The Crooked River Lighthouse’s annual Lantern Fest, now well into its second decade, was treated to the orange glow of the ‘super moon’ shining down on an array of man-made light.
Visitors came early, quickly filling the parking lot, as the lighthouse grounds twinkled and sparkled, highlighted by strolling ‘lantern ladies,’ led by longtime volunteer Missy Cumbie, and a giant moth, inhabited by restaurateur Sean O’Seha, and a sparkling princess, illuminated by Mayor Sebrina Brown.
Amidst the array of lanterns was a large installation of colorful jellyfish that shimmered and danced and rotated, the creation of the founder and sustainer of Lantern Fest, artist Joan Matey…