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, […]
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, […]
Best Stargazing November – 2nd new moon of the month
November 30, 2024 @ 8:00 pm – 11:45 pm – New moon nights – night when the moon is absent from the sky – make for great stargazing. Here’s a great way to start – look due north after the sun has set and find the Big Dipper constellation [see photo] with its telltale 3-star handle and 4-star dipper. In the autumn, the dipper is […]
New Year’s Eve Northern Lights
December 31, 2024 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Northern Lights will be dancing across the sky all day New Year’s Eve, so get out at dusk to catch the tail end of the storm. This forecast is for the northern half of Minnesota. Learn more about northern lights and stargazing
Northern Lights February 27
February 27, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Chance of Northern Lights February 27 The forecast for Thursday night February 27 6-9pm is for a FAIR chance of northern lights for the northern half of Minnesota. Get to the darkest spot you can for the best viewing. Learn more about northern lights and stargazing
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 […]
May Full Moon
May 12, 2025 @ All Day – The May full moon is known as the Flower Moon reflecting the abundance of flowers that bloom in May – yay!
Northern Lights June 26-27
June 4, 2025 – June 5, 2025 @ 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm – Find the best stargazing dates on the North Shore. The month long forecast has northern lights predicted for June 13 – 14. This means it could happen late night June 25 through early morning hours of June 28. In addition, northern lights aka aurora borealsi occur at all hours of the day, including daylight hours. […]
June Full Moon
June 11, 2025 @ All Day – June full moon is most commonly known as the strawberry moon for the delivious wild and commercial berries that fruit this month in northern climates. For this reason, it is sometimes known as the Berries Ripen Moon.
July Full Moon
July 10, 2025 @ All Day – Full moons have many names derived from various cultures reflecting what was happening in the natural world. The July full moon is known as the Buck Moon as it is when new antlers of buck deer grow. It is also known as the Salmon Moon, Raspberry Moon, Thunder Moon, and Hay Moon.
Split Rock Night and Twilight Photography
July 19, 2025 – July 20, 2025 @ 1:00 pm – 1:00 am – Split Rock Night and Twilight Photography Gather at the iconic Split Rock Lighthouse for a night and twilight photography workshop with North Shore photographers John Gregor and Hayes Scriven; learn more about the art and enjoy the stunning scenery! Scheduled to coincide with optimum visibility of the milky way, this workshop will give you the […]
Dark Sky Night at Split Rock Lighthouse
August 12, 2025 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – In partnership with The Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium for their yearly Dark Sky Caravan, Split Rock Lighthouse is hosting Darky Sky Night. To celebrate our dark skies, the evening will begin with a presentation by John Gregor, owner of Coldsnap Photography. John will share his approach to night sky photography, covering the Milky Way and […]
Fall Equinox
September 22, 2025 @ All Day – Fall Equinox – The Sun will shine directly on the equator and there will be nearly equal amounts of day and night throughout the world. This is also the first day of fall – autumnal equinox.
November Full Moon
November 5, 2025 @ All Day – November Full Moon – 2nd of 3 supermoons in a row A perigee is when the moon ‘s orbit is closest to the earth and a supermoon is when the full or new moon coincide (or almost coincide) with the perigee. What does that mean? The moon looks exceptionally big because it is close! Full […]
