Point No Point Lighthouse shines brighter than ever
Celebration scheduled for Saturday, May 12

(Port Orchard) - The treasure of Kitsap County and the first lighthouse built on Puget Sound is honored with the completion of a $100,000 facelift. A grand re-opening celebration to mark the rehabilitation of the historic Point No Point Lighthouse will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 12 at the Point No Point Light Station, Hansville. The public is welcome to attend.

The restoration project was made possible through a generous National Trust Partners In Preservation Grant awarded to the U.S. Lighthouse Society and voted on by Washington State residents.  The successful execution of the project to Washington State Historic Preservation standards was due to the cooperative efforts of Kitsap County Parks and Recreation, the U.S. Coast Guard, the volunteer group Friends of Point No Point and the U.S. Lighthouse Society.

“After 133 years of service, this Kitsap County landmark will continue to shine for another century,” said Jeff Gales, Executive Director of the U.S. Lighthouse Society.  “It offers awareness, comfort and hope to all who gaze upon her, and quietly reminds us of this regions rich maritime history.  The Point No Point Lighthouse summons all of us to lend our support and to contribute to her ongoing preservation in some way, because unlike the past, today all of us can become keepers of the light.”

The Point No Point Lighthouse, built in 1879 by the U. S. Lighthouse Service, marks the hazardous Point No Point shoal and north entrance to Puget Sound. The Point No Point Light Station, located in Kitsap County's Point No Point County Park in Hansville, is on the Washington State Heritage Register and the National Register of Historic Places. The beacon continues to be a key navigational aid, and the light station, with its 90-foot radar tower, is vital to the Coast Guard's Vessel Traffic Service that monitors and guides vessel traffic in Puget Sound.

The lighthouse is situated on the northeastern most point of Kitsap County, one and a half miles east of Hansville. This low sandy spit, which extends over a quarter of a mile into the water, was named in May 1841 by Lieutenant Charles Wilkes (1798-1877), commander of the U. S. Exploring Expedition. Mariners thought the name highly appropriate because the point was hard to see from the deck of a ship and was too shallow and muddy for anchorage.