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First Saltie Arrives in Twin Ports
By Konnie LeMay I Lake Superior MagazineApril 15, 2022
First Saltie: The official first saltie – the Resko – arrived under the Aerial Lift Bridge in Duluth on Wed., April 13, logging in at 6:32;34 p.m.,...
Postcard from the Opening of Navigation Season
Paul LundgrenApril 15, 2022
This undated postcard shows a freighter entering the Duluth Shipping Canal at some point in the early 1900s. The caption on the back of the card reads: Opening of...
Dawn Turchi Joins Essentia Health St. Mary’s-Superior Clinic
Guest AdminApril 11, 2022
Dawn Turchi, a licensed independent social worker specializing in behavioral health, has joined the Essentia Health St. Mary’s-Superior Clinic. “I share the...
Staff-strapped Grand Marais businesses brace for a tourist boom
By Dan Kraker I MPR newsApril 5, 2022
Dee Brazell has owned World’s Best Donuts, a fixture in downtown Grand Marais, for 20 years. It’s been in her family for even longer. Her grandmother opened the...
Around the Circle This Week: March 31, 2022
Konnie LeMayMarch 31, 2022
Homecoming: After almost three months away from their families, the crew of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Spar (WLB-206) arrived in Duluth around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday...
USCG cutter Spar arrives to its new home port
By Konnie LeMayMarch 30, 2022
The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Spar (WLB-206) arrived in Duluth around 9:30 a.m. March 30 during substantial wet snowfall. The 225-foot Juniper class buoy tender will...
Duluth Mayor unveils economic development focus
BusinessNorth ReportMarch 29, 2022
Duluth is an economic development leader, Mayor Emily Larson said Tuesday in her annual State of the City address. “Last year we had a record number of building...
Around the Circle This Week: March 24, 2022
Konnie LeMayMarch 24, 2022
One More Day: One minute after midnight on Friday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will open the Poe Lock in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., and officially open the 2022 Great...
Around the Circle This Week: March 17, 2022
Konnie LeMayMarch 17, 2022
Light Speed: The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Spar, newly assigned to Duluth, is working its way toward the St. Lawrence Seaway system … and if the speed on this timelapse...
Around the Circle This Week: March 10, 2022
Konnie LeMayMarch 10, 2022
Transitions: There have been notable comings and goings and up-for-sales recently. The only remaining fleet based on Lake Superior – Great Lakes Fleet – has been put...









