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2 // COASTWEEKEND.COM Celebrate 118th birthday Lady Washington and of North Head Lighthouse Hawaiian Chietain tall ships ILWACO, Wash. — Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission and Keepers of the North Head Lighthouse are hosting the 118th anniversary of the North Head Lighthouse at Cape Disappointment State Park on Saturday, June 4. The Discover Pass is not required; June 4 is a state park free day. The celebration will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. There is parking at the expanded light- house lot; additional parking and a free shuttle will be avail- able at the lot across from Cape Disappointment State Park at 244 Robert Gray Drive. The event will feature re- freshments, a self-guided tour of a lighthouse keeper’s home, museum exhibits, a gift store, sale of a North Head Light- house special edition poster by artist Don Nisbett, music, a clown greeting one and all, and two bird and plant tours of the area at noon and 1 p.m. The Conluence Project at Cape Disappointment State Park is joining the event to SUBMITTED PHOTO BY STEPHEN WOOD/ CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT STATE PARK The North Head Lighthouse is undergoing restoration. Its red roof was painted black last year. interpret its various Maya Lin installations at the state park. There will be interpretive volunteers at the shuttle site, the cedar grove, the Conluence Boardwalk and the Fish Clean- ing Table within the park. North Head Lighthouse is undergoing restoration and is closed for tours, but an easy walk leads to the lighthouse and stunning views of the Paciic Ocean and the coast. This is the kick off day for the North Head Lighthouse rafle, which will directly beneit lighthouse res- toration. The prize for the rafle is a two-night stay at a keeper’s residence for six, plus dinner for six at the Depot Restaurant during the stay, which must be between October 2016 and March 2017. Phase 1 of the lighthouse’s restoration was completed in spring 2015. It replaced and restored damaged metal work throughout the lighthouse and painted its red roof black, the same color it would have been over a century before when it was operated by the Light- house Keepers. Phase 2 work is focusing on infrastructure improvements: stucco repair, brick masonry repairs, revised electrical system design and more. Washington State Parks is also applying for a $385,320 grant to improve access to the lighthouse for people with disabilities. Call Janet Easley at 360- 665-5580 or Lona Niemi at 360-642-2502 for more information. to lay anchor at Port of Ilwaco ILWACO, Wash. — The tall ships Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain will call on the Port of Ilwa- co June 2 to 6 and offer excursions and tours to the general public. Ilwaco is the final stop on the ships’ 2015- 16 academic year tour of California, Oregon and Washington coastal ports. Lady Washington visited Ilwaco last May, but has in other recent years avoided the port due to issues with water depth. The wooden-hulled, engine-powered Lady Washington has appeared in several movies and TV shows, including “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,” and “Star Trek: Genera- tions.” The steel-hulled Ha- waiian Chieftain specializ- es in hands-on educational programs for young people. New for the Ilwaco visit SUBMITTED PHOTO BY BOB HARBISON The tall ship Lady Washington under sail at sea. is a 15 percent discount for online purchases of four or more Battle Sail or Adventure Sail tickets. For example, guests can save $45 on the purchase of four adult Battle Sail tickets. The 15 percent discount option is available for on- line purchases only at the Historical Seaport website, www.historicalseaport.org. The discount is not avail- able for phone or walk-up orders. To order tickets by phone, call 800-200-5239. The ships’ schedules are as follows: • June 3: Walk-on tours, 4 to 5 p.m. on both ships, $3 donation per person. • June 3: Evening Sail, 6 to 8 p.m. on the Hawaiian Chieftain, $45. • June 4 and 5: Walk-on tours, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on both ships, $3 donation per person. • June 4: Adventure Sail, 2 to 5 p.m. on the Hawaiian Chieftain, $39 to $47. • June 5: Battle Sail, 2 to 5 p.m., $39 to $75. Three-hour Battle Sails are recreations of a typical 18th-century naval skirmish, complete with real cannon, real gunpow- der, but no cannon balls. Tickets are $75 for adults, $67 for students/seniors/ active military, and $39 for children 12 and under. Adventure Sails, also three hours in length, feature opportunities for guests to help raise a sail, learn a sea shanty, or take the helm of a real tall ship, conditions permitting. Tickets are $47 for adults and $39 for children 12 and under. Two-hour Eve- ning Sails are similar to Adventure Sails but priced at $45 for all ages. A ticket is required for all passen- gers, including babes in arms. Children 12 and un- der must be accompanied by an adult. Both ships are scheduled to arrive at their home port of Aberdeen on June 8.