From our President, Edrie Vinson: The Orcas Island Historical Museum voted to have their Christmas display at Rosario on the Patos Lighthouse. They will use the photos I borrowed from many of you for the Washington Rural Heritage project. They … Continue reading
Category Archives: The Light on the Island
Patos Island Lighthouse exhibit opens at historical museum Mon Oct 15th, 2018 1:30am If you didn’t get a chance to visit the Patos Island Lighthouse exhibit on Patos Island, you will now get a chance to view it on Orcas … Continue reading
Patos Island Lighthouse photos and documents digitized Sun Sep 16th, 2018 1:30am Life Harry D Mahler, 1st keeper of Patos Fog Signal Station, Patos Island, Washington 1893. by Nita Couchman Orcas Island Library Orcas Island Library received a 2017 grant … Continue reading
Keepers of the Patos Light Celebrate History and Rebirth Another tour on Aug. 15 is scheduled Posted on August 10, 2018 — by Margie Doyle — Edrie Vinson, right, and her granddaughter Terri, serve the anniversary cake on Patos Island … Continue reading
The book that inspired the founding of the Keepers of the Patos Light! Helene Glidden’s wonderful account of her childhood spent on Patos Island is again back in print. A new commemorative edition of The Light on the Island has … Continue reading