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Walmart to Push Amazon Prime

Walmart accidentally leaked its new shipping option via an internal link on Walmart.com. Continue reading…

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Everything You Need To Become The Ultimate Ship Watcher

There's a new website, plus I have included all the shipping websites to enjoy the canal and boats coming to the harbor. Continue reading…

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How to Avoid Getting Stuck By a Ship at the Aerial Lift Bridge

If you enjoy visiting Park Point, but don't like being held up by a ship that has the bridge raised up; here are some handy tools to avoid being "bridged". Continue reading…

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German Ship Cornelia Anchored Near Duluth During Federal Probe

If you've noticed this ship anchored just outside the Duluth Harbor for a few days with smaller vessels coming and going from time to time, you're not alone. Continue reading…

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Duluth Webcams Give You Live View of the Canal Ship Traffic

I would encourage you to take in the sights, sounds, smell and wind off Lake Superior in person, but if you can't or just need a Canal Park fix these webcams allow you to watch the ships arrive and...

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Interlake Steamship Company To Add New Laker To Fleet

Interlake Steamship Company announced Tuesday they will be adding a new ship to their fleet, the first new addition to Great Lakes shipping in more than 35 years. Continue reading…

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Ship Arrives in Duluth from Amsterdam Loaded With Wind Towers

The Happy River cargo ship arrived in Duluth after a long trip from Amsterdam, Netherlands fully loaded with towers for wind turbines. Continue reading…

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When Will the First Saltie of 2020 Arrive? Guess, + You Could Win

Visit Duluth and the Duluth Seaway Port Authority's 'First Ship' contest is back for 2020, looking for guesses of when the first saltie of the season arrives. Continue reading…

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Some Great Lakes Ships Are Done Working Till Next Year

The Edgar B. Speer, Roger Blough, and Philip R. Clarke are done for this year putting 94 Duluth workers out of work, according to the Star Tribune. Continue reading…

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WATCH: Cargo Ship Presque Isle Grazes Canal Park Pier In Duluth

A loaded cargo ship briefly grazed one of the walls of the Canal Park pier in Duluth Monday morning. Continue reading…

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Top Jobs in Duluth - The Industries With the Most Workers

Labor Day is coming up next weekend, so I thought it might be fun to see where Duluth is laboring the most. Continue reading…

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Duluth Has Record Year Receiving Wind Energy Cargo

During 2020 Duluth got more wind energy cargo than any other year in history. Continue reading…

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Spring Is Here – The First “Saltie” Of The Year Arrives In Twin Ports

This is a sure sign that Spring is here to stay. The first oceangoing vessel of the 2011 shipping season arrived in the Port of Duluth-Superior this morning. The Cyprus-flagged Federal Leda (Lee-da)...

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Top Five “Little Known Facts” About Duluth

Incorporated in 1857, Duluth is the fourth largest city in Minnesota. Along with shipping, tourism is one of the major industries. Whether you live in Duluth...visit Duluth....or just love Duluth, here...

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New Colored Lighting Approved

Duluth's Aerial Lift Bridge was lit up pink to draw attention to the breast cancer cause. Now you might see some more colors to raise awareness and make the bridge a large speaker for causes. Continue...

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Duluth Welcomes Last Ship Of The Season; The John G Munson To Winter In The...

And you thought the cold temperatures and snow meant winter;  One of the Twin Ports SURE signs that we're in the winter season arrives in town today - as the John G Munson slowly slides into the Port...

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Warning from the City of Duluth: Use Caution Around the Aerial Life Bridge...

While training for Grandma's Half Marathon (which has been very difficult with the snow we've gotten so late in the Spring), we park in the Canal and run across the Aerial Lift Bridge and down the...

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Drama on Lake Superior

The 453 foot Antigua ship "Diana" was destined to be the first "saltie" to enter the Duluth Harbor for the 2014 shipping season. Her entry, like much of the shipping...

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You Could Win A Prize, Enter A Contest Guessing The First Saltie Of The Season

One look over Lake Superior and one can see the lake is clear, ice i melted in most places, making it easy to start the shipping season. Some of the fresh water ships have begun to move about. That...

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First 'Saltie' of 2015 Arrives

At around noon on Monday (April 13), the Twin Ports welcomed the first ocean-going ship into the harbor for the 2015 shipping season. Continue reading…

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Wisconsin Officials Warn Residents Of USPS Scam

USPS reached out to city officials to help get the word out. Continue reading…

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Huge Laker Leaving Duluth Isn’t Actually A Ship, It’s Something Different

The youngest fleet on the Great Lakes isn't exactly what it looks like. How have I not noticed this before? Continue reading…

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