sandbox, which I thought was silly, 100 anniversary and to show off the down this path. My mom had planted
who needs a sandbox on an island? I complete renovation that had taken Sweet Alyssum along the edge and to
loved my swing and would stand on place earlier in the summer. Talk about this day, when I smell that flower, I am
the wooden slat to see how high I could timing. immediately taken back to Patos. Nick
go. I had the most incredible view in As the charter boat approached told me that the tiny white flower still
the world. Patos for the Lighthouse’s 100
th
birthday blooms there every spring and that we
On Patos we were often visited party on August 24, 2008, in the worst certainly need to re-visit at that time.
by a huge pod of Orca whales that weather of the summer, I was filled That made me smile.
would swim across the channel, which with mixed emotions. I was sad because The lighthouse looked as good
happened quite frequently back then. my parents were not here to share this as she did in the 1950s, and I was
We would watch them through my with my husband and I, and excited honored to speak to everyone that
dad’s binoculars and see their backs for what the future would bring for had an interest and helped restore the
rising out of the water as water and this tiny island that I knew so long ago. lighthouse. I spoke briefly about my
air would “whoosh”’ out of their The Patos Lighthouse looked so lonely childhood here, but most of all about
blowholes. My dad called them “Killer on the tip of Alden Point; there were no the magic of the place. Just like my dad
Whales” which frightened me, as I was officer’s quarters, no water tower nor wrote, “You’ll have to see it for yourself
always afraid they would get real close flagpole… nothing except the beautiful to understand what I mean.” I look
to the island and hurt us. lighthouse. Word had gotten out that I forward to spending more time on the
* * * had lived on Patos as a young girl and island and I am now very excited to be
Now, so many years later, from everyone was so interested in my story. on the Board of Directors for Keepers
an unexpected phone call, I realized I was amazed. of the Patos Light.
there was an organization taking care The boat landed on the beach in Let’s hear it for another 100 years
of this beautiful island. I immediately Active Cove and we were greeted by for the Patos Island Lighthouse!
contacted KOPL’s president, Linda Nick Teague, who is the BLM manager
Hudson. She told me that not only had (Bureau of Land Management) in Keepers of the Patos Light
Keepers of the Patos Light formed with the San Juan Islands. He had a ton www.patoslightkeepers.org
the goal of restoring the lighthouse of questions for me. As we were patoslightkeepers@hotmail.com
and protecting the island, but there walking down the long sidewalk to the
was to be a Birthday Bash held in lighthouse, I mentioned that as a girl I
August to celebrate the Lighthouse’s would fly on my roller skates up and
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