Do Not Miss Your Opportunity to Attend the
FLORIDA LIGHTHOUSE ASSOCIATION'S
2025 Annual/Fall Membership Meeting
NOVEMBER 14 & 15, 2025
At the Historic
CAPE FLORIDA LIGHTHOUSE
Membership Meeting Event Location
Key Biscayne Community Center (The Island Room)
10 Village Green Way, Key Biscayne, FL 33149
Take Advantage of Early-Bird Rates!
Register By October 17 and Save $20!
The Florida Lighthouse Association (FLA) invites you to join its members for a weekend of fun, friendship, education, and adventure in Miami, Florida, during its annual/fall membership meeting on November 14–15, 2025. Meet and interact with lighthouse enthusiasts, museum professionals, historians, and historic preservationists during this fun-filled weekend event.
Our host will be the Friends of Cape Florida, a citizen support organization to Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, which includes the Cape Florida Lighthouse (CFL), in beautiful Key Biscayne, Florida. You'll have the opportunity to discover the fascinating history of Miami-Dade County's oldest standing structure, first built in 1825. CFL has survived 200 years of erosion, dozens of hurricanes, an attack by Seminole Native Americans, and an explosion of lantern oil and gun powder. Yet, despite all this, she still stands. You will enjoy spectacular views of the Atlantic Ocean, Stiltsville's floating houses, and the Miami skyline from the top of the Lighthouse. Best of all, you can be part of the celebration of this unique historical landmark, which is celebrating its 200th birthday in 2025.
On Friday evening, participants will enjoy a sunset/night climb of the Lighthouse, followed by our delicious dinner, social, and unobstructed water views of No Name Harbor at The Cleat Restaurant in Key Biscayne. The membership meeting will be held on Saturday at the Key Biscayne Community Center. On Saturday evening, have fun as you give a champagne toast to CFL in honor of its bicentennial and to FLA and CFL to celebrate CFL’s new lantern room windows, made possible by FLA’s $200,000 grant. On Saturday evening, you will also have an opportunity for a sunset/night climb of the Lighthouse. Take advantage of any free time on Key Biscayne and in greater Miami by exploring their many beaches, nature trails, museums, historic sites, entertainment, and restaurants.
Note: The Friday evening sunset/night climb of the Lighthouse and dinner social are only for those participants who register and pay for the Full-Weekend and Friday-Only registration options, as denoted below under Event Participation Options and Rates. Saturday-Only registration option is excluded. Likewise, the Saturday evening champagne toast and sunset/night climb of the Lighthouse are only for those participants who register and pay for the full-weekend and Saturday-only registration options, as denoted below under Event Participation Options and Rates. Friday-only registration option is excluded.
2025 Annual/Fall Membership Meeting
Registration Periods
Please refer to the FLA Member Event Registration Options and Rates section in the link provided below for more information about meeting participation options, open registration periods and associated pricing schedules, instructions, and restrictions.
FLA Member Registration Options and Dates
Early-Bird In-Person Online Registration
Opens October 6 @ 12:00 AM (EDT)
Closes October 17 @ Midnight (EDT)
Regular In-Person Online Registration
Opens October 18 @ 12:00 AM (EDT)
Closes October 24 @ Midnight (EDT)
Late In-Person Online Registration
Opens October 25 @ 12:00 AM (EDT)
Closes October 31 @ Midnight (EDT)
Virtual Participation (via Zoom) Online Registration
Opens October 6 @ 12:00 AM (EDT)
Closes October 31 @ Midnight (EDT)
How To Register Online
To register, simply go to the Florida Lighthouse Association’s website at https://floridalighthouses.wildapricot.org and click on the Register Now button within the 2025 FLA Annual/Fall Membership advertisement. You will be automatically directed to the registration page that includes event ticket sale options.
Note to Non-Members: Non-members wishing to become a new member of FLA and register for the meeting at the same time may do so. Simply select the desired registration option of your choice: New Member (Individual or Family) and which days (Full-Weekend, Saturday-Only, or Friday-Only) and pay for both your annual FLA membership and event registration with one simple transaction.
