Split Rock Lighthouse
National Historic Landmark · Two Harbors, Minnesota
A 1910 lighthouse standing on a 130-foot cliff of anorthosite above Lake Superior, built because a single November gale in 1905 wrecked or damaged twenty-nine ships on this coast in one night. It was among the most isolated stations in the country when it opened, supplied entirely by water, and it is now the most photographed lighthouse in the United States. It was decommissioned in 1969 and is run by the Minnesota Historical Society inside a state park. The beacon is lit once a year, on 10 November, for the twenty-nine men lost with the Edmund Fitzgerald.
3713 Split Rock Lighthouse Road, Two Harbors, Minnesota, 55616, United States
Grounds open daily year round on a Minnesota state park vehicle permit. The lighthouse, keeper's dwelling and history centre are run by the Minnesota Historical Society, charge a SEPARATE admission on top of the park permit, and keep seasonal hours — generally daily mid-May to mid-October and reduced or closed in winter. The beacon is lit annually on 10 November for the Edmund Fitzgerald.
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