The Edmund Fitzgerald sank 50 years ago, on Nov. 10, 1975. Split Rock Lighthouse will host a 50th anniversary commemoration for the ship, including a beacon lighting and memorial for those lost in the ...

Fireworks explode over Split Rock Lighthouse northeast of Two Harbors on Saturday. The fireworks display and lighting of the beacon were to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first lighting of the ...

Split Rock Lighthouse held a special ceremony Friday night to honor the lives lost when the Edmund Fitzgerald broke apart and went down 48 years ago. As part of the annual ceremony, the Naval Hymn was ...

The Split Rock Lighthouse beacon, located along the Lake Superior shore near Beaver Bay, is lit at dusk on Nov. 10, 2010, to recognize the anniversary of the sinking of the freighter Edmund Fitzgerald ...

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 ...

Split Rock Lighthouse is a special place to stargaze, and people are invited onto the grounds after hours to experience it for themselves. “I get the luxury of seeing that all the time,” Split Rock ...

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The Split Rock Lighthouse beacon, located along the Lake Superior shore near Beaver Bay, Minn., is lit at dusk on Nov. 10, 2010, to recognize the anniversary of the sinking of the freighter Edmund ...