Waterfront
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The Historic Duluth Harbor
Duluth’s Historic Outer Harbor (1856–1886)
Uncle Harvey’s Mausoleum (Gravel Hopper Ruins)
Arrowhead Bridge
Interstate Bridge
Duluth’s Coal Docks
The DM&N Ore Docks (“Duluth Ore Docks”)
Huron Portland Cement Terminal
The Duluth Ship Canal
Why Duluth Dug Its Ship Canal
Digging the Duluth Ship Canal
Duluth Ship Canal Creation Myths
The Legal Battle Over the Ship Canal
Canal Ferry Service Before the Aerial Bridge
Temporary Winter Bridges over the Ship Canal
Rebuilding the Duluth Ship Canal (1896–1902)
Major D. D. Galliard’s Wave Level Tiles
Duluth Ship Canal Tragedies
The Canal’s Neptune Statue
North Pier Lighthouse
South Breakwater Light
Rear Range Light
Duluth’s Aerial Transfer Bridge
1890s Canal Bridge & Tunnel Ideas
The First Aerial Transfer Bridge
The Engineers Behind Duluth’s Aerial Transfer Bridge
The Struggle to Build Duluth’s Aerial Transfer Bridge
Building Duluth’s Aerial Transfer Bridge
How Duluth’s Aerial Transfer Bridge worked
Aerial Transfer Bridge Operators
The Aerial Transfer Bridge’s First Days
Life of the Aerial Transfer Bridge (1905–1929)
Duluth Aerial Transfer Bridge Myths
Barnstorming the Aerial Transfer Bridge
Duluth’s Aerial Lift Bridge
The First Aerial Lift Bridge
The Battle Over Converting the Aerial Bridge
Duluth‘s Transfer Bridge Becomes a Lift Bridge
How Duluth’s Aerial Lift Bridge Works
Aerial Lift Bridge Supervisors & Operators
Renovations to the Aerial Lift Bridge 1931–2000
The Aerial Lift Bridge’s First 75 Years (1930 – 2005)
Barnstorming the Aerial Lift Bridge
Riding the Aerial Bridge’s Lift Span
Aerial Lift Bridge Accidents & Tragedies
Lighting and Painting Duluth’s Aerial Bridge
What So Special About Duluth’s Aerial Bridge?
“Getting Bridged”
Historic Vessels
Tall Ships on Lake Superior (1734–1934)
Steamer America
Historic Harbor Tug Boats
St. Louis River Excursion Boats
Anchor Line Passenger Steamers
Canadian Line Passenger Steamers
Great Lakes Freighters & Ore Boats
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