Sitting atop a jagged pile of rocks off the coast of Harpswell is the Halfway Rock Light Station, neglected and battered by Mother Nature for over 40 years. Starting in 2016, Ford Reiche worked to ...

Split Rock Lighthouse was spun from a dark day. “Split Rock was born out of a – really, actually a horrific storm in 1905,” Keeper Hayes Scriven said.

In all of Split Rock’s 112-year history, the lighthouse has always had a keeper. Right now, that person is Hayes Scriven, a self-described “history geek.” He and his family live on site.

While each park handles cairns differently, the general rule at all parks is to not mess with the rock piles if you come across one. "Don’t knock it down or add to it," the article states.

Eldred Rock Lighthouse is the only remaining octagonal lighthouse in the state. In recent years, it has been named among Alaska’s top-10 most endangered historic places.

The lighthouse will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Nov. 10 — a Wednesday this year — with the ceremony set to begin at 4:30 p.m. Scriven suggested that people who want to attend the ...

A delegation led by the steamship company president descended upon Washington, D.C. In early 1907, Congress appropriated $75,000 for a lighthouse and fog signal in the vicinity of Split Rock.

Split Rock Lighthouse in Two Harbors, Minnesota, is one step closer to being restored after crews completed the first phase of an improvement project. The nonprofit Minnesota Historical Society ...

Split Rock Lighthouse offers new tour, programs this spring Tommy Wiita Updated: February 22, 2021 - 11:41 AM Published: February 16, 2021 - 9:31 AM ...

Scriven is the new site manager. No, he does not live in the lighthouse, but in one of the keeper's houses. He beat out 70 other applicants for the grand prize of calling Split Rock home.

Split Rock Lighthouse State Park Campground on Lake Superior was No. 3 on the list, while Scoria Pit campground in western North Dakota checked in at No. 8.