Tag: Lake Superior

Picture of the Day for July 31, 2021

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

Seeing the Light Again

Picture of the Day for July 10, 2021

Another summer weekend will have people visiting parks, including Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, which make the news last month when some boaters captured video of a 200 foot part of the cliff that broke off and fell into Lake Superior. The cliffs in the park range from 50 feet to 200 feet above the lake. In 2019, a group of kayakers narrowly escaped injury from another collapse of the cliffs.

Cliffs at Pictured Rocks

Cliffs at Pictured Rocks

Picture of the Day for February 22, 2021

Although I haven’t seen that the ice road between Bayfield and Madeline Island is officially open, I have noticed on the webcam, a number of vehicles driving across the ice. The 1.9 mile ice road is an extension of County Highway H during most winters, which is lined by Christmas trees and crosses Lake Superior. It is a different feeling traveling across the ice road listening to the cracking of the ice.

Temporary County Road H

Temporary County Road H