Finding our Way to the Split Rock Lighthouse

A summer family road trip to northern Minnesota

As a native Minnesotan, I’ve always been drawn to northern Minnesota, the north shore of Lake Superior specifically. Water, peace and nature.

After 16 months of the pandemic bubble, we were ready for a road trip. We took a road trip to Duluth, about a three-hour drive from our home.

I knew my sons would love seeing Split Rock Lighthouse in Two Harbors (another 30 minutes north of Duluth). It had been 20 years since I last visited.

Haze from Canadian wildfires blanketed the sky that day and most of our trip. But the grayness could not block the beauty of Split Rock and Lake Superior.

On the tour, we got the chance to walk up the green iron spiral staircase up to the light to see the lens in action. I thought of the people that climbed that final ladder up to the lens, what their life was like here in northern Minnesota in the early 20 century.

We also toured one of the historic buildings on the property, the restored light keeper’s home. Stepping through that front door, we were transported in time. My grandmother had a similar Singer sewing machine like this one. I told my boys how, when I was little, I would sit on the foot pedal thinking it was a fun little ride.

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