c4d90ee0ff58e1b5f0290480f8ae3c20 , Twin City Rapid Transit express boat Como on wheeled dolly on shore.

091fc6e5f20c82869b8bffb8fd6967e2 , Charles and George Baker, both under age 6, pose on the upper deck railing of a Lake Minnetonka express boat.

5db3801ec32da1b2d99de135499e6333 , Streetcar express boat Excelsior in Excelsior Bay of Lake Minnetonka.

c4357ef09316342c336d8c744caf2759 , Broadside view of streetcar express boat Harriet on Lake Minnetonka

8319282ed7041975508a607173a1c563 , This map of Lake Minnetonka shows the streetcar and the streetcar boat lines and stops, from Groveland in the east to Zumbra Heights in the west. Streetcar stops on the south side of the Lake are Birch Bluff, Excelsior, Christmas Lake, Vine Hill, Pergatory and Glen Lake. Streetcar stops on the east side of the Lake are Deephaven, Northome, Breezy Point, and Groveland. Lake Minnetonka is 20 miles long and four miles wide with a charmingly irregular shore line of...

64295e65f8d20b62e13330b29a391f42 , D-5 The caption of this post card says One of the nation's top attractions is Duluth's famous aerial bridge which must be raised for each approaching steamer into the harbor, and stretches the mainland of Duluth to the Minnesota Point which juts out into Lake Superior for nine miles. This card was mailed in August of 1958, but these streetlights on the piers were replaced about 1955. Minnesota Point, or Park Point, is a long, narrow peninsula that exten...

239c2a75ff1e205ccef3c208e1c28be2 , In 1893, James J. Hill's Northern Steamship Company built 385-foot ocean style passenger steamers. In 1911, the peak year, 80,000 passengers traveled to Lake Superior. After 1920, the number of passenger cruise ships diminished with the advent of ""motor-cars."" Very few cruise ships were still in service after World War II. The Canadian steel steamer Huronic was constructed in Collingwood, Ontario, in 1902. She ran on the Northern Navig...

02dfef740b95f01f9f4636e8a1c576ed , Unidentified vessel and crew leave the Duluth harbor. They will pass under the raised lift span of the bridge in calm water. Minnesota Point is at the right with homes visible on Minnesota Avenue. The 6-foot tall lighthouse at the right is 107-years old. It was offered for sale in August 2008 by the federal government with limitations. Its formal name is South Breakwater Inner Light Tower and was owned by the federal government. It is listed on the National Reg...

6d41b249822089340d7b6c193c912b89 , Duluth; Superior Wisconsin; Twin Ports; Duluth street and avenue index; Superior street and avenue index; population

eb699ccfe5187873b4810da503cdbd46 , Central Hillside house of Alexander McDougall; 432 West Second Street; chimneys; porches; wrought iron fence; sidewalk

cd4f9bbdcc25c18fb437a74a70dbf95d , Aerial view of a portion of Rice's Point and harbor facilities, in the foreground, including (right to left) two 90-ton gantry cranes of the Arthur M. Clure Public Marine Terminal, Peavey elevators, and Occident elevators. In the bay, on the far right, an excursion boat is leaving a wake behind it. A few sailboats dot the blue water. The anchored laker is unidentified. The tall, dark building to the left of the Aerial Lift Bridge is the DeWitt-Seitz buildin...

d0573a6e416b218f9645c1aeb06807e6 , John H. Darling (1847-1942), U.S. Engineer for Duluth-Superior Harbor, oversaw replacement of the original wooden canal piers with concrete piers in 1897. The piers have been maintained and repaired with a major remodeling/rehabilitation in 1985-1986

14aedf4968064b3fd97c1c9ec34ecaba , Small post card of the aerial lift bridge with the span up and an outbound lake vessel in the canal. On Monday, July 1, 1929, the suspended car made its last trip across the canal. The bridge's modification to operate with a lift span began on April 8, 1929, with a low bid of $448,000 by the Kansas City Bridge Company. The Aerial Lift Bridge was first operated on March 19, 1930. During the shipping season it makes about 25 lifts a day.

2f485c566e425f824523950989d3e14f , The full caption on this post card says Giant Ore Carrier going through the canal and under the famous Aerial Lift Bridge in Duluth, Minn. Ore and grain carriers measure as long as 729 feet carrying up to 26,000 tons. Duluth is the westerly terminus of the St. Lawrence Seaway.

6dc141b722ea49a5e14c3443c3894733 , The post card caption says These giant ore and grain carriers measure as long as 729 feet and have a pay load of up to 26,000 tons. They make the round trip from Duluth to Lake Erie ports and back in 4 to 5 days. There are over 300 ore and grain carriers operated by some 25 companies.

aa8fed95fed707e61f515af734574cb4 , You are overlooking part of Duluth's business district from the hillside. The bridge's lift span is up as an ore boat is approaching the canal to exit the harbor. The tallest blond buildings are the Alworth at the left (built in 1909) and the Medical Arts (1932) to its right. The Arena Auditorium complex (renamed the DECC in 1987) is nearer to the aerial lift bridge in front of the ore boat. At the far left is Canal Park. The tall building is the DeWitt...

Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota. Zoological Division

9c1348be33f40279fda00cb3d98c7a88 , Two men standing in a fishing boat holding fish, the man on the right may be Ojibwe, end of birch bark canoe, hundreds of fish in foreground on the beach, may be Duluth or Grand Marais, may be fish drying stands in background, may be in a cove

787691312cc709d7993364a42a7446d0 , The lift span is up as an ore boat of the Cleveland-Cliffs fleet approaches the canal. Pioneer Hall and the Northwest Passage skywalk link to downtown are complete. Gateway Towers and Lenox Place apartment high-rises and the new Duluth Public Library are visible. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center, formerly called the Marine Museum, opened in 1973 and is seen near the north pier with Grandma's Saloon restaurant and i...

World War I home front; military parades; military floats; people; vehicles; war bonds and funds; ship building

589b8d471aa85fce5627e0a5f88876ec , Photo postcard of winter sports activities on the ice, Lake Minnewaska, Glenwood, Minnesota

c64068ade6ecb7ee7890e5d6319b8101 , Two women in a boat, one with an oar. Other students are on the bank and standing on a tree limb hanging above. Caption on back reads, ""1910 Baskerville Macalester picnic.""

31471023c2da490ff912bf521c4aa1bb , This view from Skyline Drive over the central business district of Duluth showing the curve of Minnesota Point is what this woman and two children see. People tend to get out of their cars to enjoy the wide view from Skyline. The Aerial Bridge has already lowered as the ore boat that passed under it now glides into the harbor. Northern Drug Company, or L. W. Leithhead Drug in earlier years, is the multistory building next to the new Fifth Avenue West curving ro...

509f84d654c97850ffe6faea1af78789 , View from the harbor looking toward the Duluth downtown business district and the hillside. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers vessel yard is at the right. The U.S. Amry Corps of Engineers Building is framed by the Aerial Lift Bridge whose span is raised for the exit of an approaching ore boat. The ore boat is parallel to the new Arena Auditorium, just opened August 1966. The excursion boat business is at the corner of the Arena and Minnesota Slip. The pyramid sh...

db36f3d1ff8d8d8409d54bd29ec2845f , First whaleback launching at Garfield shipyard; spectators

14956479fe276db8ddd203a36b6d95f1 , The caption for this post card says The famous Aerial Lift Bridge, at the entrance to the Duluth -Superior harbor, is the largest of its kind in the world. The 900-ton span, lifted by electrical energy stored in batteries, rises 120 feet in 50 seconds each time a boat approaches the harbor.

c46bcc783e3e3092610e14080e3556c5 , Speed boat at the Excelsior Amusement Park with its nose in the air

c16ad25cfd0ffdf7620a32d12ef9b6c9 , People enjoying a boat ride at the Excelsior Amusement Park

2f9c390338e9a5974f6b3e84e8cd2efc , the river boat is the Samson. Dr. Kline's Sanitarium is located to the right of the bridge (and behind the river boat).

5aaabc892093757e09852fbfb4bbbeae , Boats from the Red Boat Line on Lake of the Woods; shoreline and buildings along lakeshore in background

whaleback vessels in shipyard under construction

whaleback vessel and workers in shipyard

whaleback vessels in shipyard under construction

whaleback vessel and workers in shipyard

hold of whaleback vessel in shipyard under construction

hold of whaleback vessel in shipyard under construction

d57bb93d91adbeea34269f6ffac18775 , Collage of Glenwood High School, Public Library, Congregational Church, Court House, boat landing and Minnesota Avenue. Colored line drawings.

bf61fdf95150da1237c01b5eb1cb6090 , Postcard of boat, Dorothea, the Minnesota River at Belle Plaine. Includes canoy, flag, and spotlight. Francis Albrecht, Kitty Baily, Z. Whirley, Neal McDermott, and a 3rd unidentified women.

Steamboat Henrietta, an excursion paddle wheeler, visits St. Peter. A large crowd is gathered on the boat landing.

e2f63f3caade24b4edbedaf49341870f , Excursion boat enters Halstead Bay, Lake Minnetonka, under the Narrows Bridge, with captain using pole to keep in the center of the channel. The bridge was built in 1911. Hand-written message reads: ""Harrie Robertson and his boat.""

065892a73c814a21038466cce2994313 , Stereoscope view. Group of men and women watching boat races on Lake Alice.

ee9c6756b91cefa5c6b9844a3064d69d , Photograph of a large picnic gathering at Eagle Point on Lake Minnewaska

a7fce3d966f3e5411043f99dda50b593 , Summer activity at the lake shore

10e3803e2017d5ba86bdcda57b2d3e99 , Picnic at the lakeshore

O.F. Doyle's Dredge Boat on Getchell Creek

a0b3b19e38adbea32fdd48d54a24db66 , A long, crowded boat on the water.

715776970894ffad8ec78a1c37a1107 , Webster St. Pier boat landing on Lake Sisseton in Fairmont, MN.

404a6691e8728089d61d613ad3e4d5f , The boat, ""City of Fairmont"" which made regular trips to Hazelmere and Interlaken from Webster St. Pier in Fairmont, MN from 1890 to 1915

Duluth harbor, aerial bridge, ore boat, CSPM&O freight station, slips, Northwestern Fuel Company, Minnesota Point

ffab8504e790d03f05f49ab8bb4cf646 , Boat at peninsula looking south on Big Stone Lake.