The New Anclote Key
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09/15/03 06:46 PM
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RMau
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Anclote Key, off the coast of Florida near Tarpon Springs, was relit as an active light this past Saturday. Here's a photo of the restored tower, from a visit to the Key on Saturday afternoon. It was also announced during the day that Anclote Key is no longer on the Lighthouse Digest Doomsday List. And a picture of the new Keeper. The keeper's quarters are scheduled for completion in December, 2003. ![](http://home.att.net/~rmau/LH_Images/NewKeeper1.jpg) Rick
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Re: The New Anclote Key
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09/15/03 08:19 PM
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Randy Kremer
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Looks good, Rick! Great picture!
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Re: The New Anclote Key
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09/15/03 09:18 PM
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Bob M
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Thanks for the pic, Rick! Glad to see you visited the CF. ![smile smile](/forum/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif) Bob ![smile smile](/forum/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif)
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Re: The New Anclote Key
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09/16/03 08:37 AM
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Shirin
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Thanks for the pictures. Glad to hear the great news!
Shirin
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Re: The New Anclote Key
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09/16/03 10:10 PM
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mombo
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Thanks for the photos Rick! Looks like Connie will have some two-legged company! Will she have to mix cement too??? ![wink wink](/forum/images/graemlins/default/wink.gif)
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Re: The New Anclote Key
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09/18/03 08:18 AM
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RFoster
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Rick - Thanks for sharing these photos which show a wonderfully restored lighthouse. Last time we visited it there was rust and holes. Great job by all the lighthouse lovers who contributed to this restoration. MJ and I were planning to attend the relighting but just could not make it so these images are a treat. Congratulations Anclote Key!!!
Ron
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Re: The New Anclote Key
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09/18/03 08:47 AM
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MtnHkr
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Rick, Thanks for sharing the photos. Nice to hear that another light has been removed from the doomsday list. Bert ![smile smile](/forum/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif)
Bert
No mountain is too tall if your first step is belief. -Anonymous
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Re: The New Anclote Key
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09/20/03 08:10 PM
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seagirt
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Great photos! ![laugh laugh](/forum/images/graemlins/default/laugh.gif)
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Re: The New Anclote Key
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09/20/03 08:39 PM
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Weasel58
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I'm sure alot of you never saw Anclote Keys, and the state it was in pre-restoration. So here is a couple of pictures taken from the doorway looking in and showing the same areas (more or less) both pre- and post restoration. Before ![](http://www.lighthousekeepers.com/uploads/files/weasel58@tampabay.rr.com/old.JPG) After ![](http://www.lighthousekeepers.com/uploads/files/weasel58@tampabay.rr.com/new.JPG)
Eric
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Re: The New Anclote Key
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09/20/03 09:43 PM
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Thanks Eric, ![smile smile](/forum/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif) for showing the before and after! Judy
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Re: The New Anclote Key
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09/23/03 01:01 AM
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RIP Puls
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There will be four (4) benches around the light all in Memory of our own O"SEA BEE they are being buildt as I send this.Two(2) from the Fourm Wacos and two (2) from the Tampa Bay Harbour Lights Collecors Club or TBHLCC as we like to say.
RIP
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Re: The New Anclote Key
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09/23/03 05:24 AM
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MrsTLC
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Eric, your pictures sure show how much work has been done there. That is just great about the benches for "Oseabee"...Sure do miss his posts here. Ruthie ![smile smile](/forum/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif)
Ruthie "Where words fail, Music speaks"
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Re: The New Anclote Key
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09/23/03 08:45 AM
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Shirin
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Thanks for the before and after shots Eric. Makes you appreciate the after more when you can see where things were when the project was started.
Shirin
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Re: The New Anclote Key
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09/23/03 05:36 PM
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MtnHkr
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Thanks for the photos. Amazing the transformation from before to after. A wonderful commentary on whats being done, but a sad one on what years of neglact have done to these beautiful sentinels. Bert ![smile smile](/forum/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif)
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No mountain is too tall if your first step is belief. -Anonymous
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Re: The New Anclote Key
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09/24/03 01:43 AM
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buster
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Thanks for the good news and photos ![smile smile](/forum/images/graemlins/default/smile.gif)
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Re: The New Anclote Key
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09/24/03 02:22 PM
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Dave H
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Looks like International Chimney did a wonderful job getting the light back into great shape! Thanks for sharing the pictures Rick & Eric. We also need to thank all the folks in the Tampa Bay Harbour Lights Collectors Club, who adopted this light and have done much of the prep / clean-up work around the light. Great job All!
Dave
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Re: The New Anclote Key
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09/24/03 09:35 PM
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Wow! The stairs look great. I looked into Anclote last year before my wife and I went to Florida. The pictures on the web were pretty disturbing. It's wonderful to see the results of TBHLCC's hard work.
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