ILWACO – Noting the 150th anniversary of Cape Disappointment Lighthouse – the first lighthouse in the Pacific Northwest, a host of special activities will take place at Cape Disappointment State Park and Ilwaco on the weekend of Oct. 14 and 15 as part of Lighthouse Days at Cape D.

Later in the month, the 100th anniversary of the Oct. 25, 1906 grounding of the Peter Iredale will be marked by “Graveyard of the Pacific” Shipwreck Week, Oct. 21-29.

Here is a schedule of this weekend’s events:

? U.S. Postal Service Cape Disappointment Lighthouse stamp cancellation at the Ilwaco Post Office at the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, Oct. 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cancellation stamp designer, Tom Rogers, will be on hand to sign commemorative items;

? One Day Only Lighthouses Displays, Oct. 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center. Representatives of the Washington State Lightkeeper’s Association and other Washington and Oregon non-profit lighthouse organizations will host exhibits of historic beacons, accompanied by a maritime materials display by the U.S. Coast Guard;

? ‘Lighthouses of the Pacific Graveyard’ temporary exhibit at Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Oct. 14, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Oct. 15;

? Cape D Anniversary Sale at the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center Gift Shop, Oct. 14, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.;

? North Head Lighthouse Tours, Oct. 14, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Suggested donation of $1 per person;

Cape Disappointment Lighthouse Tours, Oct. 15, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This is a rare opportunity to tour this non-public landmark with park interpreters, who will discuss its history. Handicap access is not available. The U.S. Coast Guard Aid to Navigation Team will be on hand to discuss present day maintenance and operation of the light;

? Maritime Program by park interpreters will follow the Cape D tours from 1 to 1:30 p.m., Oct. 15, at the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center;

? Anniversary Program at the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center will feature talks by Elinor DeWire, author, “Lighthouses of the Pacific Coast” and many other lighthouse books, articles and guides, who will speak on Washington lighthouses, followed by Lt. J. Fredricks, U.S. Coast Guard Cape Disappointment, who will present “The U.S. Coast Guard: Then and Now,” Oct. 15, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Following the talks, light refreshments will be served from 2:30 to 4 p.m.