Tag: Duluth
Where rail meets sail: How trains and ships shaped the Twin Ports
A historian traces how water and rail fueled the rise and rivalry of the Twin Ports of Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin, with highways and new shipping patterns later shifting […]
Great Lakes freighter in Duluth freed after being stuck in ice
A Great Lakes freighter, the Lee. A. Tregutha, was stuck in the ice on Friday just off the Duluth, Minnesota, piers when trying to make its departure. Read the full […]
Lake Superior Estuarium unveils new “Ishkode” exhibit
The Lake Superior Estuarium is working on educating the public on how “good fires” can help restore Minnesota and Wisconsin Point’s forests. Read the full story by KQDS-TV- Duluth, MN.
Duluth’s Park Point forest will be set afire so it can ‘take a deep breath’
Shrubbery and young trees crowding the forest floor have choked the red pine stands of Park Point for nearly two centuries. This spring, a prescribed burn on Duluth’s beloved sandbar […]
Great Lakes shipping season starts up again in Duluth port
The Great Lakes shipping season begins when the Soo Locks, which connect Lake Superior with the lower Great Lakes, open for ship traffic just after midnight on Wednesday. But vessels […]