Lights out for the Blatnik Bridge?

The iconic lights that outline the Blatnik Bridge linking Duluth and Superior will go dark and come down later this year during maintenance on the bridge. Whether they return when the work is complete in 2013 is up in the air. Corroded, in the way and “failing at an alarming rate,” the more than 200 [...]

Stopping Corrosion in our Harbors – Duluth/Superior Harbor

Every ship that passes under the Duluth/Superior harbor lift bridge is a sign of a healthy, working, international port. but for this to exist, requires steel. Nearly 14-miles of underwater metal. Loading facilities, docks and shorelines, the shipping canals; the very foundation of industry here is built on an underwater steel infrastructure. But it’s corroding, and [...]

Duluth artwork gets some TLC

A team of art conservators chip away at the damage left by years of wear and tear at Duluth’s statues and monuments. Public sculptures in Duluth received a makeover this week from an art conservation specialist and local apprentices. Kristin Cheronis, a caretaker of public art in Minneapolis and St. Paul, used her tools to [...]