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US Lighthouse Society Moves To New Home

Point No Point, WashingtonWhat a view from their new office! The US Lighthouse Society has moved from San Francisco, CA to Hansville, WA. A dramatic move to be sure, but one made even more dramatic by the new view out of their windows. The Society on Thursday signed a lease with Kitsap County commissioners establishing their new partnership, and getting cool new digs in the process. Point No Point Lighthouse former Keepers quarters ( a duplex) will be the new home, with the Society offices, library and museum in one half, and the other half kept open for the public to rent. Jeff Gales, Executive Director of the USLHS, hopes to start rentals by mid-May, with information posted on their website.

According to a story in the North Kitsap Herald, the goal of this partnership is to increase the chances of Kitsap County securing ownership of the lighthouse from the Coast Guard. They currently hold a long term lease on the site, and have purchased surrounding acres for park development.

Keepers’ House at Point No Point Lighthouse

In the story, Commissioner Steve Bauer credited prolific lighthouse author and president of the Washington Lightkeepers Association Elinor DeWire for getting this partnership started.

“Frankly she was a pain this summer,” Bauer said laughing. “But it was her perseverance that made this happen.”

The USLHS has 12,000 members worldwide and runs the popular Lighthouse Passport Program. Their new mailing address is:

United States Lighthouse Society
9005 Point No Point Rd. NE
Hansville, WA 98340

American Lighthouse Foundation Chooses New Logo

In other Lighthouse organizational news, the American Lighthouse Foundation (Rockland, ME) Board of Directors recently chose a new logo to represent their mission. The new logo, which is designed in the form of a swallowtail flag, contains the colors red, white and blue. The logo also incorporates an American flag to signify the organization’s national status, as well as a lighthouse with a Fresnel lens to convey ALF’s efforts to help keep lighthouses “standing tall and shining bright” for present and future generations.

ALF Logos Old and New

While the new logo is “crisp and clean,” and may very well look better on shirts, caps, etc., Lighthouse News does think the old ones were a little better design for decals, patches, etc.

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