41st Anniversary Of The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
Today — Nov. 10, 2016 — is the 41st anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald and the loss of its crew of 29 in a Lake Superior storm. Pictured above is the front page from the next day’s...
View ArticleSt. Louis Bay Bridge
Last fall, the News Tribune produced a “premium section” for its print subscribers, focused on the maritime heritage of the Twin Ports. As part of that section, I compiled a history of all the bridges...
View ArticleTemporary Streetcar Bridge Linking Duluth And Superior, 1890s
A streetcar traverses frozen St. Louis Bay over a temporary bridge linking Duluth and Superior in the mid-1890s. (Courtesy of Archives and Special Collections, Kathryn A. Martin Library, University of...
View ArticleThe History Of The Interstate Bridge
The Interstate Bridge is seen from the soon-to-be-open Blatnik Bridge, circa 1961. (News Tribune file photo) The first two bridges to link Duluth and Superior — the St. Louis Bay and Grassy Point...
View Article42nd Anniversary Of The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
The Edmund Fitzgerald heads out on to Lake Superior through the Duluth Ship Canal in an undated image. (UWS archives / News-Tribune files) Friday – Nov. 10, 2017 – is the 42nd anniversary of the wreck...
View ArticleHistory Of The Oliver Bridge
A pickup truck starts its way across the Oliver Bridge toward the Minnesota side in October 1999. (Charles Curtis / News-Tribune) As U.S. Steel announced plans to build a massive plant in what would...
View ArticleHistory Of The Arrowhead Bridge
The frosty planks of the Arrowhead Bridge made the going a tad slow for these morning commuters on Oct. 2, 1981. (Charles Curtis / Duluth Herald) In the mid-1920s, complaints about delays in crossing...
View ArticleThe History Of The Blatnik Bridge
The steel framework of the High Bridge — later known as the Blatnik Bridge — rises above St. Louis Bay during its construction, circa 1960. (News Tribune file photo) It wasn’t long after the opening of...
View ArticleNotable Northland Storms From The Past 150 Years
Cars and trucks are abandoned along Interstate 35 near Moose Lake in the wake of the March 1975 blizzard. (News Tribune file photo) NOTABLE NORTHLAND STORMS Some of the major weather events that have...
View ArticleA History Of The Bong Bridge Linking Duluth And Superior
Bong Bridge under construction between Duluth and Superior, 1982 (News Tribune file photo) Heavier-than-expected traffic on the High Bridge — particularly truck traffic — and the deterioration of the...
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