The initial digging of Duluth’s ship canal was fairly simple. The steam-powered dredging tug Ishpeming began chewing through Minnesota Point in September 1870, stopped when the ground froze in ...

Duluth began digging the canal in the fall of 1870. ... Working by hand over the course of several days, they opened the canal just wide enough to let nature finish the job.

Duluth began digging the canal in the fall of 1870. ... Duluth residents did work by hand to finish the canal in a hurry, but the story quickly became more dramatic than the reality.

In 2013, flooding in the neighborhood led to a disaster declaration and $1.26 million in federal relief.In 2014, Yragui threatened the borough with a lawsuit, asking it to take action on the flooding.

NEARLY READY TO DIG THE CAPE COD CANAL; $6,000,000 Company Almost Prepared to Start the Work. WILL TAKE OVER TWO YEARS Short Route to Boston Planned -- To Dodge Fogs and Storms of Routes Around ...