b19cd979c3b76201c7c52cb7fdd4d80d , Middle Lock and Dry Dock, Des Moines Rapids Canal, Low Water, 1891

6bb512f0212df92a9ec70195975e92bd , Aerial view of the Caterpillar ride, Dock Station, and cupola at the Excelsior Amusement Park

c16792db25be7d15982686703ede2a4d , One boat is at the Veterans Camp dock on Big Island.

3860a87bd31a3dbe26b72f3f85a365ea , A work streetcar is parked at the storehouse within the Snelling Shops complex.

c81b4f9960fcd44185565859d784625b , Middle Lock and Dry Dock (Des Moines Rapids Canal), 1891

acab39ed4182d5d3fe5c2cc39c3252fa , Dock Station, ticket booth, and Ferris Wheel at the Excelsior Amusement Park

33fe0088ec9da9ed58e7571e39d98565 , Aeroplane ride from the dock at Excelsior Amusement Park

417ec1b7c7293e267c7cdb2b98702d8 , Barge unloading grain at a dock in Ortonville.

34a67bf786a394346b5cdaddcf9d9469 , View of Chapman House from the lake shows the long dock needed to walk from the boathouse to the steamboat.

6415ea5c8cec68738de74b782f5d18b , Steamboat "Queen of the Lake" coming in to dock on Big Stone Lake. A crowd of passengers is waiting on the dock.

f5110445160bb204007a009440ad6d06 , Two of Twin City Rapid Transit's express boats (Harriet and Minnehaha) meet at the Wildhurst Dock to exchange passengers with a streetcar to Minneapolis.

a46de909c3076dd203c639e88ba33c81 , A ferry from Excelsior approached the dock at Big Island in Lake Minnetonka

f9d65d893a0ebeff4bce8a3e23bcce6a , A ferry from Excelsior approached the dock at Big Island in Lake Minnetonka

54583df123dda3c722619e4072868e01 , View of the Excelsior Dock Station where streetcars and Lake Minnetonka steamboats exchanged passengers.

1afdb20750525488254be04b3c676572 , The ferry ""Minnetonka"" unloads passengers at the Big Island Park dock.

990e22881ad3eade3b7493059bd1c2f9 , The Excelsior Dock Station, where passengers transferred between streetcars and Lake Minnetonka steamboats.

Steamer dock with boathouse in foreground and steamer at dock; Wildwood Park on the southwest shore of White Bear Lake

1c9215f5e1af9f73c1df72601016ef9f , plate 25 of real estate atlas; Central Business District

f950189c47f3af454fb74a32a72f9637 , This post card was mailed in 1906, but the image is from an earlier year. In the 1890s commercial fishing on Lake Superior was feeding Duluth and the entire Midwest with major operators: A. Booth and Sons (whose sign is visible at the left), Lake Superior Fish Company, H. Christiansen and Sons.

79de8435b2f8f53c6ca8d4a82b154c35 , plate 2 of real estate atlas; New Duluth Second Division; Smith's Addition to New Duluth

399c3a56e3be34d9d7f7b16d2d137e2f , People waiting for a ride on the “Miss Detroit VII” speed boat at the Excelsior Amusement Park

17788af01ce39a72a78e1959358d7b11 , The first trip for the park's second Miniature Train at the Excelsior Amusement Park, driven by park owner Fred Pearce.

7b57e5e38bf80a65f674347d616da8c4 , Building of second wood ore dock on Agate Bay, Lake Superior in Two Harbors, MN prior to 1909

96d6cb693ecfe2b80736f9681d8f04ad , Colorized postcard showing the boat house at the Grainwood Hotel in Prior Lake. Seen is the building with a dock and boat resting on the shore. A small portion of the hotel is visible in the background. Printed in black at the upper right corner of the image is ""Boat House, Grainwood, Prior Lake, Minn."" The card is used and is addressed to Miss. Minnie Kintzie of Shakopee. The message reads ""From Joe O'Brien.""

be686c2a639b1d31885c6a7a9a25710c , layout of Duluth; Town of Oneota Plat 1856; sawmill; creeks; Rice's Point; Superior Bay; meandered island; Indian graves; Indian camp; 5th west to Lake avenues; claim shanty; Luce's Dock Company; land office; Town of Portland Platted 1855; Washington Avenue; Vermilion Trail; Old Trading Post; Minnesota Point; Pine Street; floating island; tower; Lake Superior

