Cape Florida Lighthouse’s 200th anniversary will tell amazing history with high-tech touch

Forget about your holiday shopping, your many December obligations, and trying to get work done in double time. Remember, there’s a birthday to celebrate: The Cape Florida Lighthouse turns 200 years old on Wednesday.

The celebration at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park will be one steeped both in history and high-tech glitz, and will be a chance to get acquainted with an old friend – actually, the oldest structure in Miami-Dade County.

“In an age where everyone kind of lives more and more virtually, I think finding ways to tell the stories of Cape Florida and the Lighthouse in Key Biscayne might give people a deeper sense of belonging,” said Christina Bracken, president of Friends of Cape Florida State Park, the nonprofit organization that is the force behind the bicentennial event…

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