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'These Are Nice Ghosts': A California Ghost Story

The ghosts that haunt the Point Sur Lighthouse don't do it because they’re souls can’t rest. They do it because the lighthouse is in such a gorgeous spot on the California coast.
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The Point Sur Lighthouse has been operating since 1889. It's one of California's oldest and most remote light stations.  (Sasha Khokha/KQED)

In honor of Halloween, a ghost story. But here's the twist: the ghosts that haunt the Point Sur Lighthouse don't do it because they’re souls can’t rest. They do it because the lighthouse is in such a gorgeous spot on the California coast. But that doesn't mean they're not creepy.

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