Dirk S VanEnkevort is departing through the icy Duluth canal for the last time this season! The arrived Duluth January 11 at 00:47 in the new day to load Iron ore pellets at the CN dock upriver. They pulled up to the CN dock at 01:47, stayed there loading until 14:17 in the afternoon. A total of 12.5 hours at the dock for this load. With the locks closing soon, time was critical, no time wasted on this trip! The Dirk sailed out of Duluth at 15:34, closing out their season with this load of ore f

The last ship of 2021 season

First Laker Arrival of the Season – The Arthur M. Anderson - SOUND ON for the double salute! The beloved and famous Arthur M. Anderson arrived through the Duluth canal and under the Aerial Lift Bridge Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at 12:07 PM, marking the first laker arrival of the 2022 season. “The Anderson is famous for being the last ship to be in contact with SS Edmund Fitzgerald before she sank on November 10, 1975. Arthur M. Anderson was also the first rescue ship on the scene in a vain searc

A very LOUD salute from the historic 98 year old tugboat Missouri, followed by an even LOUDER response from the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge. Duluth, Minnesota, August 07, 2025. #tugboat #greatlakesshipping #greatlakestugboat #duluth #shiphorn | Aircraft and Marine Machines

The ship canal dug through Minnesota Point 150 years ago made Duluth the world-class port it is today. This Virtual Visitor Center presentation by Ranger Scott discusses the factors that led to the canal's construction, the conflict that resulted with Superior, Wisconsin and how it led to modern-day Duluth-Superior harbor, the largest harbor on the Great Lakes. #USACE #DuluthSuperiorHarbor #ServingtheNation #AtWorkfortheNation #COVID19 | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District