Something old is new again at the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum. With the aid of Miami Exhibits, Inc., the LRHS developed an exhibit to showcase five thousand years of local eye-popping history in eight rooms. Native American tools, pottery and adornment, Seminole moccasins, shipwreck timber, and WWII Japanese binoculars embellish the exhibit that packs a saturated and colorful educational punch.

Themes explored in the new exhibit are the local Native Americans, Seminoles, U.S. Weather Bureau, Lighthouse and Maritime, Pioneers and WWII Secret "Station J" history. Showcasing the amazing past of the Loxahatchee River region, the new installation also features photographs and artifacts from the never before seen Carlin White and John Durham Native American Collections.

The original dinner gong used at the Carlin House Hotel (1886) is on display along with Captain Carlin's pocket compass and Mrs. Carlin's elegant china. The five-start hospitality and refined ambience of the home sits in sharp relief against the primitively wild nature of the Inlet surroundings shown in the new exhibit.

The Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museums exhibit was produced through support from The Florida Coastal Management Program with a grant from the NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management awarded under the Coastal Zone Management Act. Original artwork for two murals was commissioned for the exhibit from artist Erik Speyer.

Get a sneak peek on the LRHS new website at www.jupiterlighthouse.org in the Lighthouse/Museum photo gallery.

The Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum is open Tuesday through Sunday, 10am-5pm, admission includes museum exhibits and lighthouse tour (last tour 4pm.) Call 561-747-8380x 101 or visit: www.jupiterlighthouse.org for more information.