and manned lightstation in the world that has not been electrified; the lens is hand-wound by a keeper and fueled by kerosene.
The lighthouse received a paint job!
See our blog on the AFCP Grant page to follow our progress!
RECOVERY, RESTORATION & PRESERVATION
We are passionate about our years of preservation work because the Abaco community relies on the lightstation as would any city which cherishes its national monument. It is our ‘Eiffel Tower’ or our ‘Big Ben’, it creates a sense of place, ties to our heritage, and sets us apart from any destination on the planet.
Our Hardworking Crew
Most of the work in any project is spent in the preparation! At the beginning of a new project, one cannot imagine how much time has gone into strategizing and then mobilizing all of the equipment necessary for the massive stripping and repainting job on the lighthouse.
Crew photo by Annie Potts
