The North Shore of Lake Superior: Split Rock Lighthouse
September 1, 2016
Split Rock Lighthouse State Park along Lake Superior
One of my favorite places along the North Shore is Split Rock Lighthouse State Park. This place is often featured on Minnesota calendars. Our visit was enhanced by the amazingly dramatic clouds over Lake Superior. Rain showers threatened, but held off while we walked the trails in this park.
As you view these pictures, I think you will agree with the sentiment in this quote by Minnesota author Paul Gruchow: “All the prairie world is in summer but a screen to show off the glorious sky.”
Quintessential North Shore scenery
Clouds over Lake Superior
From the shore at Split Rock Lighthouse State Park
Craggy, rocky shoreline
Split Rock Lighthouse
Lighthouse keepers’ quarters
The skies grew darker
Sheets of rain falling in the distance
Split Rock Lighthouse
And here are two more pages from my Minnesota travel journal:
September 1, 2016 at 6:08 am
I know I can be a bit of a romantic, but I’ve always thought being a lighthouse keeper would be the best occupation in the world. Of course, I tend not to think so much about the storms.
September 1, 2016 at 8:36 am
Its hard to choose a favorite because they are all beautiful, but I especially like “from the shore…”
September 1, 2016 at 8:37 am
by the way, I clicked on “visit” to go to your blog but it keeps bringing me to the page in the Reader where I can read the whole post.
September 2, 2016 at 4:43 am
all of them do that for me, I right click, open in a new tab that takes me to the blog in a new tab 🙂
September 1, 2016 at 6:09 pm
Beautiful pictures! I love Superior! That photo of the rock detail is especially intriguing. I’d like to drink it up like tea.
September 2, 2016 at 4:42 am
My first thougt!
OMG publish that book at it is!
September 10, 2016 at 8:11 am
Gorgeous photos! I was there just about a month ago and the sky was no where near this dramatic.
November 8, 2016 at 6:00 am
Beautiful nature! Nice post!