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1:58 After more than a year of closure, Point San Luis Lighthouse will reopen its doors to the public May 1. The lighthouse has been closed to group tours since the initial statewide pandemic shutdown in March 2020. Since the closure, it has been open to virtual walking tours for those who are able to paddle out to the lighthouse on kayaks. But Executive Director Deb Foughty said docents are excited to start offering public van tours this Saturday. She said all of the docents, also known as lighthouse keepers, are volunteers who are fully vaccinated and retired. “They’re giving back to their community so they wanted to be safe,” Foughty said. “They were good staying home. But we stayed in communication. We Zoomed a lot just to keep in touch because they’ve all become good friends with one another. And they are all really interested in getting back out there.” ....