UPSALA, Minn. (WCCO) -- The North Shore is known for its lighthouses, but what about the middle of Minnesota? In Morrison County, a landmark has become a beacon of light. "He wanted to build the tree ...

It’s spring, and that means many of us are thinking about Up North. Today we’ve got a guide to wildflowers in the north and other parts of Minnesota, as well as informative and lively books about ...

The long-range plan published in 1980 for further development of Split Rock Lighthouse State Park along the North Shore has aged well — so much so that the park of 2022 is making a key part of the ...

TWO HARBORS, Minn. — A beacon of Minnesota's north shore will again be welcoming visitors when Split Rock Lighthouse near Two Harbors reopens Wednesday. The popular attraction was among a number of ...

A new Minnesota state park campground on the North Shore — widely anticipated and appropriately named — will open June 1. Shipwreck Creek campground at Split Rock Lighthouse State Park has 46 drive-in ...

LAKE COUNTY, Minn. — It’s a sunny August Saturday at Split Rock Lighthouse historical site in northern Minnesota on the shore of Lake Superior. There’s a line out the lighthouse door of visitors eager ...

For the better part of 200 years, a lighthouse on the shoreline of Lake Pontchartrain has helped guide vessels to the Tchefuncte River in western St. Tammany Parish. Long closed to the public, the ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- It's one of the most recognizable landmarks in our state: the Split Rock Lighthouse near Two Harbors. In this week's Finding Minnesota, John Lauritsen shows us how this historic ...