CENTRAL COAST LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS

CARMEL, CA

Monterey Bay Harbor A night photograph of the Northern sky as viewed over Monterey Bay. The photograph was taken from several vantage points along the Monterey Recreation Trail. The Monterey Recreation Trail runs from Monterey to Pacific Grove, CA.
Monterey Bay Harbor Credit: chatluongtot.net

The Central Coast Lighthouse Keepers in Carmel, California is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the history of lighthouses along the central coast of California. Founded in 2004, the organization works to preserve the structures, artifacts, and stories of the lighthouses, which are significant to the region's maritime and coastal history.

The Central Coast Lighthouse Keepers are dedicated to educating the public about the history and importance of lighthouses. They offer guided tours and workshops at various lighthouses and historic sites, as well as public lectures and events. The organization also works with local governments and other agencies to preserve and restore lighthouses, and promote the responsible use of these sites.

The Central Coast Lighthouse Keepers are actively involved in the restoration, maintenance, and preservation of the lighthouses. They work to ensure that the lighthouses are accessible to the public, and that they are protected from further deterioration. The organization also works to promote public awareness of the lighthouses, and their importance to the local history and culture.

The Central Coast Lighthouse Keepers are committed to the preservation and protection of the lighthouses, and to the preservation of the maritime history of the region. They strive to make the lighthouses accessible to the public, and to ensure that they remain a part of the local history and culture.

CENTRAL COAST LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS is a Historical Societies, Historic Preservation in CARMEL CA. US MID #8400601964

The museum is classed as HSC (Historical Societies, Historic Preservation). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Western (Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington). Total revenue from most recent IRS 990 Form: $ 161,382 from tax period 201212 (YYYYMM).

Monterey Bay Harbor A night photograph of the Northern sky as viewed over Monterey Bay. The photograph was taken from several vantage points along the Monterey Recreation Trail. The Monterey Recreation Trail runs from Monterey to Pacific Grove, CA.
Rocky Coast of Pacific Grove A night photograph of the Northern sky as viewed over Monterey Bay. The photograph was taken from several vantage points along the Monterey Recreation Trail. The Monterey Recreation Trail runs from Monterey to Pacific Grove, CA.
Startrails of Auriga over Monterey Bay Thirty-Six 20 second exposures (12 minutes) combined using the Startrails.exe program. Auriga can be seen in the North-Eastern sky. The green trail in the bay is from a passing boat.
Salinas / “Day or Remembrance Memorial Garden” (# 0076) The “Day or Remembrance Memorial Garden” in Salinas, near the Rodeo Grounds where Monterey area Japanese were involuntarily assembled before being sent to internment camps (mostly to the <u><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/donbrr/9640061740">Poston Internment camp</a></u>) during WWII. There is an an excellent Youtube (link below) depicting this garden and then with extensive pictures of the makeshift barracks on the rodeo grounds. The Densho Encyclopedia entry on the detention facility also gives an excellent and detailed description. Youtube: <a href="https://youtu.be/1Ol7v6Rc1GQ?feature=shared" rel="noreferrer nofollow">youtu.be/1Ol7v6Rc1GQ?feature=shared</a> Densho Encyclopedia: <a href="https://encyclopedia.densho.org/Salinas_" rel="noreferrer nofollow">encyclopedia.densho.org/Salinas_</a>(detention_facility)/
Salinas / ‘guard animal’? (#0069) Getting closer to why I was visiting the park, I came across this unusual statue – again with no description. But, the fenced enclosure in the background is my real reason for visiting (forthcoming picture).
Monterey / Cannery Row – Fishermen’s mural (# 0061) This particular section of Cannery Row is called <u><a href="https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=55191" rel="noreferrer nofollow">McAbee Beach</a></u> in honor of a failure by John McAbee, who purchased the beach around 1900 and planned (but failed) to create a small tourist attraction here of cottages and rental boats. There is no explanation for the simple mural of fishermen, but a nearby placard notes that Portugese whalers used this beach in the mid-1800s for catching whales to extract the oil for lamps, until that failed due to the discovery of kerosene in the late 1800’s. And then, after McAbee’s efforts failed, the beach became the home for a Chinese fishing village that led to the sardine industry. So, there is a long history fishing being launched from this beach. ******* Note that there appears to be either a seal or an otter a little past the break water. It appears to be floating on its back, so probably an otter.
Monterey / Cannery Row remnants (# 0062) I was pleased to see that not all of the remains of the canneries and piers have been converted to modern tourist sites…
Monterey / Fisherman’s Wharf (# 0056) Last Christmas at Monterey’s Fisherman’s Wharf.
Pacific Grove / contrasts (# 0041) BTW, this picture is a good example of how direction on the Monterey Peninsula can be confusing, as I note in a comment below. We're actually looking NNE here across Monterey Bay -- the Pacific ocean is a little behind me, off my left shoulder. One way to get oriented is to note that the towers of Moss Landing generating plant are faintly visible near the left side of the picture. When I was stationed in Monterey in '67-'68, my barracks window looked over the bay and the sun set behind the barracks, seemingly over land (over the peninsula).
Carmel-by-the-Sea, 2014
Pacific Grove Vista Point (# 0033) Late December afternoon, taken from the Pacific Grove Vista Point. The point is at the <u><a href="https://hopkinsmarinestation.stanford.edu" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Hopkins Marine Station</a></u> and the buildings in the far distance are, I believe, in the city of Marina.
Pacific Grove / Stanford Marine station (# 0038) Late December afternoon, taken from the Pacific Grove Vista Point.. The two buildings on the left are at the Stanford <u><a href="https://hopkinsmarinestation.stanford.edu" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Hopkins Marine Station</a></u>; the building on the right side of the picture is just a nearby house.

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CENTRAL COAST LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS
PO BOX 223014
CARMEL
CA
93922-3014

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MID # 8400601964
Name CENTRAL COAST LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS
Alternate Name CENTRAL COAST LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS
Classification Historical Societies, Historic Preservation, , Western
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 770342442
NTEECC A80
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201212
INCOME 171,947
REVENUE 161,382
LAT/LONG 36.538924, -121.905974
CODES FIPS State Code: 06
FIPS County Code: 053
US Census Tract: 011602
US Census Block: 1015