President`s Remarks - Parting Thoughts

Newsletter of
The New Dungeness Light Station Association
A non-profit Historical Organization
President’s Remarks
VOLUME XXIII
NUMBER 1
March 2016
Inside this issue:
President’s
Remarks
1
Editor’s
Comments
2
Upcoming Events
2
One Colossal
Container Ship
3
View from the
Tower-At Night!
4
Mystery Woman
Revealed
7
Art from the
Keeper’s Logs
8
Flash From the
Past
10
M & R Update
12
Drama
on the Spit
13
2016/2017
Availability
14
I am pleased to announce that effective April 1, we have a new NDLSA Board
President, Tom Sinton. Tom has been a Board Director since 2009, and has
contributed substantially to the past successes of the Association. Among
other things, Tom has chaired the Maintenance and Restoration Committee
since I stepped into the President’s role in 2009. His skills in designing and
completing maintenance and restoration projects are incredible. As an
example, with help from a number of volunteers, he installed the 26 new
windows in the Lighthouse building a few years ago. He also has great
organizational skills that will help in the performance of the Board’s duties.
Please join me in welcoming Tom to his new role. I will continue to serve as
the Interim President until Tom takes the reigns.
I would also like to thank Judy Newblom for serving a very successful 3-year
term as President. Judy is a tireless volunteer, and along with her husband,
Bill, has incredible devotion to the New Dungeness Light Station. Judy
continues with the Board as one of two Vice-Presidents.
The Association had a great year 2015. We ended the year with a positive net
income of just over $14,000, while at the same time investing considerable
efforts and funds into maintenance activities. One of the projects we
completed was painting the Lighthouse Tower. Because of the special skill
required (i.e. hanging from a rope!) we hired a contractor for the actual
painting.
Between volunteers and our General Manager, Chad, the
Association contributed almost 200 hours to the project. It really looks
wonderful. One of the fun things in 2015 was to acquire on loan, a Fog Bell
similar to the one on the Station in 1857.
This year, we have an aggressive plan for maintenance work at the
Lighthouse. We have planned at least one work party trip per month to
address maintenance. During the summer and fall we plan to repaint the
exterior of the Keeper’s Quarters. The last time we painted this building was in
2008 and it is in need again. There are innumerable small projects on our
2016 “To Do” list.
We will also have an aggressive grant-application year. We already have three
grant applications in preparation for replacement of the roofs on both the
Keeper’s Quarters and the Lighthouse building. We are fortunate to have a
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The official newsletter of the
New Dungeness Light Station Association
P.O. Box 1283, Sequim, WA 98382
360.683.6638
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Tom Sinton
Steve Reed
Judy Newblom
Sarah Miller
Bill Bjorklund
President
360.460.1904
1st Vice Pres.
360.385.4245
2nd Vice Pres.
360.504.2236
Secretary
206.947.1347
Treasurer
360.681.5161
MEMBERS
Rick De Witt
Marsha Holden
Janet Jones
Bob Larsen
Jim Moran
Skip Sherwood
Bob Stoltz
360.681.3494
360.681.8814
360.582.9134
360.681.0577
206.387.8859
559.250.8977
360.582.0196
RECORDING SECRETARIES:
JoAnn Hamilton
TRANSPORTATION:
Bob Larsen
360.681.0577
SCHEDULING & MEMBERSHIP
Chad Kaiser, Gen. Mgr. 360.683.6638
E-mail:
scheduling@newdungenesslighthouse.com
Editor’s Comments
The first quarter of 2016 is about over and your Board
is looking forward to the many activities throughout the
rest of the year that will contribute to keeping the Light
Station in optimum condition and a positive experience
for not only our Keepers but for our visitors as well.
There will be more opportunities for members to
become involved in maintenance and restoration at the
Light Station. See Tom Sinton’s article on how to
become part of a “Work Gang” on page 12. Skip
Sherwood continues his series, “View from the Tower,”
this time looking at what we see at night from all the
lights in the distance. This is a nice guide for Keepers
who can climb the Tower after dark and try to identify
the various lighthouses in the area. Nick Korstad,
owner of Borden Flats Lighthouse, recently was a
Keeper at New Dungeness Light Station. Nick is
passionate about lighthouses and shares his story and
photos with us in “Flash From the Past.” You’ll also
read about one colossal container ship and one
unfortunate sailboat that passed by the Light Station.
