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 feet tall and 7 feet around.

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 ...

Split Rock Lighthouse shines with new tours, Indigenous history exhibit The 114-foot tower on the shore of Lake Superior is one of the Minnesota Historical Society’s most frequently visited ...

Lee Radzak is retiring as the Split Rock lighthouse keeper after 36 years — welcoming 160,000 visitors a year. The Minnesota Historical Society is launching a search for a replacement.

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 on Minnesota's North Shore and Jeffers Petroglyphs, with 5,000 ancient rock carvings tucked into the prairie, will reopen to visitors July 15. The sites, run by the Minnesota ...

Split Rock Lighthouse was built in 1910, decommissioned in 1969, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2011. Visitors see the 1920’s restoration while touring the fog-signal ...

“When you see Split Rock, you know that’s Minnesota.” Much of it still runs the way it did when it was built. “Back in 1910 when the lighthouse was built, the keepers had to come up here ...

Summer is high season at Split Rock Lighthouse overlooking Lake Superior along Minnesota's North Shore. On a yearly basis, about 160,000 people visit the site. Contributed / Lee Radzak ...

When most people think of Minnesota Lighthouses, they immediately go to Split Rock Lighthouse. ... MN. 3713 Split Rock Lighthouse Rd, Two Harbors, MN 55616, $12 More Info.