NEED TO KNOW MEETING INFORMATION
Membership Meeting Event Location
Key Biscayne Community Center
(The Island Room)
10 Village Green Way
Key Biscayne, FL 33149
Cape Florida Lighthouse Location
Cape Florida Lighthouse
1200 Crandon Blvd.
Key Biscayne, FL 33149
Phone: (786) 582-2673
2025 FLA Board and Membership
Meeting Agenda
All membership meeting activities will be held in the Key Biscayne Community Center. All before and after the meeting activities will be held either at The Cleat Restaurant or at the Cape Florida Lighthouse, as specified below.
Week of November 10
Virtual FLA Board Meeting—Board members will be notified of the date and time.
Friday, November 14 – Lighthouse Climb and Social Event
4:30 PM (EST) - 6:30 PM (EST)
Member check-in and sunset/night climb, visit to keeper’s cottage, Cape Florida Lighthouse (weather permitting); sun sets at 5:32 PM (EST).
6:30 PM (EST) – 7:00 PM (EST)
Member check-in [(6:30 PM (EST) - 7:00 PM (EST)] for social at The Cleat Restaurant, 1200 Crandon Blvd., Key Biscayne, Florida 33149 (Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park).
7:00 PM (EST) - 8:30 PM (EST) Enjoy a scenic, outdoor tropical Cuban style dinner, consisting of a welcome cocktail (Cuba Libre & Mojitos), appetizers (pork belly|tamales|plantain chips), and dinner (tomato, cucumber & mixed green salad; Ropa Vieja [shredded beef in Creole sauce]; Arroz Imperial [chicken and rice—a Cuban classic dish]; white rice & maduros [fried, ripe plantains that are soft and sweet]; flan and key lime pie; passion fruit lemonade and water). Participants will be able to purchase wine, beer, and cocktails at the bar. They may run a bar tab or pay for each drink separately with cash, debit card, or credit card.
Saturday, November 15 - Membership Meeting
8:30 AM (EST) – 9:00 AM (EST)
Membership Meeting check-in. The FLA will provide simple breakfast fare for you to enjoy, including coffee, tea, water, and donuts.
9:00 AM (EST) - 11:30 AM (EST)
Membership Meeting Morning Session
11:30 AM (EST)- 1:00 PM (EST)
Lunch Break-- A buffet lunch catered by Le’Nina’s Unique Catering Cuisine, will be provided. Buffet items will include pan-seared rosemary chicken thighs, roast prime rib au jus, charred broccoli, sauteed wild rice, baked plantains, salad with dressing on the side, Hawaiian dinner rolls, pumpkin and sweet potato pie, iced tea, and lemonade.
1:00 PM (EST) - 3:15 PM (EST)
Speakers
3:15 PM (EST) - 4:00 PM (EST)
Drawing of raffle tickets for prizes; 50/50 raffle; and live auction
4:00 PM (EST) – 4:15 PM (EST)
Membership Meeting Adjournment
4:30 PM (EST) – 6:30 PM (EST)
Sunset/night Lighthouse climb and the Friends of Cape Florida-sponsored champagne toast to the Cape Florida Lighthouse’s 200-year anniversary and new lantern room windows, funded by a FLA $200,000 grant.
Entrance Fee to Bill Baggs State Park and Parking
The Cape Florida Lighthouse is located in the Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park on Key Biscayne. The normal entrance fee to the Park is $8 per vehicle. However, the Friends of Cape Florida, which supports the State Park and Lighthouse, has arranged with the Park to have the entrance fee waived on Friday and Saturday for FLA meeting attendees. However, meeting attendees must inform the gate attendant at the Park’s entrance that they are members of the FLA attending the annual/fall meeting at the Lighthouse. Parking is free but can become challenging on weekends and during good weather, so plan to arrive early to secure a spot. FLA will provide the Park a list of FLA attendees for Friday and Saturday.
click link above for full meeting details, ticket pricing
and hotel accommodations
On behalf of the Florida Lighthouse Association’s Board of Directors and general membership, we look forward to seeing you at the Cape Florida Lighthouse Annual/Fall Membership Meeting!!!
With Warm Regards,
Dora Lee and Alan
Co-Chairs Meetings & Events Committee
Florida Lighthouse Association, Inc.
FLA Mail Correspondence: Please send all Florida Lighthouse Association-designated mail to the following mailing address:
Florida Lighthouse Association, Inc.
P. O. Box 10834
Pensacola, FL 32524
Florida Lighthouse Association Website
https://floridalighthouses.wildapricot.org
