BLM and Trinidad Museum Society will open Trinidad Lighthouse Sunday, June 19
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TRINIDAD, Calif. – The Trinidad Head Lighthouse will be open to the public for free on Sunday, June 19. The open house will consist of tours of the historic lighthouse and will feature living history presentations about the demanding life of the light keeper's family.
Gates will open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and presentations by Julie Clark of the Bureau of Land Management will be held every 30 minutes. Ms. Clark will play the role of Josephine Harrington, wife of light keeper Fred Harrington, and recall the day when a 200-foot wave washed up to the height of the lighthouse deck.
Tours led by BLM and the Trinidad Museum Society will highlight recent refurbishing work by Scott Baker, a member of the museum society board of directors. Museum docents from the Trinidad Museum Society will share historic photos of the lighthouse, which was originally built in 1871.
Participants should park at Trinidad State Beach and hike the half-mile paved trail because there will be no vehicle access to the lighthouse.
The 145-year-old Trinidad Head Lighthouse was transferred from the U. S. Coast Guard into public ownership and BLM management last year. The BLM is managing the facility cooperatively with the City of Trinidad, the Trinidad Rancheria and the Yurok Tribe. It continues to operate as a navigational beacon.
More information on the open house is available from Leisyka Parrott of the BLM at (707) 825-2313; or Patti Fleschner of the Trinidad Museum Society at (707) 677-3816.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.