Rice's Point Scene - Explored!
Rice's Point stretches out into the distance, as seen from the heights of Duluth's West Skyline Scenic Drive.
The point separates Duluth-Superior's outer (to the left, above) from it's inner harbour (to the right above), and is a focal point of Duluth's industrial activity. At the far end of the point, almost 3 km from where I was standing, the John A Blatnik Bridge connects with Superior, WI. on the other side of the St Louis River.
Since the opening of the first Soo Lock in 1855, joining Lake Superior to the other Great Lakes, Duluth-Superior has been an important shipping centre, first for forest products and, with the opening of the Mesabi Range, for iron ore. Grain elevators dominate the image above.
Duluth-Superior became an international seaport in 1959 with the opening of the St Lawrence Seaway, of which this is the westernmost terminus - the world's most inland seaport, 2,340 miles from the Atlantic Ocean and 200m above sea level. The port is served by multiple railways.
Rice's Point Scene - Explored!
Rice's Point stretches out into the distance, as seen from the heights of Duluth's West Skyline Scenic Drive.
The point separates Duluth-Superior's outer (to the left, above) from it's inner harbour (to the right above), and is a focal point of Duluth's industrial activity. At the far end of the point, almost 3 km from where I was standing, the John A Blatnik Bridge connects with Superior, WI. on the other side of the St Louis River.
Since the opening of the first Soo Lock in 1855, joining Lake Superior to the other Great Lakes, Duluth-Superior has been an important shipping centre, first for forest products and, with the opening of the Mesabi Range, for iron ore. Grain elevators dominate the image above.
Duluth-Superior became an international seaport in 1959 with the opening of the St Lawrence Seaway, of which this is the westernmost terminus - the world's most inland seaport, 2,340 miles from the Atlantic Ocean and 200m above sea level. The port is served by multiple railways.