Split Rock Lightouse

Split Rock Lightouse

Two Harbors, Minnesota Lake Superior Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Split Rock Light is considered one of the most dramatic along the Great Lakes. In response to a tremendous gale-force storm in 1905 when more than thirty ships crashed into rocky cliffs along Lake Superior, and seven more that just disappeared, this beacon was built in 1910. The location of this particular lighthouse was chosen partially because the iron content in the surrounding hills could create a magnetic force strong enough to render a compass fairly useless, and mariners needed a reliable navigational tool for passage. Although no longer operational, Split Rock's beacon is still lit once a year on November 10th to honor the captain and crew aboard the lost 'Edmund Fitzgerald.'

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