SS Chester A. Congdon
SS ''Chester A. Congdon'' (originally named ''Salt Lake City'') was a steel-hulled American lake freighter in service between 1907 and 1918. She was built in 1907 by the Chicago Shipbuilding Company of South Chicago, Illinois, for the Holmes Steamship Company, and was intended to be used in the grain trade on the Great Lakes. She entered service on September 19, 1907, when she made her maiden voyage. In 1911, ''Salt Lake City'' was sold to the Acme Transit Company. A year later, she was transferred to the Continental Steamship Company, and was renamed ''Chester A. Congdon'', after lawyer and entrepreneur Chester Adgate Congdon. She was involved in several accidents throughout her career. At 2:28a.m. ( EST) on November 6, 1918, ''Chester A. Congdon'' left Fort William, Ontario, under the command of Captain Charles J. Autterson, loaded with 380,000 bushels of wheat bound for Port McNicoll, Ontario. At 4:00a.m., shortly after leaving the shelter of Thunder Bay, ''Chester A. Congdo ...
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Duluth Ship Canal
The Duluth Ship Canal is an artificial canal cut through Minnesota Point, providing direct access to Duluth harbor from Lake Superior. Begun privately in 1871, it was put under federal supervision and maintenance several years later. It is still an important component of the harbor facilities. In its current configuration, the canal is defined by a pair of breakwaters long and apart, constructed of concrete set on timber and stone cribbing. HAER No. MN-10 The canal is maintained at wide and LWD, allowing passage of ocean-going ships. Three lighthouses are placed on the sides of the canal: the Duluth North Pier Light and the Duluth South Breakwater Outer Light mark the lake ends of the canal, while the Duluth South Breakwater Inner Light functions with the south breakwater light as a range light. At the harbor end, the canal is straddled by the Aerial Lift Bridge which connects Minnesota Point to the rest of the city. On the north side, there is a building housing the local Co ...
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