Well, when it came time to decide on a lighthouse for this week, I ended up deciding on Cape Decision. (You know that I had to write something like this.) According to my unofficial count, this is my fifth Alaska lighthouse as Lighthouse-of-the-Week.
So, where is the Cape Decision that the Cape Decision lighthouse is located on? Well, I'm glad you asked. The nearest place with a recognizable name is Ketchikan, but it's pretty far away. So see where it is here. Because of accessibility, it has it's own helipad.
And below, learn more about it there.
"1932. Active; focal plane 96 ft (29 m); white flash every 5 s. 76 ft (23 m) square cylindrical reinforced concrete tower with lantern and gallery, mounted on the roof of a square concrete fog signal building; solar-powered VRB-25 aerobeacon (1996). The original 3rd order Fresnel lens is on display at the Clausen Museum in Petersburg. The lighthouse is white concrete; the lantern is painted black. ... In 2004 ownership of the lighthouse was transferred to the Cape Decision Lighthouse Society, which is working to restore the light station."
Lighthouse Friends, Cape Decision, AK has more information, including a picture of the Fresnel lens.
Pictures and a video below - of a helicopter flight to the lighthouse, because that's about the only way to get there.
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