The April 2020 Fires
The April 2020 Fires On Monday, April 13th at about 1:30 PM, a fire broke out in the Crooked Spoon Cafe located at 17 W… Read More »The April 2020 Fires
History
Pierre the Pantsless Voyageur
Pierre the Pantsless Voyageur Standing 20 feet tall and made out of fiberglass and mesh, Pierre the Pantsless Voyageur is an iconic piece of Two… Read More »Pierre the Pantsless Voyageur
The King of Neptune Statue
The King of Neptune Statue The King of Neptune was a 26-foot gold colored statue depicting the god of freshwater and the sea: Neptune. For… Read More »The King of Neptune Statue
Rocky Taconite
Rocky Taconite Sitting on the corner of Outer Drive and Adams Blvd, just two blocks up from the Highway 61 street lights in Silver Bay,… Read More »Rocky Taconite
The Trenchcoat Bank Robbers
The Trenchcoat Bank Robbers The Trenchcoat Bank Robbers were a pair of bank robbers named William A. Kirkpatrick and Ray A. Bowman. The two had… Read More »The Trenchcoat Bank Robbers
Organized Crime on the North Shore
Organized Crime on the North Shore The North Shore of Lake Superior is no stranger to organized crime. Many gangsters, bootleggers, and criminals have frequented… Read More »Organized Crime on the North Shore
Taconite Harbor Ghost Town
Taconite Harbor Ghost Town In the 1950’s, Taconite Harbor was a bustling little town that sprung up along the shore of Lake Superior just outside… Read More »Taconite Harbor Ghost Town
SS Edmund Fitzgerald
SS Edmund Fitzgerald “The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down, of a big lake they call Gitche Gumee. The lake, it is said,… Read More »SS Edmund Fitzgerald
Ghost Towns
Ghost Towns of the North Shore While Taconite Harbor, located near Schroeder, just might be the most well-known ghost town, it is far from the only… Read More »Ghost Towns
Aerial Lift Bridge
Duluth’s Aerial Lift Bridge Duluth became the proud home to the United States’ first transporter bridge in 1905. Then, the Aerial Bridge, just a ferry… Read More »Aerial Lift Bridge