
Light Station Hours
LIGHTHOUSE & GIFT SHOP: Lighthouse History and Frolic Shipwreck Exhibit, open every day, 11AM-4PM
LIGHTKEEPERS HOME & MUSEUM: Open daily, 11AM-4PM
FARMHOUSE VISITORS CENTER: Closed
NATURE PRESERVE: Open daily until 1/2 hour after Sunset
For information call 707 937-6122.
2010 Docent Training
Below is a preliminary schedule of our 2010 docent training schedule. The dates and topics may change as we get closer to the actual training days.
History of the First Assistant Lightkeepers home :
Saturday February 6th 10-12
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Marine Science I training; Saturday February 6th, 1-3
Learn about the inter-tidal and other marine life that lives in the ocean off
Point Cabrillo. Meet in The Assistant Light Keeper’s
Frolic History: Saturday February 13th, 10-12
Learn about or refresh
your knowledge of the history of the Frolic and its impact on Point Cabrillo,
Mendocino and
Light Station History: Saturday, February 13th, 1-3
Learn
about or refresh your Point Cabrillo Light Station history facts.
Topics will include the operation of the Fresnel lens, a description of
the fog signal equipment, and duties of the Lightkeepers.
Meet at the Lighthouse. Contact: Harold Hauck
hhauck@mcn.org.
Whale Docent Training: Saturday February 20th, 10-2
All about whales for new and continuing docents.
Meet at The Assistant Light keeper's
Marine Science 2 Training; Saturday February 27, 10-12
Learn about the inter-tidal and other marine life that lives in the ocean off Point Cabrillo. Meet at the Blacksmith Shop, Point Cabrillo Light Station and Nature Preserve. Contact: Nancy Kleiber, nkleiberca@mac.com
Whale Festival 2010
March 6-7 and March 20-21, 2010
Plan to attend the festivities at Point Cabrillo during the first and third weekends in March 2010. A preliminary schedule of events are described below. The PCLK thanks all visitors to Whale Festival; it's through your generous purchase of our Whale Festival Raffle Tickets and payment of parking fees that we are able to fund our annual Point Cabrillo Children's Education Program.
Whale Festival Activities
Visit the Lighthouse to view the collection of historical photographs, displays,
and Frolic shipwreck exhibits. Docents will be on hand to explain the history of
Point Cabrillo and the operation of the light station.
The Lightkeepers Museum located in the recently restored Assistant East Lightkeepers House will have docents available to provide insights into a light keeper's family life during the early 1930s.
A 250-gallon salt water aquarium, located in the restored light station black smith shop, allows visitors to get an up-close view of marine life that reside in nearby coastal tide pools and inter-tidal zones.
The U.S. Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary will be on-hand with coastal and harbor navigational displays, water and boating safety information, and opportunities to schedule vessel safety examinations at Fort Bragg's Noyo Harbor. The USCG 25-foot search and rescue boat used at the USCG Station Noyo Harbor will be on display. Members of USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 87 will be available to discuss the cleaning and maintenance of the Lighthouse’s 3rd Order Fresnel lens.
The Mendocino Audubon Society volunteers will lead guided Bird Walks that start at 9:00 a.m. from the light station parking lot. The Audubon Society will also have a birding display with members available to answer questions and provide local birding information.
The Marine Mammal Center will have exhibits and provide information about the Seals, Sea Lions, and other marine mammals that live in the Mendocino area.
7Th Annual Mendocino Heritage Days
The 7th annual Mendocino Heritage Days will take place thru out the month of May, 2010. Events will showcase historic preservation efforts in house museums, water towers, heritage roses, a church and the Point Cabrillo Light Station. Visit the Heritage Days Web Site for a complete schedule of the month's activities including preservation talks, cemetery and historical walks, photo displays and much more.
Plan to visit the Point Cabrillo Light Station on May 1st to enjoy tours up into the lantern room. Tours are led by members of Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 87, the people who maintain the lighthouse's beautiful 3rd order Fresnel Lens. This is an opportunity to learn about the light and see it up close.
Lighthouse Lantern Room & Lens Tours
Docent Led Interpretive Walks
Please join our docents every Sunday from 11am to 1:00pm June through Labor Day.
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