Circle of Light
"A lighthouse is both an invitation and a warning. A lighthouse says Welcome home. But next to that, right after that, it also says Danger."
- Nathan Hill, The Nix
The Split Rock Lighthouse with beacon lit during the November 2008 commemoration of the 1975 wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
After a storm on Nov. 28, 1905 had damaged 29 ships, Congress authorized $70,000 to build a lighthouse and fog signal at Split Rock. The light station was completed in 1910.
The light was taken out of service in 1969 when modern navigation methods made it obsolete, but the beacon is lit once a year on November 10th to commemorate the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
The historic light station is one of Minnesota's most popular and iconic landmarks. It is located on the North Shore of Lake Superior on Minnesota Highway 61 (formerly US 61) about 40 miles north of Two Harbors, Minnesota.
Learn More about the history of the Split Rock light.
Circle of Light
"A lighthouse is both an invitation and a warning. A lighthouse says Welcome home. But next to that, right after that, it also says Danger."
- Nathan Hill, The Nix
The Split Rock Lighthouse with beacon lit during the November 2008 commemoration of the 1975 wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
After a storm on Nov. 28, 1905 had damaged 29 ships, Congress authorized $70,000 to build a lighthouse and fog signal at Split Rock. The light station was completed in 1910.
The light was taken out of service in 1969 when modern navigation methods made it obsolete, but the beacon is lit once a year on November 10th to commemorate the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
The historic light station is one of Minnesota's most popular and iconic landmarks. It is located on the North Shore of Lake Superior on Minnesota Highway 61 (formerly US 61) about 40 miles north of Two Harbors, Minnesota.
Learn More about the history of the Split Rock light.