Split Rock Lighthouse is a lighthouse located southwest of Silver Bay, Minnesota, US on the North Shore of Lake Superior. The structure was designed by lighthouse engineer Ralph Russell Tinkham and was completed in 1910 by the United States Lighthouse Service for $75,000, including the buildings and the land. It is considered one of the most picturesque lighthouses in the United States.
Split Rock Lighthouse lit at sunset, 2010
Visitors at Split Rock Lighthouse. Fog Horn House in the foreground.
Architect's design
The lighthouse in June 1949
Silver Bay is a city in Lake County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,857 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the largest population center in a natural tourism area which includes, Tettegouche State Park and the Split Rock Lighthouse. It is a port along Lake Superior for iron ore and has taconite mining facilities of its own.
Taconite Plant in Silver Bay
Black beach, named for the darkly-colored taconite tailings in the its sand, is now a popular tourist attraction
Silver Bay and its taconite tailings ponds, 2010