Annual Beacon Lighting Commemorates 42nd Anniversary of SS Edmund Fitzgerald
It's the only time each year visitors can climb to the top of the tower while the beacon is lit and revolving after dark.
TWIN HARBORS, Minn. – Nov.10 marks the 42nd anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald freighter sinking into Lake Superior. Split Rock has been the site of the memorial since 1985 to make sure those men are not forgotten. In 1975, the ship sailed out of Superior with nearly 26,000 tons of ore on-board. The Edmund Fitzgerald sailed by Split Rock the…


