The North Shore of Lake Superior: Split Rock Lighthouse

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:

 

 

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