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Minnesota

Duluth Ship Canal

Aerial Lift Bridge
A brief history of the bridge and canal. Current photos.

Duluth Attractions
A brief history of the canal and other local attractions. Current photos.

Duluth Ship Canal
A brief history of the canal. Links to related sites.

Duluth: Superior Attractions
A description and history of the city, including reference to the canal.

Minnesota Point
A description of the sandbar through which the canal was cut.

Minnesota Point Lighthouse
A history of the lighthouses on the Point, with reference to the canal.

Mr. Boeing's Canal
History of a land dispute over usage of the canal in the 1880s.

Twin Ports History
A history of Superior City and Duluth, including the role of the canal in both city's histories. Historical photos.


Muskrat Lake Locks

Muskrat Lake Locks
 A link to a map of the location of the lock, between lakes Sallie and Muskrat.


Pelican Valley Navigation Company

Detroit Lakes
A history of the region, including reference to the series of canal built between several of the lakes.

Detroit Lakes & Pelikan River
A link to descriptions of the locks and canals connecting the lakes in the region.

Steam Dreams
A history of the Pelican Valley Navigation Company, and its economic impact on the area.


Sandy Lake Canal

Aitkin County - Naturally
A brief history of the county, including that of the northernmost lock on the Mississippi River.

Sandy Lake and Dam
A history of the dam and lock.

Sandy Lake Lock
A link to a description and brief history of the lock. Current satellite photo of the lock and dam.

Sandy Lake Lock and Dam
A brief history of the area, including reference to the lock.


General

From the Great Lakes to the Gulf
History of a proposed canal linking Lake Superior to the Mississippi River, which was never constructed.

Minnesota Canal Company
An 1893 New York Times article about formation of the Minnesota Canal Company, which proposed to construct a canal between Duluth and St. Paul.