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The Minnesota Historical Society will open an exhibit Friday contextualizing the iconic North Shore landmark. The centerpiece is a full-scale replica of the beacon's lens.

An exhibit two years in the making will be open to the public starting Friday, May 26.

Split Rock Lighthouse will soon debut its 650-pound replica of the third-order Fresnal lens that casts its beacon light.

A watercolor created by Olivia Dammer was selected as the winning entry for Minnesota's 8th Congressional District in the annual Congressional Art Competition.

The Split Rock Lighthouse beacon will be lit Wednesday night in honor of Gordon Lightfoot, who passed away this week.

The historic sites beacon was lit for two hours on Wednesday night in honor of Gordon Lightfoot, whose shipwreck ballad resonate with visitors.

The Split Rock Lighthouse will honor the late singer Gordon Lightfoot with a beacon lighting Wednesday night. 

Gordon Lightfoots "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" is a favorite song among many visitors to the park.

The Canadian singer-songwriter, who died Monday at 84, has drawn generations of listeners to Lake Superior with his song recounting "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."

The beacon at Split Rock Lighthouse on the North Shore will be lit Wednesday night to honor Gordon Lightfoot, the singer who wrote “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” who died Monday at the age of 84.