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The historic site's 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 Lightfoot's "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.