Saturday was one of my favorite kinds of days. We went boating with friends AND I got to climb a lighthouse. The Anclote Key Lighthouse was built in 1887 and beautifully restored in 2003, but it has been closed for the last five years after soil contamination was found around the tower. With the help of a grant from the Florida Lighthouse Association and the hard work of the Friends of Anclote Key State Park and Lighthouse, a fence was installed along the walkway so that visitors can climb the lighthouse once again.