Our Radler Landmark Series brings together crisp, refreshing flavor with a vibrant tribute to the Turks & Caicos Islands. Infused with bright fruit notes and brewed to perfection, each Radler in this collection delivers a light and invigorating taste that suits the islands’ warm, tropical climate. We invite you to indulge in this easy-drinking delight while discovering the unique cultural stories that make the Turks & Caicos so remarkable.
Grand Turk Lighthouse
Perched at the northern tip of Grand Turk Island, the Grand Turk Lighthouse stands as both a beacon and a storyteller. Since its assembly in the mid-19th century from prefabricated cast-iron sections shipped from the United Kingdom, this sixty-foot tower has warned mariners of the dangerous reefs and shoals that fringe our coral-rich shores. Its original oil-fueled lamp guided sailing vessels through the Caribbean’s most challenging passages. Today a modern rotating Fresnel lens carries on that tradition of safe passage.
Over the decades the lighthouse’s purpose has evolved from navigation aid to cherished monument. The site still includes the keeper’s cottage and the foundations of once-essential outbuildings, offering a glimpse of life in an earlier era. Local efforts in the 1990s restored the tower’s exterior and interior winding staircase. Visitors can climb to the lantern room and take in a full 360-degree panorama of sky, sea and shoreline. Along the cliff’s edge hardy island flora and schools of tropical fish swirl below. They remind us of the delicate ecosystem that thrives here.
The story of the Grand Turk Lighthouse goes beyond bricks and beams. It is woven into the fabric of island life through tales of shipwreck survivors who once found refuge under its glow and annual community gatherings on Lighthouse Hill. Schools bring students for educational tours that cover maritime safety, lighthouse engineering and local legends of pirates and privateers. Each sunrise and sunset seen from this vantage point is an invitation to reflect on the resilience and ingenuity of the people who built and maintained this landmark.
For many visitors the true highlight is stepping into the lantern room just as dawn breaks. As the first shafts of light touch the ironwork, you can imagine the early keepers lighting the lamp by oil wick through warm Caribbean nights. Today the lighthouse is fully automated yet its presence remains a symbol of connection between past and present, between land and sea and between local heritage and every traveler who stops to look up.
On this page you will find archival photographs of the original cast-iron sections arriving by schooner, historical images of keepers at work and restored interior shots that reveal the lighthouse’s intricate engineering. These images bring to life the people and moments that shaped this enduring structure. We invite you to appreciate its role in the maritime heritage of the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Whether you are savoring a chilled Radler on the shoreline below or climbing its spiral staircase yourself, the Grand Turk Lighthouse invites you to join a journey through time and tides. It celebrates the enduring heart of the Turks and Caicos Islands.