Finally, one week when I was a Keeper, I decided to
look through the Keeper’s Logs and discovered some
Keeper art that I thought would be fun to include in an
issue. So enjoy your Foghorn and let me or Jean
Reed, our reporter at large, know if you have any
stories or photos you would like to submit for a future
issue. Have a great 2016!
Judy Newblom, Editor
FOGHORN EDITOR
Judy Newblom
360.504.2236
Email: jblights1@wavecable.com
REPORTER AT LARGE
Jean Reed
360.385.4245
Email: streed@cablespeed.com
FEATURE WRITER
Skip Sherwood
559.250.8977
Email: sshrwd44@gmail.com
Web:
www.newdungenesslighthouse.com
NDLSA will participate in the events listed below. Contact
Marsha Holden at 360.681.8814 for more information.
Irrigation Festival Street Fair ……..May 7-8
Irrigation Festival Grand Parade….May 14
Sequim Farmer’s Market...…………July 2
Lavender Festival……………………July 15-17
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President’s Remarks
Continued From Front Page
great grant writer in Duane Jensen, whose success rate for us in the past has been excellent.
Both of these roofs badly need replacing and we are constantly fighting leaks in the Lighthouse
and shingle/fascia damage on the Keeper’s Quarters. We hope to replace both roofs in the fall. A
fourth grant application is in preparation by Tom for a stand on which to place the Fog Bell we
have on loan. Our plan is to exhibit the Bell outside the north fence.
Our occupancy bookings for both 2016 and 2017 are quite high, meaning, of course that our
vacancy rate is low. So if you have been thinking about being a keeper, please look at the
Availability page on the website to book your stay. Also, if you are interested in participating in a
2016 work party, please call or e-mail Tom, Chad or me.
Best regards,
Steve Reed, Interim President
The United Kingdom-flagged container ship Benjamin Franklin passed by the Lighthouse on
March 1st. This ship, among the largest container vessels in the world, was headed for the
port of Xiamen, China. Many Sequim residents gathered at the old Three Crabs Road to snap
photos of the 1,310-foot-long ship with their favorite Light Station in the foreground. The ship,
owned by France-based CMA CGM, can carry 18,000 containers as opposed to 10,000 which
most cargo ships carry. That’s one colossal container ship!
Photo courtesy of Bill Newblom.
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A View from the Tower—At Night!
By Skip Sherwood
In the last Foghorn we learned how many miles away ships can be seen from the Lantern room of our
Lighthouse “on a clear day.” In the following article, we will take a look at what you can see on a clear
night. Keepers who climb to the Lantern room after dark can observe a number of flashing lights
shining from other lighthouses guiding ships into Puget Sound and through the Haro Straits. In order
to identify a specific lighthouse you need to know in what direction to look (compass bearing) and the
light’s flashing pattern (characteristic).
Back in the day when lighthouses were first constructed, all lights had a fixed beam shining out to
sea. So, if a mariner was looking at two lighthouses in the distance, each with a fixed light, they could
not distinguish one from the other. This could result in a disastrous miscalculation of where the ship
was located or heading. An early solution was to build two towers as they did at Cape Ann or even
three as was the case of the Three Sisters of Nauset (Nauset Beach,
1837). As technology advanced, clockwork mechanisms were used to
turn the light itself or a panel around the light to produce distinct flash
patterns. This made the need for multiple towers obsolete. How flashes
are created by a revolving Fresnel lens requires an explanation involving
the refractive index, bull’s eye panels and catadioptric and dioptric prisms.
Needless to say, we will leave that task to our physics teachers! The
bottom line is that in order to distinguish one lighthouse from another
nearby light, at night, they were given different characteristics. These
characteristics are published each year in a “Light List” by the U.S. Coast Guard for all lighted
navigational aids. By combining different colors and flash patterns, one lighthouse can be
distinguished from another. The light list uses a series of abbreviations to describe those patterns.
For example, the characteristic for the New Dungeness Lighthouse is “F1 W 5s.” This denotes a
flashing (F1) white (W) light repeating every 5 seconds (s). Anyone who has spent the night in the
Tower Room of the Keeper’s Quarters at New Dungeness is very familiar with this characteristic!
Common abbreviations include different colors (e.g. R=Red, G=Green) and flash patterns (e.g.
