PHOTO COURTESY OF MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Starting March 1, visitors are invited to discover Minnesota’s role in Great Lakes shipping and what life was like on the North Shore through expanded offerings and new programs at the Split Rock Lighthouse State Park off U.S. Highway 61.
New programs include daily pop-up history presentations and monthly rotating photography exhibits called “Photography at the Rock.” Split Rock Lighthouse will also start a new Keeper’s Tour on March 13 that offers guided tours of the lighthouse and keeper’s house that bring to life historic stories of the people who once lived there.
While the tours will only be offered on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sundays starting at 10:30 a.m. in March and April, staff are actively working to open up more access to the lighthouse, with expanded tour hours starting in May. Lighthouse tour tickets cost $25.
For those who want to wander the grounds, Grounds Passes will be offered for $8 beginning in March, allowing visitors to explore the grounds, visitor center and fog signal building.
The first featured photographer for “Photography at the Rock” will be Christian Dalbec, a wave and water photographer who also does drone work. He will be on-site to meet in person March 1, 13 and 31.
For more information, visit mnhs.org/splitrock.
