Two Harbors Lighthouse


Minnesota's only operating lighthouse rises up over Agate Bay. The 1892 fog-buster sticks to a rhythm – 0.4-second flash, 4.6 seconds of darkness, 0.4-second flash, 4.6 seconds of darkness. That's how it goes all day, every day; check it out.


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