Split Rock Lighthouse will honor the late Gordon Lightfoot, who wrote the song "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," with a beacon lighting from 9-11 p.m. on May 3. Lightfoot's epic folk ballad about the Nov. 10, 1975 wreck was considered a hit on the charts and remains popular among visitors to the lighthouse. The tribute will be available for close viewing to visitors with a state park sticker.
Split Rock Lighthouse in Minnesota will light its beacon in honor of the late singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, who died at the age of 84. Lightfoot's song "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" about the 1975 sinking of the freighter Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior has played an outsized role in the programming and number of people who visit the historic site. The beacon will be lit from 9 to 11 p.m. on Wednesday night, and the historic site and visitor center will be closed during the tribute.