A1=Alternating, F=Fixed). There are others, but for our purposes, these will cover the patterns at the
lights visible from New Dungeness.
Once you know the characteristic, then you need to know in what direction to look. This is made very
easy if you have a compass. While you may have misplaced your Boy Scout compass, you probably
have a smart phone that either already has a compass app or one that can be obtained for free. An
iPhone provides you with both the compass direction and bearing (degrees). Looking in the
appropriate direction you will see a flash pattern identifying that lighthouse. For example, the Ediz
Hook light characteristic is F1 G (2)W 10s (Green flash, followed by two white flashes repeating every
10 seconds) and the bearing is 258 degrees or in a WSW (west southwest) direction from your
vantage point in the Lantern room.
The following table provides information about each lighthouse followed by a brief description of the
lighthouses you would be viewing from New Dungeness. They are listed in order starting in the west
at Ediz Hook and moving clockwise to Point Wilson. If you are a visual person, the accompanying
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map can also help you locate the area lights at night.
Lighthouse




Focal
Plane
Distance Characteristic
(Miles)
Lat
Long
Bearing
Ediz Hook
50’
14.2
F1 G (2)W 10s
48.14049
-123.411072 258º WSW
Race Rocks
118’
21.0
F1 W 10s
48.29837
-123.53171
292º WNW
Trial Islands
93’
17.3
F1 G 5s
48.3951
-123.3052
328º NW
Discovery Island
93’
17.6
F1 W 5s
48.4245
-123.2258
342º NNW
Lime Kiln
55’
23.2
F1 W 10s
48.51584
-123.15263
355º N
Cattle Point
94’
19.8
F1 W 4s
48.45066
-122.9633
20º NNE
Smith Island
97’
15.6
F1 W 10s
48.319665
-122.842446 52º NE
Point Wilson
51’
16.6
A1 RW 5s
48.1442
-122.75473
99º E
Ediz Hook—Deriving its name from a Klallam village “I’e’nis,” meaning good beach, Ediz Hook is a
3.5 mile spit protecting the deepest harbor in the northwest. The third and current light at Ediz Hook
(1946) is mounted atop a 50-foot control tower at the Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles.
Characteristic F1 G (2)W 10s, Bearing 258º
Race Rocks (British Columbia) - Located on the southwest corner of Vancouver Island, this group
of islands is named for the dangerous tides that regularly sweep (or race) around the nearby rocks.
The second lighthouse constructed by the British government on the west coast of Canada, the
black and white striped 80-foot granite tower was built in 1860. Characteristic F1 W 10s, Bearing
292º
Trial Islands (British Columbia) - Trial Islands Lighthouse sits atop the highest peak of a group of
islands located off Vancouver Island near Victoria. The islands were named for the practice of
sending British naval ships for a trial run out to the island and back after being refitted at a nearby
harbor. Characteristic F1 G 5s, Bearing 328º
Discovery Island (British Columbia) - 2.5 miles off the southeast corner of Vancouver Island,
Discovery Island was named after the HMS Discovery, Captain George Vancouver’s lead ship.
First lit in 1886, it marks the entrance to Haro Strait leading to the inside passage. Mary Ann Croft,
Canada’s first female light keeper, kept the light shining for 30 years (1902-1932). The current
tower was constructed in the 1970s. Characteristic F1 W 5s, Bearing 342º
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A View from the Tower—At Night! Continued from page 5

Lime Kiln (San Juan Island) - The last major light to be built in Washington (1914), Lime Kiln
overlooks Dead Man’s Bay and guides ships through the Haro Straits on the way from the
Strait of Juan de Fuca to the Strait of Georgia. Remains of lime kilns from the 1860s, for which
the area was named, can still be seen north of the lighthouse. The waters offshore are the
home for orcas and in 1985 were dedicated as a whale sanctuary and research station.
