Split Rock Lighthouse
Spending a week at our camper in northern Minnesota, I took a a few hours and headed up to the Split Rock Lighthouse, located about 50 miles north of Duluth on the western shore of Lake Superior. Built in 1910 after a series of shipwrecks in the area, it served it’s purpose for over half a century, before being decommissioned in 1969. It is now part of the State Park system, with the lighthouse itself being accessible from spring to fall.
The walk from the lighthouse to this spot wasn’t as far as it seems. The stairs down the cliff though looked a little daunting, and had several resting areas along the way. I’ve only taken one set of stairs longer than these, those being at the 12 Apostles in Southern Australia.
July 11th, 2009 at 3:22 am
Thank you for taking those daunting cliff stairs — this is such a beautiful scene!
I find it awe-inspiring that a lake should need a lighthouse…
July 11th, 2009 at 3:52 am
What a beautiful wild place. Stunning photograph.
July 11th, 2009 at 6:42 am
I love this light house. I have friends that travel with me to two harbors on the first weekend in November. We go up and sit on the shores for the anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald. To my knowledge, it is the only time during the year that the lighthouse is lit.
If you have never experienced it, I highly recommend it.
July 12th, 2009 at 8:01 pm
I love the north shore! Just spent some time in Duluth last week
July 13th, 2009 at 5:32 am
I wonder if they have tours to view the inside of the lighthouse.
July 23rd, 2009 at 10:31 am
Beautiful. I have a real fondness for lighthouses.