‘Dungeness Lighthouse’ takes top honors in local contest

The New Dungeness Light Station Association announced this week that Julie Senf of Port Angeles is the winner of the group’s first-ever photo and art contest.

Her painting, “Dungeness Lighthouse,” was selected from 40 entries — including both photographs and paintings — and is the featured artwork on the label of the association’s first wine release, The Keeper.

The wine, a 2016 Sauvignon Blanc, produced exclusively for the association by Sequim’s Wind Rose Cellars, is available at Wind Rose and local retailers.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of The Keeper will be donated to the New Dungeness Light Station Association for the maintenance and upkeep of the lighthouse.

The name of the wine is meant to honor the men and women who, historically, were charged with “keeping” or making certain that the lights in all lighthouses remained lit at all times.

The association and Wind Rose Cellars host a wine release party from 2-5 p.m. Saturday, May 20, at Wind Rose Cellars, 143 W. Washington St.

The Keeper will be available for tasting and sale and association volunteers will be available to explain how to win a week living at the lighthouse, how to volunteer to help maintain the lighthouse and how to become a member of the NDLSA.

Senf, the winning artist, will be present and a book containing all of the entries will be available for viewing.