Grandson Michael shared these photographs he took on vacation at Split Rock Lighthouse in Two Harbors, Minnesota.



“designed by lighthouse engineer Ralph Russell Tinkham and was completed in 1910 “
Two Harbors, Minnesota

Grandson Michael shared these photographs he took on vacation at Split Rock Lighthouse in Two Harbors, Minnesota.






Coney Island Ride, carousel poles, birthday candles. Hair in a twist. Lighthouse in Florida. A gnarled tree.

The Lighthouse Keepers House

“At the top, the original, first order Fresnel lens still serves the beacon, but today is lit by a 1000 watt bulb, and maintained by the museum and volunteers. The St. Augustine lens consists of 370 hand-cut glass prisms arranged in a beehive shape towering twelve feet tall and six feet in diameter.”

Our selfie in the mirror with the lighthouse.



219 stairs to the top on your own power. We walked up one flight and went back down.


We could barely lift up this oil bucket and it was empty. I can’t imagine carrying it filled up all 219 stairs every night.