Old Port Boca Grande Light

Its square wood tower and keeper's dwelling perched atop iron stilts, the Boca Grande lighthouse protects the entrance to Charlotte Harbor near Fort Myers. Since its completion in 1890, erosion threatened the picturesque structure and the U.S. Coast Guard finally abandoned it in 1967. Fortunately, funds to build a protective rock jetty and restore the lighthouse were raised by a conservation association, and the station was returned to service in 1986.