Due to COVID-19 concerns, the Lighthouse Gift Shop, Marine Science Exhibit and First Assistant Lightkeeper’s Museum are closed to visitors. However, we have adapted to this new world, and are now offering window shopping and story-telling seven days a week …
Lighthouse Open for Window Shopping and Story-Telling! Read more »
Have you been on the lookout for a way to support Point Cabrillo?? Look no further – we have lighthouse masks! Each of our lighthouse masks… • Are 100% cotton • Have a small slit to add an extra filter …
Dear PCLK Volunteers, Supporters and Friends, We’re about to say goodbye to 2019 and hello to 2020 so it must be time for me to summarize what you, our brilliant volunteers, friends and supporters have enabled the Point Cabrillo Lightkeepers …
It has been a longstanding goal of mine to visit every lighthouse on the West Coast. Earlier this month I had the opportunity to gain another stamp in my Lighthouse Passport with a visit to the Old Point Loma Lighthouse …
Jen Lewis: Visiting the Old Point Loma Lighthouse Read more »
110 Years in Photos We’ve been sharing some of our favorite photos on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, celebrating the 110th anniversary of Point Cabrillo Light Station. Here’s a selection of those photos!
On a recent trip to New Zealand I came across a most interesting lighthouse. The Akaroa Lighthouse is located today in the small village of Akaroa, a popular overnight destination for cruise ships on the east coast of the South …
As a longtime fan of lighthouses, any time I can get my hands on a book about the lives of the lightkeepers, I dive right in. Lenore Skomal’s telling of the story of Ida Lewis is an engaging and enlightening …
Dear PCLK volunteers, friends and supporters, I am very sad to share the news that Roger Thornburn, one of our amazing volunteers, has ended his life’s journey. Roger and Nancy Thornburn were the garden angels who redesigned and installed the …
We just finished our first weekend of Whale Festival here at Point Cabrillo and we’re all resting up from a busy two days of leading tours, spotting whales, interpreting the Marine Science Exhibit and welcoming visitors to the point. My …
I can’t believe we’re already halfway through January, and getting ready for our Whale Festival season. It has been raining like crazy lately, and it’s one of my greatest joys to spend an afternoon listening to the wind whip around …