Free public tours are being offered on Tuesday Feb. 16 and Thursday Feb. 18 to celebrate the 135th anniversary of the Piedras Blancas Light Station. The lighthouse, located north of San Simeon, was first lit on Feb. 15, 1875, by the U.S. Lighthouse Service. Tours will last about two hours and include both the human and natural history of Piedras Blancas.
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