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January 3, 2018

Five ships wait at anchor in the ice and fog on Lake Superior Monday afternoon. Bob King / Forum News Service

Arctic air anchors frozen freighters to bring Minn. shipping industry to a crawl

DULUTH, Minn.—Bursting with horsepower to spare in what has been a banner season, the Great Lakes shipping industry slowed against its...

business January 3, 2018 - 7:54am

December 31, 2017

After a December storm hit the North Shore, spray from waves in the Grand Marais harbor coated the rope railings that run along the Grand Marais Lakewalk. Sundberg captured the scene at sunset. Paul Sundberg photo

North Shore photographer captures natural wonders in his backyard

GRAND MARAIS, Minn. — Paul Sundberg knows what kind of photos his followers appreciate most. He shoots excellent photos of loons feeding...

sports/outdoors December 31, 2017 - 6:02am

October 30, 2017

A surfer near the Lester River rides a giant roller in Lake Superior toward the shore during Friday's storm. After about a half hour of trying, the surfer succeeded and was cheered and honked on by a crowd that had gathered near the river. Bob King / rking@duluthnews.com

WATCH: Surfers take advantage of Duluth storm by ridin' the waves of Lake Superior

DULUTH, Minn. - The first winter storm of 2017-18 came in a fury Friday, Oct. 27 — causing mayhem for municipalities and travelers across the...

news October 30, 2017 - 3:26pm

June 10, 2013

The freighter Henry B. Smith was launched in 1906 and sank in a storm on Lake Superior in 1913; this photo dates to sometime between 1906 and 1910. Now, a group of shipwreck hunters say they’ve discovered the wreck of the Smith. (Photo courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Detroit Publishing Co. Collection)

100 years after ore boat disappeared in Lake Superior storm, searchers locate wreck

Andrew Kerueger / Duluth News Tribune Just a few months shy of 100 years after it sank with all hands in a monstrous November storm, it appears...

news June 10, 2013 - 7:41am