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Duluth, Minn. (AP)

Duluth mayor looks to spiff up iconic stone tower

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In this Nov. 12, 2010 photo, framed by defoliated hardwood trees, Enger Tower glows on the horizon at dusk in Duluth, Minn. Duluth's mayor wants to direct local tourism taxes toward repairing an iconic observation tower that overlooks the city, and hopes it can be rededicated by the king of Norway when he visits Minnesota later this year.
AP Photo/The Duluth News-Tribune, Clint Austin

Duluth's mayor wants to direct local tourism taxes toward repairing an iconic observation tower that overlooks the city, and hopes it can be rededicated by the king of Norway when he visits Minnesota later this year.

Enger Tower has been perched on the bluffs overlooking Lake Superior since 1939. The 80-foot-tall structure and its land was a gift to the city from Bert J. Enger, who emigrated from Norway to Duluth and made a fortune selling furniture. Its dedication ceremony was attended by a Norwegian crown prince and princess.

Mayor Don Ness wants the city council to approve about $372,000 from local taxes to spiff up the tower for the first time in its 72 years. He tells the Duluth News Tribune he hopes to lure Norway's King Harold V to rededicate Enger Tower during his scheduled visit to Minnesota in October.

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Information from: Duluth News Tribune

(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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Enger Tower
In this Nov. 12, 2010 photo, framed by defoliated hardwood trees, Enger Tower glows on the horizon at dusk in Duluth, Minn. Duluth's mayor wants to direct local tourism taxes toward repairing an iconic observation tower that overlooks the city, and hopes it can be rededicated by the king of Norway when he visits Minnesota later this year.
AP Photo/The Duluth News-Tribune, Clint Austin