Beacon Background: The Heceta Head Lighthouse
If you see one lighthouse in Oregon, let it be the beacon at Heceta Head. For more than a century, mariners have relied on its light for safe passage along Oregon’s central coast. This is a seascape dotted with rocky islands…
Beacon Background: The Admiralty Head Lighthouse
This article was originally published in the January 2022 issue of 48° North. When cruising north from Seattle, I always look for the Admiralty Head Lighthouse. There, on a windswept bluff on the west side of Whidbey Island,…
Beacon Background: The North Head Lighthouse
This article was originally published in the November 2021 issue of 48° North North Head is a perfect example of an iconic lighthouse. Rugged and isolated setting? Check. White tower overlooking an endless expanse of ocean?…
Beacon Background: The Mukilteo Light Station
This article was originally published in the October 2021 issue of 48° North. What is it about lighthouses that makes them so alluring? Although they were designed to keep vessels and mariners at a distance from shore,…