
2024 Hughes House Christmas ~ Details To Be Announced!
For everyone eagerly awaiting Opening Day for our historic sites … we have great news! The Cape Blanco Heritage Society will open the Port Orford Lifeboat Station over “Winter Waters Weekend” (March 1 & 2) so history buffs can experience the only Forge River-type station left on the West Coast! We will be OPEN from 10AM to 3:30PM both days. Come visit Port Orford during this family friendly community event ⎈⎈⎈
SAVE OUR LIGHTHOUSE SILENT AUCTION

ABOVE: "Save Our Lighthouse" painting by artist Darren Evans is the signature work of the “Save Our Lighthouse” Exhibit. We also have a breathtaking still of "Cape Blanco, North" from Emmy award-winning cinematographer David Fortney's beautiful film created for Lighthouse Day and the US Lighthouse Society's 40th Anniversary. Watch for mare art and events in 2025!
2025 CALENDAR OF EVENTS TO BE ANNOUNCED
Journey to Cape Blanco in 2025 to see the "Save Our Lighthouse" art exhibit in progress in the Greeting Center Gift Shop/Interpretive Center and the Hughes House. Many thanks to the artists who have donated work so far to save the Cape Blanco Lighthouse. Proceeds go towards our ongoing efforts to restore the lighthouse so it can be reopened to public. Learn more at our website: saveourlighthouse.net. The art catalogue will be updated as new works are available. If you are interested in acquiring any of the works on display, please talk to our cashier or contact the Cape Blanco Heritage Society at 541-332-0521.
2024 EVENTS
- Opening Day: April 1 (Cape Blanco Lighthouse); May 1 (Hughes House and Port Orford Lifeboat Station Museum). Open until Closing Day from 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM, every day except Tuesday (All 3 locations, if we have sufficient volunteers).
- CBHS Board Meetings: Currently held at Point.B Studio at 10:00 AM (open to everyone): 2nd Tuesday each month.
- Oregon State Parks Day: June 1.
- Jerry Can Races + Artists at the Hughes House: July 4 (Port Orford Jubilee)
- Coast Guard Day/Lighthouse Day: August 4 (Concert in the Park Poster).
- Art Exhibit: "Save Our Lighthouse" through October 31.
- Closing Day: September 30 (Hughes House and Port Orford Lifeboat Station Museum); October 31 (Cape Blanco Lighthouse). 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM.
- Annual Membership Meeting: November 16th at Skuttlebutts. (View Poster).
- ESA Christmas Bazaar: December 6th and 7th.
- Hughes House Christmas: December 15th-23rd; Encore dates: December 28 and 29.
"The Spirit of Community Christmas" (ABOVE) — A walkthrough of the Hughes House during the holiday festivities of 2023. The audio is from the Christmas Concert by Just Jensens on December 17th. The Hughes House is the pioneer home of Patrick and Jane Hughes and each year area organizations, businesses and individuals are invited to decorate to a theme. The theme in 2023 was “The Spirit of Community Christmas”. Learn more in our press release and monthly one-sheet and consider joining us this year in this Southern Oregon Coast Tradition.
PAST EVENTS
- Artists at the Hughes House: July 3rd and 4th — [Download News of Note].
- Jerry Can Races: July 4th, 2PM — [Download 2023 Press Release].
- Coast Guard Day/Concert in the Park: August 6 — [Download 2023 Poster]
- Lighthouse Day/Save Our Lighthouse: August 12 — [Download 2023 Poster]
- Hughes House Christmas: "The Spirit of Community Christmas" in 2023 featured a week-long open house, a Christmas concert and an evening photography event. Our 2022 theme was an old-fashioned nostalgic affair called "Christmas Memories at Grandma's House."
- Annual Membership Meeting: "Samurai in the Oregon Sky" by Ilana Sol. November 11 and 12. A Sunday Matinee screening was held for anyone who would like to attend.
- 100 Years of Oregon State Parks — Our State Parks Day in 2022 was a delightful joint celebration of 100 Years of Oregon State Parks and 150 Years of the Cape Blanco Lighthouse — [Download 2022 Flyer].
- Coast Guard Day (& Lighthouse Day) Concert in the Park: In 2022, our annual picnic and concert on the lawn of the Lifeboat Station Museum coincided with Lighthouse Day. Traditionally held in Port Orford Heads State Park. — [Download 2022 Press Release].