On August 14th, our League members stepped into the Mukilteo Lighthouse and back into the history of this gooseneck of land that has served as a meeting place for the area's Native American tribes and then from 1906 as a beacon to provide navigational safety for those at sea. Members of the Mukilteo Historical Society shared stories through pictures and the various buildings and rooms, and even the gardens of the Lighthouse grounds. Visit our
photo album and see what we did.
In the first picture, Marianne points out that the lighthouse at one time was a peninsula when the current beach parking lot was a lagoon. In the garden and around the homes of the two lighthouse keepers, hollyhocks are in summer bloom. Roses that date back to the original lighthouse keeper families and lilacs provide color and scent for other seasons. Members stood and sat to listen intently to Kris and Marianne's lecture. Joanne, keeper of the keys, points out a photo of the horse and buggy bus for the early high school students. Kris gives us a geographic view of why the Native American tribes chose this spot to come together for bartering and celebrations.
After the tour, we enjoyed lunch at Ivar's.
Here are details of our other field trips this year!
June 2025- Picnic Point County Park – Salmon Recovery and Sustainability Work led by Daniel Howe of Surface Water Management, Jay Tavarez-Brown, and Molly Beeman of County Climate and Sustainability; lunch at Azteca. Read about this event
here.
July 2025 – Ag Innovation Demo Day – Swans Trail Farm, Snohomish sponsored by Linda Neunzig, County Agriculture Coordinator; and Allan Weaver, Senior Program Manager, Watersheds - See the photo album
here.