Monday, March 10, 2008

Split Rock photo is the real McCoy

Hello,
Your 65Roundup blog recently featured a photo of Split Rock and I thought I could fill you in on the photo. [See photo below.]
Yes, it is real. No tricks. Photo was probably taken by one of about five photographers that were along the shoreline on the evening of January full moon on Martin Luther King Day this year. The moon does rise that far north in the winter. December and January are the only months this shot is possible as the rest of the year the moon rises farther out in the lake. There has been no ice on Lake Superior near the lighthouse until around the first of March and now the lake is mostly ice covered as far as you can see from the lighthouse. The photograph that you posted most possibly was taken by Dennis O'Hara, a Duluth photographer who has taken many very good photos of the lighthouse. His web site is www.northernimages.com.
Lee Radzak
Historic Site Manager
Split Rock Lighthouse
Minnesota Historical Society
3713 Split Rock Lighthouse Rd.
Two Harbors, MN 55616