The U.S. Coast Guard headed off a potential collision between the Vista Queen and the John D. Leitch after both of the Vista Fleet's boats were unmoored early Thursday morning.
The City of Duluth has announced that, beginning Tuesday, September 5, the Aerial Lift Bridge will be raised based on requests from water vessel operators for the rest of the shipping season.
Even though we are experiencing above average temps there is still ice on Lake Superior and the ships coming through under the Aerial are a bit frosty. This picture is of the final ship to sail under the Aerial Lift Bridge this shipping season. The Lee A. Tregurtha will call the Duluth Port home until shipping resumes in March.
Duluth's iconic Aerial Lift Bridge and Enger Tower will be bathed in teal light on Friday, September 16 and Saturday, September 17 as part of an awareness campaign for ovarian cancer.
There was quite the ruckus about the snarl of traffic in Canal Park today. It's the height of the tourist season and it seems that the Aerial Lift Bridge was down to one lane to be cleaned. One would wonder why it has to be done now. After talking with Aerial Lift Bridge Supervisor, Dave Campbell, it was more than "just a cleaning" and it makes perfect sense.
Stunt planes like the Lucas Oil Pitts will be on center stage at the 2016 Duluth Airshow, and Ron from our sister station got the opportunity to go along for a ride to capture an awesome scenic flight over Duluth and Lake Superior to get ready for the big show.
Vehicle and foot traffic on Park Point will be done to one lane and one side of the Aerial Lift Bridge in Duluth on Thursday, June 9 to complete maintenance. As tourism picks up for the summer and with the anticipation of Grandma's Marathon next weekend, this is the best time to "get r' done"!
Vehicle and foot traffic on Park Point picks up in the summer and so does the the shipping industry. It is a sure sign that warmer weather and sunny days are ahead when the Aerial Lift Bridge starts their summer schedule. What does that mean to you? Maybe a little time spent in your car being "bridged".
I would encourage you to take in the sights, sounds, smell and wind off Lake Superior in person, but if you can't or just need a Canal Park fix these webcams allow you to watch the ships arrive and depart from the Duluth Harbor from virtually anywhere.
When it was announced yesterday that Enger Tower would be lit purple in honor of Prince, plenty of people asked whether or not Duluth's Aerial Lift Bridge would follow suit. While the process to possibly make it happen was initiated, it will ultimately not be happening.
They started a project to replace wire ropes that raise and lower Duluth's Aerial Lift Bridge on Monday, February 1, expecting that it would take until the end of the month to finish. They found that wasn't the case.