Characteristic F1 W 10s, Bearing 355º

Cattle Point (San Juan Island) - The first light at this location was lit in 1888, but the current
34-foot tower was built in 1935. Captain Henry Richards of the Royal Navy chose the name
because Hudson’s Bay Company loaded and unloaded cattle there prior to the settlement of
the San Juan Island boundary. Nearby are the remains of a Navy radio compass station that,
along with similar facilities at New Dungeness and Smith Island, allowed ships to safely sail
through the Strait of Juan de Fuca, even in the fog. Characteristic F1 W 4s, Bearing 20º

Smith Island Lighthouse—Smith Island, supposedly named for an employee of the Hudson’s
Bay Company, received its first lighthouse in 1858. It was abandoned in the 1950s due to
erosion and eventually fell into the sea in 1998. Before its demise, Jim Gibb, a noted maritime
author, rescued the Lantern room and placed it atop the privately owned Skunk Bay
Lighthouse near Hansville. The current light shines from atop a 50-foot skeletal tower that also
carries weather instruments as a NOAA Coastal Marine Automated Network (CMAN) station.
Characteristics F1 W 10s, Bearing 52º

Point Wilson Lighthouse—Point Wilson was named by Captain George Vancouver after his
colleague, Captain George Wilson. The original tower, built in 1879, was replaced by the
current lighthouse in 1914. The light, along with the Admiralty Head Lighthouse, are critical
navigational aids that guide ships through the Admiralty Inlet into Puget Sound. Characteristic
A1 RW 5s, Bearing 99º
One of the perks of being a keeper at the New Dungeness Lighthouse is that you can enjoy the
Light Station after dark. Watching a sunset from the Lantern room provides one of those
memories you can cherish for a lifetime. Then, after the sun sets, now you will be able to match
those flashing lights with their appropriate lighthouse. In a future issue of the Foghorn we will take
a look at how day marks are used to distinguish lighthouses during daylight hours.
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Sources: The Lighthouse Directory (www.unc/edu/~Rowlett/lighthouse), 2016 Light List Volumes—US
Coast Guard Navigation Center, Lighthouse Friends—www.lighthousefriends.com.
Photos: US Lighthouse Society Digital Archives & Skip Sherwood
The Mystery Woman Refinishing the Picnic
Tables Revealed
In our December issue of the Foghorn the mystery
keeper putting a new shine on the picnic tables at the
Light Station is none other than Jean Reed who most of
you know as the past editor of the newsletter and our
current reporter-at-large. Jean worked tirelessly cleaning
and scrubbing each one and then putting a beautiful
finish on the tables. Thanks, Jean, for your great
handiwork and the many talents you contribute to the
Association.
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The Artwork of
Artwork: drawings,
watercolors, poetry,
free verse, tunes - all
there waiting to be
discovered. It’s fun to
read through the Logs
and see how people
spent their week. Not
just anyone can say
they have been a real
Lighthouse Keeper!
The Logs hold over 20
years of memories.
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the Keeper’s Logs
Guardian Light of the Strait
by Bill Newblom
Keeper’s Logs
are filled with
stories and an
occasional work
of art illustrating
a time that will
forever be a part
of the New
Dungeness Light
Station history.
The Logs are
kept in the little
library upstairs
in the Keeper’s
Quarters.
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Flash From the Past
By Nick Korstad
The year was1992. My family was living in Portland, Oregon and I was
an 11-year-old fifth grade student who knew nothing more than hanging
out with friends, bike riding and long summer nights. My father was
offered a job in Sequim, a small town in northwestern Washington. Late
on a warm summer night, my family made the announcement that we
would be moving four hours north. To a kid, that seemed to the moon
and back. The decision brought emotions, as I would have to leave all
my friends and most importantly, my beloved tree house!
Four weeks later, the moving van arrived and we made the long journey
through the winding Hood Canal and the tall forests of Olympic National
Park. Our new house faced the Strait of Juan de Fuca with distant
views of the New Dungeness Lighthouse. As time passed and I adjusted to the area, I would walk the
local beach near our house and ponder how to get out to the lighthouse. Finally one afternoon my
mom asked if I would like to hike to the lighthouse, and of course I said YES.
We started our journey on Dungeness Spit. I remember the rocky beach and driftwood stacked as
high as the eye could see, granted, I was only about 5-foot tall at the time. We continued along the
ever-changing spit until we reached the lighthouse. I was impressed at how enormous the site looked,
as it just appeared to be a speck on the horizon from our house. Seth Jackson, the Coast Guard
Light Keeper at the time, greeted us along with his dog, Chicago, and asked if we would like a tour of
the Light Tower. After a quick yes, we climbed to the top of the Tower. The sun was out, the sky was
blue and the bay was as smooth as glass. At that point, I wanted to move in and become the
Lighthouse Keeper!
