Duluth, Minnesota

Duluth is a town in and the county seat of St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 86,918. It is a seaport at the westernmost point on the north shore of Lake Superior, perhaps farther from the ocean than any other seaport. It is linked to the Atlantic Ocean via the Great Lakes and then either the Erie Canal/New York State Barge Canal or the Saint Lawrence Seaway.

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County seat - St. Louis County, Minnesota - United States - 2000 - Seaport - North shore - Lake Superior - Atlantic Ocean - Great Lakes - Erie Canal - New York State Barge Canal - Saint Lawrence Seaway

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The current mayor of Duluth is Herb Bergson, who is serving his first term.

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Duluth forms a single metropolitan area with Superior, Wisconsin, together called the Twin Ports. The two cities share a harbor and are one of the most important ports on the Great Lakes. Among the items shipped out are iron ore (taconite) and grain. Both cities have museums devoted to the local nautical heritage, and Duluth has the world's only freshwater aquarium, the Great Lakes Aquarium. A major destination for tourists is the Aerial Lift Bridge spanning the short canal into Duluth's harbor. It is a vertical lift bridge, and notable in that it was originally built as an exceedingly rare aerial transfer bridge.

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Superior, Wisconsin - Twin Ports - Iron ore - Grain - Tourists - Aerial Lift Bridge - Canal - Lift bridge - Aerial transfer bridge

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The city is named for Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Luth, the first known European explorer of the area.

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Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Luth - Europe

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The northern terminus of Interstate 35 is in Duluth. The highway extends south through the state to the Twin Cities, and continues its southerly course to the city of Laredo, Texas.

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Interstate 35 - Twin Cities - Laredo, Texas

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