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“Images of America: Point Cabrillo Light Station,” by Arcadia Publishing, is a wonderful new photo history, covering everything from the Pomos and Frolic shipwreck that led to settlement on the Coast to major preservation awards for the restoration work awarded to the Lightkeepers Association in 2007.

Anyone who knows the author, Bruce Rogerson of Fort Bragg, will tell you he is one of the  Coast’s hardest working and most reliable volunteers. When he says he’s going to do something, he does it and does a great job.Rogerson shows you the life and times of the families and lightkeepers who lived and worked at the light station from its opening in 1909 to its closure in 1972. There are even photos of the restoration of the lighthouse, which was re-lit in 1999, and a portrait of the members of the local U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary who continue to keep it burning. The book, a must-have for history buffs and lighthouse lovers, is available from the lighthouse, Arcadia Publishing, (www.ArcadiaPublishing.com), and the following Mendocino County and Coast bookstores:

• Harvest Market, Fort Bragg, CA
• Gallery Bookshop, Mendocino, CA
• Guest House Museum, Fort Bragg, CA
• Dolphin Isle Marina, Noyo Harbor
• Mendocino Book Company, Ukiah, CA
• Cover to Cover Books, Cloverdale, CA
• Frame Mill Artworks, Fort Bragg, CA
• Cheshire Books, Fort Bragg, CA
• Four Eyed Frog Books, Gualala, CA
• Ford House Visitor Ctr., Mendocino, CA
• Kelley House Museum, Mendocino
• Grace Hudson Museum Store, Ukiah, CA
• Mendocino County Museum, Willits, CA
• Mendocino County Library, Ukiah, CA

Tags: Pictorial History of Point Cabrillo Light Station Historic State Park

Posted: Saturday, December 13th, 2008 at 2:53 pm    
Filed under: Book Hunting, Community Service, general, history.
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