Historic Trinidad Lighthouse Open June 18; Summer Tour Schedule Set
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TRINIDAD, Calif. – The Bureau of Land Management and Trinidad Museum will offer free tours and living history presentations at the historic Trinidad Lighthouse, Sunday, June 18, on Trinidad Head. Gates will be open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The tours and presentations are part of the 60th annual Trinidad Fish Festival.
Living history presentations by Julie Clark of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be happening every 15 minutes between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Clark will play the role of Josephine Harrington, wife of light keeper Fred Harrington, and recall a day when a 200-foot wave washed up to the level of the lighthouse deck.
Museum docents from the Trinidad Museum Society will share historic photos of the light station built in 1871.
Participants should park as directed by the Trinidad Chamber of Commerce Fish Festival volunteers and hike the half-mile paved trail to the light station. There will be no vehicle access.
Beginning July 1, the Trinidad Head Lighthouse viewing area will be open on the first Saturday of every month from sunrise to sunset. Trinidad Museum volunteers will guide tours into the lighthouse building between 10 a.m. and noon on the first Saturday of each month.
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, City of Trinidad, the Trinidad Rancheria and the Yurok Tribe cooperatively manage the site. It continues to operate as a navigational beacon.
The BLM partnership with the Trinidad Museum for lighthouse tours helps connect families and children to the natural and cultural heritage of the public lands.
More information on the open house is available from Leisyka Parrott at the BLM, (707) 825-2313; or Patti Fleschner of the Trinidad Museum Society, (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.