By the time Split Rock Light Station was completed, workers had spent thirteen months on the desolate cliff, with a break only during the worst months of winter. The light was lit on July 31, 1910.

Split Rock Lighthouse opened in the summer of 1910 to guide bulk ore ships sailing near Lake Superior’s rocky coast. By 1940, its picturesque North Shore setting had made it one of the most ...

The Split Rock Lighthouse was evacuated earlier this week after a fire broke out in the woods near the historic North Shore site, officials said in a social media post. Photos the Minnesota ...

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 ...

Split Rock Lighthouse is celebrating its 100th birthday. Completed by the U.S. Lighthouse Service in 1910, today it is one of America's best-preserved lighthouses and a top tourist attraction in ...

Split Rock Lighthouse casts a beam of light in the twilight over Lake Superior during the annual beacon-lighting ceremony in memory of the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald, which sank Nov. 10, 1975 ...

Split Rock Lighthouse was evacuated earlier this week after a fire broke out in the woods near the historic North Shore site, officials said in a social media post. Photos the Minnesota Historical ...

In all of Split Rock’s 112-year history, the lighthouse has always had a keeper. Right now, that person is Hayes Scriven, a self-described “history geek.” He and his family live on site.

According to Split Rock Lighthouse Keeper Hayes Scriven, the historic site and local photography go together “like peanut butter and jelly.” When he took over as keeper in 2019, he wanted to ...

Lee and Jane Radzak of Willmar lived for 36 years at the Split Rock Lighthouse Historical Site while Lee worked as the site's manager. Once he retired, Lee wrote a book about the family's ...

New Split Rock Lighthouse campground shines on the North Shore. Additional sites will make the state's favorite park a true camping destination. By Jeff Moravec. For the Minnesota Star Tribune.

The Split Rock Lighthouse is one of Minnesota's most popular destinations for photographers and tourists alike. The lighthouse started operating in 1910 after a devastating storm five years ...