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Split Rock Lighthouse was spun from a dark day. “Split Rock was born out of a – really, actually a horrific storm in 1905,” Keeper Hayes Scriven said. “It was a really bad November gale ...
Split Rock Lighthouse is a special place to stargaze, and people are invited onto the grounds after hours to experience it for themselves. “I get the luxury of seeing that all the time,” Split ...
As Split Rock Lighthouse's first head keeper from 1910 to 1928, Orren "Pete" Young cautioned countless sailors from his cliff-top perch overlooking Lake Superior, 50 miles up the shore from Duluth.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- It's one of the most recognizable landmarks in our state: the Split Rock Lighthouse near Two Harbors. In this week's Finding Minnesota, John Lauritsen shows us how this ...
An iconic site on the Lake Superior shoreline will be briefly closed to tourists this spring for repair and restoration. Construction at Split Rock Lighthouse in Two Harbors will start May 5, the ...
A legendary Minnesota landmark has a new addition. The Split Rock Lighthouse Visitor Center has a new full-sized replica of the lighthouse beacon. The replica weighs 650 pounds and is more than 5 ...
TWO HARBORS, Minn. (Valley News Live) - A wildfire near Minnesota’s Split Rock Lighthouse prompted the evacuation of the historic site. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Silver Bay Fire ...
The Split Rock Lighthouse beacon, located along the Lake Superior shore near Beaver Bay, Minn., is lit at dusk on Nov. 10, 2010, to recognize the anniversary of the sinking of the freighter Edmund ...
During the initial phase, scheduled from May 5 through 21, visitors will not have access to historic buildings on the site, including the Split Rock Lighthouse itself. The visitor center ...
A delegation led by the steamship company president descended upon Washington, D.C. In early 1907, Congress appropriated $75,000 for a lighthouse and fog signal in the vicinity of Split Rock.
Construction at Split Rock Lighthouse in Two Harbors will start May 5, the Minnesota Historical Society said, at which point the lighthouse itself and other historic buildings will be closed to ...