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Duluth and Railroad Museum

Our second day here we drove around town to see what was here. I have always loved the old Train Depots. With this area being big on mining and logging, Deluth didn't let me down. The building was beautiful and it has been made into a museum. They used most of the rooms for various displays. They had a wonderful tribute to the military through various wars, area history and craftsmen. The history of logging, a big part of this country through the years. Of course, the history of trains and some even on display. We enjoyed it very much.

Tom always claimed to be an "engineer"!

What's in this hole?

It is the burner for the fire to make the steam to make it go.

I bet this snow plow train got a lot of use up here.

WOW!

Dining car with fine china and silver.

Driving around Town and Lunch

Views from the balcony of Mexico Lindo where we had lunch at the Fitger Hotel.

This is the North Shore scenic railroad that runs from Duluth to Two Harbours several time a s day.

Margarita Lime chicken!

It's 5:00 Somewhere!

Duluth Aquarium

The Aquarium is very kid friendly, interactive, and educational. It is about local wildlife and water. Information about them and how to protect them for future.

I wouldn't want him sucking on me!

Live Seahorse and Starfish

Duluth, MN - July 20, 2012

When we first drove into town, we wondered if we would like Duluth because we came in over the bridge into the industrial area. We quickly found the campground we had reserved online. Well.... We have now learned to read all the fine print. This is what the ad showed... Spirit Lake Marina

Needless to say - this is a drawing and the print casually mentioned planned. He said they were working on the street leading in and they were! Completedly dug up and just rough dirt leading us down toward the shoreline. First we saw a bunch of tanks and hardware things - not nice.

This is were we ended up camping next to the machine that lifts ships out of water....

We were fine there but not the spot we had planned on spending a relaxing week. So we just spent the next couple of days touring the city, which was great, while we searched for another campground.

Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge (St. Louis County, Minnesota)

Opened as a transporter bridge in 1905; reconstructed as a vertical-lift bridge in 1930; rehabilitated 2000
Vertical-lift through truss bridge over the Duluth Ship Canal on Lake Avenue in Duluth. the first of just two such bridges ever constructed. The bridge can be raised to its full height in about 3 minutes, and goes up 25 to 30 times daily during busy parts of the shipping season. The span is about 390 feet