The Lake Carriers’ Association is releasing their October shipping numbers for iron ore. They say, “Year-to-date, the iron ore trade stands at 35.8 million tons, a decrease of 12.6 percent compared to ...

MinnPost’s reporting is always free, but it isn’t free to produce. We rely on donations from our readers to fund our independent journalism. According to legend, the Duluth ship canal was completed in ...

The Duluth Harbor South Breakwater Outer Lighthouse was built in 1901. The Lake Superior Marine Museum Association is raising money to restore it and open it for public tours.

DULUTH, Minn. — The first oceangoing ship of the 2025 season arrived in the Duluth-Superior harbor early Monday morning carrying sugarbeet manufacturing equipment bound for North Dakota. Built in 2018 ...

DULUTH — With clear skies and temperatures in the 50s, Tuesday was a pleasant day to be outdoors and to do some shipwatching. Just before 4 p.m., Flevogracht departed under the Aerial Lift Bridge. The ...

DULUTH — Sightseers flocked to Canal Park on Monday morning to watch the Honorable James L. Oberstar shipping vessel arrive. The laker was soon followed by the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Spar. The Hon.

Fifty years ago Monday, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald freighter sank in the waters of Lake Superior near Whitefish Point in the ...

The Lake Superior Marine Museum Association is spending $75,000 on upgrades this year. The group is raising money and writing grants to help defray the costs. The Duluth Harbor South Breakwater Outer ...

A historic lighthouse in Duluth may be open for tours to the public in two years — if the group that acquired it can raise the funds needed to clean and restore it. With a distinctive red roof and ...