This evening the beacon will be burning bright in the Split Rock Lighthouse lantern room to celebrate the first time the third order Fresnel was lit back on July 31, 1910. Normally the retired lighthouse beacon is not lit so it is a treat when it shines across the water and maybe one year I can be there in person to view.
Since there were no roads in the area at the time of construction, all the building materials and supplies arrived by water and hoisted to the top of the 130 foot cliff but Split Rock Lighthouse became such a tourist attraction so a road was built to it in 1924.
Seeing the Light Again
