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Minnesota: Past and present

Throughout 2017, we're celebrating 50 years on the air by sharing highlights from our archives, connecting Minnesota's past to its present.

In Duluth, restoring St. Louis River means dredging up the past

In Duluth, restoring St. Louis River means dredging up the past

Crews are preparing to remove tons of wood waste, left over from Duluth’s 1890s-era logging boom, that’s now clogging part of the St. Louis River estuary. It’s part of a decades-long effort to clean up industrial pollution in the headwaters of Lake Superior.
by Dan Kraker

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