As time went by, we moved out of the area, and I
attended college in Oregon. My passion for
lighthouses continued. In 2010, I ended up
purchasing a small offshore lighthouse in
Massachusetts and through restoration, was able
to open the station up for overnight Keepers. My
mom was east volunteering in 2015 and we got to
reminiscing about the past and how much fun we
had in Sequim. We decided it was time to spend a
week as Keepers at New Dungeness Lighthouse.
We checked the site and found the first week of
2016 available.
We arrived at the lighthouse transfer site early
enough to be greeted by the General Manager,
Chad. Chad helped us load the vehicle and we
headed on our way. As Chad could notice, we
The Keeper’s Quarters - Home for a Week
could not contain our excitement to be volunteer
Keepers. The Spit was thriving with visitors as we
weaved our way to the Light Station. The sun was out and a light dusting of snow lurked in the
shadows cast by the driftwood. The two trucks arrived safely only to be greeted by the Keepers who
were not eager to be taken back to society. We unpacked our belongings and toured the Light
Station to gain knowledge of our daily duties. As the volunteer drivers departed, we made our first trip
to the top of the lighthouse. There were just three of us for the entire week. Soon our phones
emerged and
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the selfies had begun. We grabbed the binoculars and scoured
the horizon looking for any signs of visitors, unfortunately, not a
soul arrived the rest of the day.
Our first few days were spent hiking and exploring the Light
Station property. We were eager to take on any project
imaginable. The majority of projects required access to the Barn
where all tools and supplies are stored. The Barn is located
outside the white fence that surrounds the rest of the Light Station.
Our first night we needed a screwdriver. We all looked at each
other and unanimously said, “I’m not walking outside of the fence
in the dark!” We were all aware that the fence is wide open and
offers no protection, but felt as if we were being hunted when we
stumbled out from its protection. After a few nights, we overcame
our fears and ventured into the darkness beyond the fence.
Our days were filled with music and thought, as it seemed that
society had forgotten about us. Four days had come and gone
without a soul making the long peaceful trek. By mid week, I had
scraped and sanded the loose paint around the Lantern room
windows, while the other two keepers stripped multiple layers of The freshly painted Lantern room
paint off three of the kitchen cabinets. It took three days to paint courtesy of Nick’s handiwork.
the Lantern room including the trim and floor and the same
amount of time to ready the kitchen for the next cycle of volunteer
keepers. At night, we made joint meals and ate together in the dining room, often laughing about how
excited we were to paint the Lantern room and cabinets. To the average person, that doesn’t sound
like the best vacation, but to us, it was quite therapeutic.
Our week as keepers flashed before our eyes as we stood atop the Tower waiting for our 7 pm
departure time. The new round of Light Keepers arrived as we made our way down the Tower. We
extinguished the interior lights, locked the door and handed over the keys to one of our nation’s best
kept maritime secrets.
In 2010 Nick purchased the
Borden Flats Lighthouse
located in Mount Hope Bay
at the mouth of the Taunton
River near Fall River,
Massachusetts. The 1881
cast iron, spark plug type
lighthouse was acquired at
public auction by the
government under the
National Historic Lighthouse
Preservation Act. Nick has
done extensive renovations
and now offers tours and
overnight accommodations.
For more information, visit
www.bordenflats.com.
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Maintenance & Restoration Update
At our December M&R Meeting, we made changes to our “Work Gang” scheduling process to go from a
“random as-needed” event to a regular monthly event that would not only address higher priority tasks,
but also allow time and opportunity to address many lessor tasks from our ever-growing “To-Do” M&R
list. We will be able to schedule the trips to be more “time friendly” and convenient daylight events. We
generally stay two nights in order to have 1 full day and portions of two other days to optimize our work
time and tolerance for “Hungry Man” meals. (A list of the monthly “Work Crew Trips” is at the end of this
narrative.) A major consideration for this adjustment is to hopefully better facilitate and encourage new
volunteers to participate and have a different experience at the Lighthouse. We thought the idea worked
so well, we managed to miss January! However, between 22 and 24 February, we did have a “Work
Gang” consisting of Chad Kaiser, Bill Bjorklund, Rick De Witt, Steve Reed and Tom Sinton.
