Blue Moon Supermoon Sturgeon Moon
August 30, 2023 – August 31, 2023 @ 8:00 pm – 6:45 am – Once in a blue moon, a month will have two full moons, the second is known as the blue moon. About 3-4 times per year we have supermoons – when the moon is closest to earth and appears the brightest, up to 30% brighter than other full moons. The Sturgeon moon happens every August as […]
Keeper’s View Event
July 26, 2024 @ 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm – Join us as we celebrate Split Rock Lighthouse’s 114th birthday! Visit on July 26th from 6:30 pm to 10 pm to enjoy food from Rustic Inn, watch a 13-minute film, and join a 20-minute guided tour. Learn about the dangers of the North Shore and the risks faced by Split Rock’s keepers and their families. […]
Photography & Art at the Rock: Featuring Jackie Scherer
August 3, 2024 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm – Photography & Art at the Rock, a monthly exhibit in the lobby of the Split Rock Lighthouse Visitor Center that showcases local artists, landscape and wildlife photographers of the area. For the month of August our featured photographer is Jackie Scherer. Born and raised in Minnesota, Jackie has always had an interest in photography. However, […]
Dark Sky Night at Split Rock Lighthouse
August 7, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm – To celebrate our dark skies, we will start the night off with a presentation by Bob King on the Northern Lights. He will cover what causes them, their forms, and how best to view them. Bob writes for Sky & Telescope and teaches community education astronomy in Duluth. He also pens the Astro Bob blog […]
Photography & Art at the Rock: Featuring Jackie Scherer
August 10, 2024 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm – Photography & Art at the Rock, a monthly exhibit in the lobby of the Split Rock Lighthouse Visitor Center that showcases local artists, landscape and wildlife photographers of the area. For the month of August our featured photographer is Jackie Scherer. Born and raised in Minnesota, Jackie has always had an interest in photography. However, […]
Writing as Listening
August 18, 2024 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Diver Van Avery will lead a tour around Sugarloaf Cove and offer writing prompts to help people practice writing as an act of opening up, receiving, and connecting to the surrounding elements. Participants will find a location that speaks to them and draft an essay, a short story, or poem. There will be time to […]
Photography & Art at the Rock: Featuring Stephanie Irwin
September 1, 2024 – September 21, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Photography & Art at the Rock, a monthly exhibit in the lobby of the Split Rock Lighthouse Visitor Center that showcases local artists, landscape and wildlife photographers of the area. For the month of September our featured photographer is Stephanie Irwin. Stephanie is a hobbyist maritime and landscape photographer who has called Duluth, Minnesota, home […]
Photography & Art at the Rock: Featuring Kris Kieper
October 5, 2024 – October 19, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm – Photography & Art at the Rock, a monthly exhibit in the lobby of the Split Rock Lighthouse Visitor Center that showcases local artists, landscape and wildlife photographers of the area. For the month of October our featured artist is Kris Kieper. Kris is a needle felting fiber artist and wilderness enthusiast inspired to capture and […]
Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Beacon Lighting
November 10, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm – The Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Beacon Lighting annual event commemorates the sinking of the freighter Edmund Fitzgerald and the total loss of the 29 crew members aboard on November 10, 1975. It is also a time to reflect on the memory of all lives lost on the Great Lakes. The lighthouse, fog signal building, and visitor center […]
Peregrines of the North Shore
April 5, 2025 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Peregrines of the North Shore Join peregrine falcon researcher, Jackie Fallon, and her live birds for an up-close look at a peregrine falcon and other falcon species. Learn about the wildly successful recovery program that brought these amazing predators back from the brink of extinction. Make sure to bring a camera!
Community Science Day at Split Rock
May 3, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm – Split Rock Lighthouse and the Bell Museum are teaming up to bring hands-on STEAM fun to the North Shore! Families and kids of all ages can explore exciting activities, and everyone will have the chance to safely view the Sun through a special solar-filtered telescope (weather permitting). While the lighthouse is closed for construction, you […]
Meet and Greet Book Signing with Emily Vikre
May 24, 2025 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Join us in welcoming Emily Vikre, nationally recognized author and co-owner of Vikre Distillery in Duluth for a meet and greet book signing. Emily Vikre is a native Duluthian who holds a PhD in food policy and behavioral theory from Tufts University. She is co-founder and co-owner of Vikre Distillery, which has been named best […]
Pasta Masterclass with Executive Chef Valeria
June 29, 2025 @ 11:30 am – 2:30 pm – Pasta Masterclass with Executive Chef Valeria – back by popular demand! Join us on Sunday, June 29, 2025, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for our next hands-on Pasta Masterclass at Vue North, nestled inside the stunning Superior Shores Resort. $75 per ticket includes: • A step-by-step pasta-making class led by our professional chefs • […]
