Events & Activities

This annual event commemorates the sinking of the freighter Edmund Fitzgerald and the total loss of the 29 crew members aboard on November 10, 1975. It is also a time to reflect on the memory of all lives lost on the Great Lakes.
The livestream will begin at 4 pm on November 10, 2026.
The event will also be streamed on the Minnesota Historical Society's YouTube page

’Tis the Season—to Step Back in Time!
Celebrate the holidays with a glimpse into winter life at Split Rock Lighthouse and discover Christmas traditions from the 1930s. Join a guided tour of the keeper’s home, help us decorate for the season, and learn how families celebrated the holidays nearly a century ago.
As part of the experience, guests can create a vintage-style ornament to hang on the keeper’s Christmas tree or take home as a keepsake. It’s a festive way to start a new family tradition!

Zakk Grandahl is a Traditional Country Artist from Duluth, MN that Fuses Traditional and Outlaw Country. He has opened for national acts such as Diamond Rio, Mark Chesnutt, Jackson Taylor & The Sinners, and The Steel woods. As well as touring across the Midwest, taking influences from such artists as Waylon Jennings, Johnny Paycheck, Merle Haggard, and David Allan Coe to name a few.
Join us Friday Nov. 27th as Zakk Grandahl is back at the Silver Bay Lounge starting at 7pm!
Free event, 21+