Mark Abbott Memorial Lighthouse & Surfer Museum



This photo was chosen by the Santa Cruz Conference and Visitor's Council to appear in their Santa Cruz Magazine. The Mark Abbott Memorial Lighthouse is currently home to the Santa Cruz Surfing Museum. The museum was founded in 1985 by Longboard Union members Dave Dyc and Boots McGhee, who received permission to house the museum in the lighthouse. The museum opened in May of 1986, and is a branch of the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History. The lighthouse is currently threatened by erosion, which is undermining the point. To see more from this shoot go to my SmugMug site at:
http://skiptown.smugmug.com/Lighthouses/Santa-Cruz-Lighthouses


Skip Kuebel, Photographer
skiptown@comcast.net
Location: North America

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