Their St. Joe Beach home is full of maritime memorabilia, and they regularly make trips to lighthouses, photographing them and researching their history. They've seen how other lighthouses and keeper's quarters have been turned into lucrative tourist centers, and assets to the community. The physical location has also hindered efforts at public relations. At Cape San Blas, they won't even let you in there. And that disappoints him, he said, looking out at the crumbling house.
Nobody wants to take responsibility for it.