An iconic site on the Lake Superior shoreline will be briefly closed to tourists this spring for repair and restoration. Construction at Split Rock Lighthouse in Two Harbors will start May 5, the ...

A legendary Minnesota landmark has a new addition. 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 ...

LAKE COUNTY, Minn. — It’s a sunny August Saturday at Split Rock Lighthouse historical site in northern Minnesota on the shore of Lake Superior. There’s a line out the lighthouse door of visitors eager ...

One of the Minnesota Historical Society's free admission days arrives on Jan. 10.

TWO HARBORS, Minn. — Restoration work on one of Minnesota's most iconic tourist spots will limit opportunities for visitors for just over two weeks in May. A project is set to begin at Split ...

TWO HARBORS — If you're going to replicate a lens comprising 252 prisms, you want to avoid half-measures. "It was a big expense," said Hayes Scriven, standing next to a replica of the lens that ...

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The Minnesota Interagency Fire Center is reporting that drones continue to show up unannounced on Minnesota wildfires. Firefighters responding to a small fire on Tuesday, near Split Rock Lighthouse ...

Our kayaks sliced through the thick fog that blanketed Lake Superior, erasing any view of Split Rock Lighthouse towering on the cliffside ahead. We paddled past one of Minnesota’s most recognizable ...

TWO HARBORS, Minn. (Valley News Live) - A wildfire near Minnesota’s Split Rock Lighthouse prompted the evacuation of the historic site. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Silver Bay Fire Department, ...

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