Foggy Dawn Operation Returns Historic Lantern to This Beloved Oregon Lighthouse

Foggy dawn operation returns historic lantern to this beloved Oregon lighthouse

Eight months ago, construction crews carried away the Yaquina Bay Lighthouse lantern, trucking it roughly 2,500 miles away to Alabama for some much-needed care. Early Tuesday, under cover of a foggy dawn sky, crews carefully guided the 11,000-pound lantern back to its rightful spot up top, signaling the upcoming reopening of Oregon’s second most visited state park.

Lantern returns to Yaquina Bay Lighthouse in Newport amid restoration project

The 11,000-pound lantern was lifted to the top of the Yaquina Bay Lighthouse on Tuesday, as part of the ongoing restoration project of the historic building.

Lantern returns to Yaquina Bay Lighthouse

Crane operators carefully lifted the 11,000-pound lantern to the top of Yaquina Bay Lighthouse early this morning as part of the final stages of the historic building’s exterior restoration.

Return of Yaquina Bay Lighthouse lantern will have to wait another day • Lincoln Chronicle

NEWPORT — Onlookers eagerly waiting for a crane to reunite the Yaquina Bay Lighthouse with its lantern Monday will have to wait another day as windy conditions postponed the event […] The post Return of Yaquina Bay Lighthouse lantern will have to wait another day appeared first on Lincoln Chronicle.