A wonderful park ranger gave a thorough tour, starting with a lesson on how to pronounce Bodie. I, like many others pronounced it with a long “o” but it’s actually pronounced body, named after the Body family who once lived on the land where the lighthouse now stands. A bit of eerie folklore the ranger shared with me: The lighthouse is rumored to have been named from after the bodies that would wash up on shore. Furthermore, this very same inlet is part of the Graveyard of the Atlantic.
- Heather, Mast Store Home Office