Our “M&R Trip Report” listed 18 different tasks that we completed. The more significant tasks were:
1. Cleaned up, inspected and strengthened the treated wood lid on grey water cistern tank located
east of Keeper’s Quarters.
2. Repaired broken and blocked sump pump discharge line from the Lighthouse east basement.
3. De-winterized and restarted lawn sprinkler systems.
4. Drilled bolt holes in concrete water cistern lid and used galvanized lag screws to secure the new
galvanized and powder coated access panel to the concrete cistern lid. (That access is necessary
for the very rare situation where we would need to have divers access the cistern for inspections.)
5. Did visual inspection of Lighthouse attics for roof leaks and general moisture condition.
(Getting access required some agility and flexibility, but Chad found that there were no indications
of leaks or humidity issues.)
6. Cleared driftwood logs from the truck accesses.
7. Rick cleaned the north facing webcam and added new power and switch.
8. Rick fixed the weather station.
9. Test ran the emergency standby generator.
10. Did final priming and painting of three more windows in Lighthouse. (I had opportunity to
experience what a task that is.)
11. Inspected “drafty” windows in the Keeper’s Quarters and identified fairly simple corrective action
that we will do on a future trip.
12-18: These, plus others not noted, were smaller less significant tasks that are inherent in structures
and facilities that are almost160 years old and located in that harsh environment.
To the right is the 2016 schedule of
“Work Gang Trips.” Please contact
me so we can work with you to give
you opportunities to join our “Work
Gang” crews. Please note: These
schedules may and probably will be
adjusted for weather and work needs.
Tom Sinton, Chairman
Maintenance and Restoration
johntsinton@gmail.com
360-460-1904
Month Day
Date Xfr Station Month Day
Date Depart LS
Mar
Mon
28th
10:30 pm
Mar
Wed
30th 12:00 am
April
Mon
25th
9:00 am
Apr
Wed
27th 10:00 am
May
Mon
23rd
9:00 am
May
Wed
25th
9:00 am
June
Mon
27th
12:15 pm
June
Wed
29th
8:00 am
July
Mon
18th
9:00 am
July
Wed
2nd
9:00 am
Aug
Mon
15th
9:00 am
Aug
Wed
17th
9:00 am
Sept
Wed 14th
8:30 am
Sept
Fri
16th
9:00 am
Oct
Mon
17th
8:00 am
Oct
Wed
19th
9:15 pm
Nov
Mon
14th
5:45 pm
Nov
Wed
16th
7:00 pm
Dec
Mon
12th
4:30 pm
Dec
Wed
14th
6:00 pm
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Drama on the Spit
On March 2nd the Coast Guard rescued two people
from a 49-foot sailboat in the Strait of Juan de Fuca,
about a mile east of the Lighthouse. With 8– to 10-foot
waves and 30-knot winds, the two people onboard
were suffering from seasickness and hypothermia. As
the response boat began towing the boat to John
Wayne Marina, the tow line separated from the
sailboat. Both the people were transferred to the
response boat (shown in the photo to the left) and the
sailboat was abandoned. The sailboat was later
found beached on Dungeness Spit, not far from where
the old dock was on the Dungeness Bay side (shown
below).
Keepers Joe and Julie Bacher
took photos for both the U.S.
Coast Guard and the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service. Ballard
Marine Service of Seattle pumped
the fuel and oil out of the boat
(shown in the photo below).
The sailboat had a couple of
holes that had to be patched
before Vessel Assist, shown in
the photo on the right, was able
to tow the stranded vessel
away.
Photos courtesy of Joe & Julie
Bacher except for the webcam
photo on the right.
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2016/2017AVAILABILITY for KEEPERS
Open to All Members
There are a few weeks available in 2016 but don’t wait too long as the remainder of the weeks will get
booked quickly. If you enjoy meeting people and talking to visitors, the summer months are for you. If
you want a bit more quiet time or time to watch for that occasional storm, then consider the winter
months. Holidays are fun too at the Lighthouse. Those still available in 2016 to make your week extra
special include Halloween and Christmas.
Don’t forget to check the website for more information on the Keeper Program.
www.newdungenesslighthouse.com
Availability changes frequently—be sure to contact scheduling to confirm openings.
