Newport's
other lighthouse - the Yaquina Bay Lighthouse.
The Yaquina Bay lighthouse
is dormant and was actually only used for about three years after
it was built in the 1880's. You can tour the inside during most
days of the week and check out the legends of hauntings by a young
girl, which are the product of a piece of fiction published in the
local paper at the turn-of-the-century.
Volunteers augment the
experience by dressing up in period garb and giving you tours of
the stately old home.
Staying true to form,
the lighthouse here is lit in an eerie, ghost-like glow. |