Visitors walk up the steps to Split Rock Lighthouse Wednesday morning. The site, which was closed since COVID-19 hit the state, reopened Wednesday. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
Nick Bianca photographs Split Rock Lighthouse Wednesday morning. Bianca was one of the first people to enter the historic site when it reopened Wednesday. To reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 visitors are not allowed to enter the lighthouse and lighthouse keeper’s residence. Timed entry tickets can be purchased at www.mnhs.org/splitrock or by calling 651-259-3015. A limited number of tickets will be available for walk-ups. Tickets cost $8. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
Split Rock Lighthouse site manager Hayes Scriven unlocks a metal gate to allow visitors to enter the historic lighthouse grounds Wednesday morning. The site is now open seven days a week. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
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Trigg Odenbach, 10, of Lemmon, South Dakota, looks through a glass door panel on Split Rock Lighthouse on Wednesday. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
