City of Superior purchases Bunge Dock
On Oct. 5, 2023, the Superior City Council authorized the $200,000 purchase of the Bunge Dock, the easternmost docking facility in Allouez Bay. The property is a long, narrow...
Abundant remnants of Duluth’s first railroad overlooked in Jay Cooke Park
If you were traveling to Duluth from St. Paul in 1870, only one railroad could get you there: the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad (LSMR), commonly known as the...
Two Harbors “visionary” faces fraud allegations, lawsuits
It’s been a tough couple of months for Paul Croft and Jonathan Frost, owners of the Croft & Frost accounting firm in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
On Sept. 12, 2023, without notice,...
More violations: Riverwest “hotel” operation has no hotel license
The Monitor first reported on the Riverwest vacation-rental development, in West Duluth, on Sept. 22, 2023. We noted that they were missing required permits and we wondered about their...
California company to power data processors with Superior landfill gas
On Nov. 2, 2023, the City of Superior Public Works Committee approved a 10-year contract with Vespene Energy, a California company which powers data centers by harvesting methane gas...
City condemns HRA home destroyed by weeks-long water leak
On Oct. 4, 2023, the City of Duluth issued a condemnation order for a four-bedroom home at 2808 Wicklow Street, owned by the Duluth Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA).
The...
