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2. Duluth Ship Canal - Wikipedia

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   The Duluth Ship Canal is an artificial canal cut through Minnesota Point, providing direct access to Duluth harbor from Lake Superior. Begun privately in 1871, it was put under federal supervision and maintenance several years later. It is still an important component of the harbor facilities. In its current configuration, the canal is defined ...

3. Duluth, Minnesota - Wikipedia

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   Duluth ( / dəˈluːθ / ⓘ də-LOOTH) is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of St. Louis County. Located on Lake Superior in Minnesota's Arrowhead Region, the city is a hub for cargo shipping. Commodities shipped from the Port of Duluth include coal, iron ore, grain, limestone, cement, salt, wood pulp, steel coil ...

4. Duluth Harbor North Pier Light - Wikipedia

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   History. An 1896 project to improve harbor facilities resulted in the reconstruction of the sides of the Duluth Ship Canal, bracketing it in the two concrete piers which define its channel to the present. [4] While the south pier had been equipped with a light from 1874, the north pier was unlit, and given the difficult approach (highlighted by ...

5. Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center - Wikipedia

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   The Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center is a museum in Duluth, Minnesota, operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Background [ edit ] The museum is in Duluth's Canal Park near the Aerial Lift Bridge and overlooks the entrance to the Duluth-Superior harbor.

6. Aerial Lift Bridge - Wikipedia

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   The Aerial Lift Bridge, earlier known as the Aerial Bridge or Aerial Ferry Bridge, is a landmark in the port city of Duluth, Minnesota. The span began life in 1905 as the United States' first transporter bridge: Only one other was ever constructed in the country, Sky Ride in Chicago. [2] The span was converted in 1929–1930 to a vertical-lift ...

7. North Shore (Lake Superior) - Wikipedia

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   In 1869 Duluth grew from 14 families in January to a population of 3,500 in July. Construction on the Duluth Harbor was begun to allow steamboat shipping between Duluth, Buffalo, Detroit, and Chicago. The town of Beaver Bay was founded in 1869 as a fishing community, and Grand Marais was founded by Henry Mayhew and Sam Howenstine in 1871 ...

8. Duluth Harbor Monsters - Wikipedia

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   The Duluth Harbor Monsters are a future Arena football team based in Duluth, Minnesota. They were announced as one of the four inaugural teams of The Arena League on April 5, 2023. [1] This is the second professional arena/indoor football team to the Duluth area, the first being the Duluth-Superior Lumberjacks of the IFL . [2]

9. Sky Harbor Airport & Seaplane Base - Wikipedia

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   Sky Harbor Airport & Seaplane Base [1] or Sky Harbor Airport [2] [3] ( ICAO: KDYT, FAA LID: DYT) is a public airport in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. [2] It is located near the Wisconsin border, between Superior Bay and Lake Superior. [4] The airport is six nautical miles (11 km) southeast of the central business district of Duluth ...