So our original plan was to kick around Duluth for the day, but it was 55 degrees and raining, so we decided to check out the Spilt Rock Lighthouse, and then head south to our hotel in Minneapolis (well, Eagan, technically).
Two Harbors is north of Duluth on the shore of Lake Superior, which creates the two harbors (Burlington and Agate Bays, in case you were wondering) and is home to the North Shore Scenic railroad, and was once home to "whiskey row" back in the late 19th century, a nod to the hi jinks of the workers of the Minnesota Iron Company. Anyway, the lighthouse was built in 1910, in response to the big ass
mufasa Mataafa storm in 1905, which damaged almost 30 ships (including the SS Mataafa), and killed nearly 40 men. (Mataafa was raised and repaired and served another 60 years, btw.)
We could've used a lighthouse of our own, because Lake Superior was throwing some serious fog on our way to Interstate 35, and at some points you couldn't see a foot in front of your car. Further away from the lake, it warmed up to 75 degrees, and the fog gave way to driving rain. "Spotty showers," they call them out here. Almost as weird as calling soda "Pop."
Two Harbors is north of Duluth on the shore of Lake Superior, which creates the two harbors (Burlington and Agate Bays, in case you were wondering) and is home to the North Shore Scenic railroad, and was once home to "whiskey row" back in the late 19th century, a nod to the hi jinks of the workers of the Minnesota Iron Company. Anyway, the lighthouse was built in 1910, in response to the big ass 
We could've used a lighthouse of our own, because Lake Superior was throwing some serious fog on our way to Interstate 35, and at some points you couldn't see a foot in front of your car. Further away from the lake, it warmed up to 75 degrees, and the fog gave way to driving rain. "Spotty showers," they call them out here. Almost as weird as calling soda "Pop."
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