Rates remain the same for 2016:
Adults: $350 and Children (6 through 17 years of age): $195
Whole House (minimum of 4 adults required): $2100
2016 Reservation Dates
Depart at
—
Return
Available Rooms
Sat Apr 9th @ 10:00 AM - Sat Apr 16th @ 4:10 PM
1 Room
Sat Apr 16th @ 3:30 PM – Sat Apr 23rd @ 10:40 AM
3 Rooms
Fri Oct 28th @ 6:30 PM – Fri Nov 4th @ 10:10 PM (Halloween Week)
1 Room
Fri Dec 2nd @ 7:30 PM – Fri Dec 9th @ 6:10 PM
3 Rooms
Fri Dec 23rd @ 6:00 PM – Fri Dec 30th @ 7:10 PM (Christmas Eve/Day)
1 Room
2017 Rates
As mentioned in the December issue of the Foghorn, the Board of Directors authorized a nominal
increase in keeper fees for adults from $350.00 to $375.00 per person per week. The whole house
fee (minimum of four adults required) will be increased from $2100.00 to $2,250.00. Children fees (6
– 17 years of age) and membership fees will remain the same.
These new rates begin with the 2017 scheduling year. The non-refundable deposit remains $50.00.
Payment due dates will be clearly indicated on the invoices. For any questions regarding fees please
contact the General Manager at 360-683-6638.
You can pay by check or online via our “Shop” webpage.
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2017 Rates:
Adults: $375 and Children (6 through 17 years of age): $195
Whole House (minimum of 4 adults required): $2250
2017 Reservation Dates
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Special Holidays
Available Rooms
Fri Jan 27th @ 6:00 PM — Sat Feb 4th @ 1:40 PM
3 Rooms
Sat Feb 4th @ 1:00 PM — Fri Feb 10th @ 6:40 PM
3 Rooms
Fri Feb 24th @ 6:00 PM — Sat Mar 4th @ 11:40 PM
2 Rooms
Sat Mar 4th @ 11:00 AM — Fri Mar 10th @ 6:40 PM
3 Rooms
Sat Mar 18th @ 11:30 AM — Fri Mar 24th @ 6:10 PM
3 Rooms
Sat Apr 1st @ 10:30 AM — Fri Apr 7th @ 6:10 PM
3 Rooms
Fri Apr 7th @ 5:30 PM — Sat Apr 15th @ 10:40 AM
2 Rooms
Sat Apr 15th @ 10:00 AM — Sat Apr 22nd @ 5:10 PM
(Easter)
Sat May 20th @ 2:30 PM — Sat May 27th @ 10:10 AM
Sat May 27th @ 9:30 AM — Sat Jun 3rd @ 5:40 AM
3 Rooms
2 Rooms
(Memorial Day)
3 Rooms
Sat Jun 10th @ 9:30 AM — Sat Jun 17th @ 1:10 PM
1 Room
Sat Jun 24th @ 9:30 AM — Sat July 1st @ 4:10 AM
2 Rooms
Sat Sept 2nd @ 6:00 AM — Fri Sept 8th @ 10:10 PM
(Labor Day)
2 Rooms
Fri Oct 6th @ 8:00 PM — Sat Oct 14th @ 2:40 AM
3 Rooms
Sat Oct 14th @ 2:00 AM — Fri Oct 20th @ 8:40 PM
3 Rooms
Fri Oct 20th @ 8:00 PM — Sat Oct 28th @ 12:50 AM
3 Rooms
Sat Oct 28th @ 12:10 AM — Fri Nov 3rd @ 7:10 PM
(Halloween)
3 Rooms
Fri Nov 3rd @ 6:30 PM — Fri Nov 10th @ 11:40 PM
3 Rooms
Fri Nov 10th @ 11:00 PM — Fri Nov 17th @ 7:10 PM
3 Rooms
Fri Nov 17th @ 6:30 PM — Fri Nov 24th @ 10:10 PM
(Thanksgiving)
3 Rooms
Fri Nov 24th @ 9:30 PM — Fri Dec 1st @ 6:40 PM
3 Rooms
Fri Dec 1st @ 6:00 PM — Fri Dec 8th @ 10:10 PM
3 Rooms
Fri Dec 8th @ 9:30 PM — Fri Dec 15th @ 6:40 PM
Fri Dec 15th @ 6:00 PM — Fri Dec 22nd @ 9:10 PM
(Hanukkah Begins)
3 Rooms
3 Rooms
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