Split Rock Lighthouse

Split Rock Lighthouse in the fall. 

Split Rock Lighthouse

 This weekend Michelle and I headed up north to try and photograph some of the fall color. Since we were up north we had to stop to take some pictures of my favorite Minnesota landmark, the Split Rock Lighthouse. Although I mostly shoot wildlife I have always been fascinated by lighthouses and I will make some time in whatever I am doing to go take lighthouse pics. This shot was taken from the edge of Pebble Beach which is located west of the lighthouse on the shore of Lake Superior inside the Split Rock State Park .

Split Rock Lighthouse

The SplitRock Lighthouse sits on a 130 foot cliff on the north Shore of Lake Superior. The lighthouse was built in the early 1900's after a storm in 1905 where 29 ships were lost in Lake Superior. The lighthouse was completed in 1910, at a cost of only $75,000, and was retired in 1969. It is now part of the Split Rock State Park.