885abda4032e485b6d9ead4ec018ba6a , "Hopkins" streetcar boat parked at the future site of the Excelsior Amusement Park

a6f85184128da17209243cf7c759cde6 , Aerial view of the Roller Coaster and Carousel building at the Excelsior Amusement Park

5f26a109cdc6fac605b869b71025cea1 , Looking up at the Ferris Wheel at the Excelsior Amusement Park

3f5c45d3fadf4b1a6475a2796d8990dc , Ferris Wheel without buckets at the Excelsior Amusement Park

8ff43b03b6947b2bf258f57c3b62c707 , Boat yard where the Excelsior Amusement Park will soon be built

500d355f5c175e512404079159f7c70b , Building the Roller Coaster around the boat yard at the Excelsior Amusement Park

7198febab7ee174f6558242eb1ce2444 , Woman sitting on a post at the beach in front of the Excelsior Amusement Park

5ffccda1c3a1fc45ee3bd6a8b4f66206 , Ticket booth and large tower at the Excelsior Amusement Park

ada09a06b2b0c950f100509ae29f24f2 , Boat House with streetcar boat "Como" on future site of Excelsior Amusement Park

2201b69e552f259ca7f368526cf95968 , Strand's Resort, North Shore of Lake Crystal, with message to Mrs. Nora Johnston of Le Sueur, Minnesota, postmarked Pelican Rapids, Minnesota

6d904c97e90d297fd05f606ea8b3b84f , Men posing for photograph on docked steamer ""Emily.""

9156276a1c27344a000172c7bf699706 , CCC crew of eight enrollees on the end of a dock with canoe shown at Duncan Lake north of the Gunflint Trail. From the scrapbook of Albert Malner, enrollee and later Cook County Sheriff.

46804a811b98ff66598b87cac16ddab0 , Wade Stadium was Duluth Municipal Stadium. Wade Stadium was dedicated on July 16, 1941, 3:00 p.m.Duluth Municipal Stadium located at 34th Ave West and Grand, or 35th avenue west and Michigan Street, was renamed Wade Municipal Stadium February 3, 1954, to honor the late Frank Wade, former owner of the Duluth Dukes baseball team. Wade was sited as having made durable contributions to Duluth. Letters from the community were sent to Mayor George D. Johnson encourag...

5c166390bcff11b4a328625b80654deb , Public bathing beach with long dock and shoreline shower

08ca44158e88de05c15861cd4e8a84d7 , Four women in front of the Dock Station at Excelsior Amusement Park

68cdfaa6d527094d1724ee2e57aea410 , The Lowry Creamery with two men on the loading dock

c76fb0b37e45765a686d329ee26360bc , Pair of ice covered whalebacks lying at dock with men; ice in water

79f59720adcebcfe4cbf82f1df66a8a , Boats moored at the dock on Big Stone Lake.

fe1467b8328d5b01cd8b47bbf558d6d2 , An ore boat waits at Two Harbors' Dock #1 to be loaded with iron ore in the loaded ore train overhead.

596f8cc3d3aa9c115128b33b61bd70cd , Aerial view of the Excelsior Docks by the Excelsior Amusement Park

Stripping coal dock

8f50f5fbd0e71ad167fd32e34fd76525 , You can walk down to the Lake at Leif Erikson Park near downtown Duluth. There are large rocks to sit or stand upon and a rocky shoreline. At all seasons, individuals, families, people and their dogs, spend hours at this spot watching the Lake, wading, watching for boats to enter the harbor, watching for loons on the water. On the right of this shot is the bluestone retaining wall below the Fitger's Brewery whose smokestack and water tower are prominent. Fi...

cfd3d1838a205585be05f181b15843f8 , Published on the front page of the March 2, 1904, edition of the Minneapolis Journal, this cartoon depicts a husband and wife having coffee at their dining room table. The husband is shaking salt onto the front page of the ""Daily Newspaper,"" whose headlines include ""Gigantic Victory for Russian Arms."" In the published version, which includes caption and dialog, the wife asks, ""Why, John, what in the world i...

52935d3f9da3d9ca617aeff7bfc8d3fe , Wooden boats are pulled ashore and picnic baskets appear in this generic beach scene, with a black and white inset photo labeled Steamer Excelsior, Minnetonka. The writer mentions the large number of advertisements in the paper for fine horses for sale. The Bureau of Engraving's logos is printed on back, color added, postmarked 1910