Twin Ports Lighthouse Days

The Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center’s Twin Ports Lighthouse Days run from Wednesday, August 7 through Sunday, August 11, featuring lighthouse films, history walks and children’s activities. Events take place both inside the museum and outside in the park from noon to 6 p.m. each day. All programs are free and open to the public. There is no admission charge to the Visitor Center operated by the Corps of Engineers in Canal Park, Duluth.

Twin Ports Lighthouse Days is a celebration of the five distinctive lighthouses of the Twin Ports and the lighthouses of Lake Superior. This annual event is held around the anniversary of August 7, 1789 - the date President George Washington signed the Ninth Act of Congress federalizing our nation’s lighthouses.

Aug 7 -11 (Wed-Sun)

12:00 – 6:00 Activities For Children - Activities and times vary each day

• Make Lighthouse Postcards
• Make Your Name in Signal Flags
• Knot Tying Crafts
• Learn Water Safety while under the influence of “WEIRD GOGGLES”

12:00 – 5:00 Demonstration        

“Lighthouses in Rubber Art Stamps” Demonstration. Visitors are invited to join in the fun of rubber stamping and take away their own piece of Lighthouse History. Features lighthouses of Lake Superior, Aerial Bridge and North shore stamps by stamp designer Gwen Nordenstrom of “Nordenstrom Typ och Stil,” Duluth. Her original designs are masterful.

1:15 & 3:15 Pier History Tours   

Outside in the Park “Lighthouse & Pier History Program” A walking tour on the canal with Park Rangers: rediscover the history of Duluth’s three lighthouses, Aerial Bridge and piers.

Hourly Films on Lighthouses in Lecture Hall

12:45-7:00           

• True Lighthouse Hauntings
• Duluth Superior Lighthouses & Harbor History
• Split Rock Lighthouse
• Superior Lights on a Shipwreck Coast
• Isle Royale Lights
• Lighthouses of the Apostles Islands