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
Hiking the Skally Line
The Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad (LSMR) opened for business on August 1, 1870, when the ceremonial last spike was driven in at Thomson, near the
A walk on Segment Six
In 2016, the city began planning to extend the Western Waterfront Trail 7.5 miles from Riverside to Fond du Lac. To make the job more manageable,
City and railroad move forward on rail-with-trail option
On Aug. 29, 2019, city officials held a stakeholder meeting at the Morgan Park Community Center to introduce their new vision for the Western Waterfront Trail.
City resumes planning for Segment One
Two months ago, city planners said they would be unable to extend the Western Waterfront Trail (WWFT) from Spring Street to Munger Landing, a half-mile stretch
City re-examines Mud Lake causeway
For the past two years, the city has been focused on removing the railroad causeway that crosses a shallow bay along the St. Louis River, known
