Split Rock Lighthouse State Park
The park offers campers campsites along Lake Superior where they can cart in there supplies for a relaxing get away with the family.
The park is some 2,075 acres with abundant wildlife and hiking trails and a new bike trail called the "GITCHI-GAMI (bike) TRAIL". This is part of the longest paved section of the trail that runs 13.1 miles passing through Split Rock Lighthouse State Park and ending in Beaver Bay.
The hiking trails connect with the Superior Hiking Trail. This trail parallels much of the Lake Superior coastline and passes by scenic waterfalls. Trails wind through beautiful stands of birch, spruce, fir, and ash trees. The winter landscape is also spectacular adding to the popularity of the cross-country ski trails.
Check out the DNR website for more information about this great state forest park.
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- Split Rock Lighthouse will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2010 ...
- TWO HARBORS, Minn. (AP) -- Split Rock Lighthouse celebrates its 100th anniversary next year with a series of special events. More than 120000 visitors a year tour the lighthouse and keeper's home along the rocky cliff on Lake Superior ...
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- Split Rock Lighthouse to Celebrate 100 Years. TWO HARBORS, Minn. (AP) - Split Rock Lighthouse celebrates its 100th anniversary next year with a series of special events. More than 120000 visitors a year tour the lighthouse and keeper's ...
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The History of Split Rock Lighthouse
The structure was designed by lighthouse engineer Ralph Russell Tinkham and was completed in 1910 by the United States Lighthouse Service at a cost of $75,000, including the buildings and the land. It is built on a 130-foot (40 m) sheer cliff of mineral deposit. The lighthouse was first lit on July 31, 1910. It was built in response to the loss of ships during the famous Mataafa Storm of 1905, in which 29 ships were lost on Lake Superior.
It wasn't until 1940 when electric lighted the lighthouse. The lighthouse was also outfitted with a fog signal housed in a building next to the light tower.
The light was retired and added to the National Historic Register in 1969 by the U. S. Coast Guard.
Today the Minnesota Historical Society has selected a Minneapolis design firm to plan and supervise about $900,000 in repairs to a North Shore landmark.
"The site's history and harsh environment make this an incredibly unique project," said Philip Waugh, the design firm's historic preservationist."
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- Split Rock Lighthouse State Park: Minnesota DNR
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- Split Rock Lighthouse offers many options for visitors who only want to stop for an hour or spend a day visiting the historic site. Most visitors spend from two to three hours touring the lighthouse, walking the trails, and in the Visitor Center.
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- ElizabethJeanAllen ElizabethJeanAllen Sep 30, 2008 @ 4:12 pm
- I have visited or camped in almost every state park in Mn but I missed this one. I head to Mn every summer. Visiting Split Rock will be on my agenda.
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- anthropos anthropos Sep 20, 2008 @ 10:44 pm
- Thanks for joining "Anything and Everything Travel" Group. We look forward to seeing your other travel related lenses in our group. Keep up the good work. For a categorized list of my travel lenses and other lenses see my Lensography..
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