Monday, January 03, 2011

Admiralty Head Light House


Admiralty Head Light House
Photo & Text © 2010 Kim- Seattle Daily Photo. All rights reserved; no use, alteration, reproduction or republishing in any media.
This very handsome lighthouse stands on Whidbey Island just west of the Keystone Ferry on the grounds of beautiful Fort Casey. The first lighthouse was a wooden structure near this site and was built in 1861. This lighthouse and adjoining building replaced it in 1903. The lighthouse lens is original to the earlier structure. I took this shot on a blue sky Christmas Day when visiting the island with family. You can see other views and read detailed information about the lighthouse and its keepers here.

7 comments:

Kate said...

Lighthouses always hold a fascination. Since I was born in a tiny city on Lake Michigan and now live within driving distance of Lake Superior, I have a nodding acquaintance with some Great Lakes lighthouses. Your photo contains a lovely, small one. Very nice!

brattcat said...

Beautiful, Kim.

RoeH said...

Oh my gosh how I would like to live there!!

Louis la Vache said...

Neat, Kim! «Louis» likes lighthouses - and he doesn't remember seeing this one when he visited Whidbey Island.

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Stefan Jansson said...

This lighthouse looks like a toy!