Triangle of Fire Lighthouse Toure: Saturday, June 2, 2012

The Triangle of Fire Lighthouse Toure is a fun family event, an historic tour that will provide participants some of the history and scenery of the Puget Sound area. The route of the drive will also

include at least two or three ferry rides across the sound, allowing drivers to enjoy one of the many unique aspects of the Puget Sound area. You do not have to own an Audi to attend this event.

 

The name of the tour is derived from the “Triangle of Fire”, an area of the entrance to Puget Sound that was once protected by huge coastal forts. Fort Casey, Fort Worden, and Fort Flagler, all three at one time were the main defensive fortifications protecting Puget Sound. These three forts covered an area that was called the Triangle of Fire, preventing enemy ships from penetrating the entrance to the sound.

 

    

The tentative tour route will visit all three of these fortification sites, and at each site will have viewing opportunities of the lighthouses that were installed near them: Admiralty Head Light [Fort Casey], Point Wilson Light [Fort Worden], and Marrowstone Point Light [Fort Flagler]. With the group meeting in Mukilteo, at the Mukilteo Light, a total of four lighthouses can be viewed during the tour.

The Tour will meet at 8:00am Saturday June 2 at the Mukilteo Lighthouse Park, adjacent to the Mukilteo ferry terminal. The group will depart from Mukilteo for Clinton on Whidbey Island on the 9:00am Washington State ferry.  

Upon arrival on Whidbey Island, the leisurely drive continues north to historic Greenbank Farm, for brunch and optional wine tasting at the Whidbey Pies Café. After brunch, the tour visits Fort Casey State Park and Admiralty Head Light.

Upon leaving Fort Casey the group will enjoy another ferry ride from Keystone to Port Townsend. The drive continues north to Fort Worden State Park and Point Wilson Lighthouse. Upon departing Fort Worden, the group will drive south to Marrowstone Island, for a stop at Fort Flagler and Marrowstone Point Lighthouse.

The historic portion of the tour is complete upon departing Fort Flagler, and time permitting, the group may drive some twisty secondary roads south of Port Ludlow. Dinner will tentatively be in Port Gamble or Kingston at a place to be determined.  After dinner the tour route will proceed to the Kingston ferry terminal, where the group will enjoy another ferry ride from Kingston to Edmonds.  Upon arrival in Edmonds, the group tour officially ends, at which time drivers may take their own routes home.

Ferry crossing rates vary from $7.20 [Mukilteo] to $8.90 [Keystone] to $11.50 [Kingston].

State Park entry is $10.00 per park. Drivers are encouraged to purchase a discover pass for $30.00 which is good for one year. www.discoverpass.wa.gov

For further information or questions please contact event leader Mark Yonker at 253-670-8575 or stratocruiserb377@yahoo.com

ACNA membership is required for this event. If you are not a club member at this time, you may purchase membership on the following registration page, or you may attend this event as a guest and take this opportunity to meet other club members and see if you would like to join. If you are already a member but your membership is not current, you may renew it on the following registration page.

 

Audi Club Northwest is supporting Children's Hospital!

For several years, Pete and Sue Dieckerhoff have raised contributions to The SOVREN Guild of Seattle Children's Hospital as part of the annual Audi Car Corral held at the Pacific Northwest Historic Races on the July 4th weekend. Their effort has been successful and wonderfully satisfying for everyone involved.  In 2011 the ACNW Board raised our visibility with an annual commitment of $1,000 or more to help uncompensated care to the kids at Seattle Children's Hospital.  The amount from us for 2011 was $1,105, and 2012 is already gathering funds.

Your fee for this tour will be donated to Children's Hospital. Everyone has the opportunity to select an additional small donation as part of your event registration.  Each donation produces a tax-deductible receipt as part of your registration that you can use with your tax return.  These funds are consolidated and donated once per year to The SOVREN Guild.  All of us will be recognized in the Children's Checkered Flag Club as "Audi Club Northwest", inside the front cover of the Pacific Northwest Historics program.

The club is also part of a drawing to have one of our attendees start the "Checkered Flag Race" from the starter's stand on the front straight and to also ride in the official Pacific Northwest Historics Pace Car for the following race.  A mind blowing experience!

There will other developments associated with attending the Audi Car Corral and being involved with Children's Checkered Flag Club, so stay tuned.

Thank you all, for the Kids!