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Post by Clipper on Feb 20, 2019 18:11:20 GMT -5
Gee CB, don't those photos make ya want to jump in the car and head for Minnesota for some fun in the snow? I remember running along the cliffs overlooking the lake from Duluth to Thunder Bay to pick up paper bound for Chicago. If you screwed up or got off the road to the right there were lots of places where it was a 60 or 70 foot drop into the lake. More than one truck driver met his end on that curvy road over the years. I sure don't miss the winters in Duluth. It only took one to send me packing back to NY with my tail between my legs, haha. www.wdio.com/news/no-unnecessary-travel-in-duluth/5253074/?cat=10335&fbclid=IwAR2E6vfAUCaPpHZIcxIdNEosf4rVblAD14VeJ8SP_5ViELF7TdIH1iwqkuY |
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Post by clarencebunsen on Feb 20, 2019 19:08:21 GMT -5
Dylan was from the Iron Range, When I lived in Duluth, I was a few blocks uphill of Hwy 61. |
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Post by Clipper on Feb 20, 2019 19:29:35 GMT -5
I lived in Twig Mn, about a mile or two past Pike Lake. I hated going down the steep hill into downtown when it was slick. It was about 15 miles up Rt 53 from Duluth. Not much there except the Twig Market on the corner and a post office.
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Post by clarencebunsen on Feb 21, 2019 14:52:58 GMT -5
There were definitely a lot of steep hills. From what I remember the drop in elevation from the airport to the downtown was 600 feet. I also remember one street near downtown which had a pitch of 30 degrees.
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Post by Clipper on Feb 21, 2019 16:23:46 GMT -5
Yes, there was one street downtown that was on the truck route through the city. When you came from the North on 61 you had to turn right and go up a hill a block or so and then turn left to head toward I-35 or the high bridge to Wisconsin. We were normally loaded to max allowable gross weight with rolled newsprint, and if we got stopped on that hill it was hell to get the truck moving again.
I used to come into town from home on 53 and the road from Miller Hill Mall down to the river was a nasty hill to navigate in the winter. Duluth reminds me of Little Falls NY on steroids when it come to the hills. If not for the winters it would be a great place to live. The scenic beauty, the lakes, and the friendly people are beyond compare. In decent summer weather one of my favorite places to go was to take a picnic lunch and go out to the Park at the end of Harbor Point. How long were you in school there CB?
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Post by clarencebunsen on Feb 22, 2019 10:17:07 GMT -5
Two years. The first year Barb was still in Nursing School in Minneapolis and I drove I-35 from Duluth every weekend.
Another little appreciated feature are the multiple waterfalls within the city. I think there are 7 small rivers in the city and all make that 600 foot drop to the lake.
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Post by clarencebunsen on Feb 22, 2019 10:24:47 GMT -5
Do you know why I-35 ends where does? It was originally supposed to be an interstate running from Mexico to Canada. The route would have taken it downtown then through Leif Ericson Park, the Rose Garden and the Curling Club. Public opinion shut it down.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2019 12:04:44 GMT -5
Leif Ericson Park is near St Lukes Hospital complex.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2019 12:08:16 GMT -5
Duluth Rose Garden photo's www.google.com/maps/place/Duluth+Rose+Garden/@46.7982344,-92.0807933,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipN3TXTc-spvqTwbZbl39Cbuav1JAEbwqcrZq9tz!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipN3TXTc-spvqTwbZbl39Cbuav1JAEbwqcrZq9tz%3Dw213-h120-k-no!7i5312!8i2988!4m8!1m2!2m1!1srose+garden+mn!3m4!1s0x52ae52d7474c876b:0x91381dde453a2ebf!8m2!3d46.7982344!4d-92.0807933 |
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Post by Clipper on Feb 22, 2019 12:25:26 GMT -5
Do you know why I-35 ends where does? It was originally supposed to be an interstate running from Mexico to Canada. The route would have taken it downtown then through Leif Ericson Park, the Rose Garden and the Curling Club. Public opinion shut it down. I had wondered about that but never really asked anyone. I understand their point to a certain extent. To run it through downtown it would have required demolishing a major portion of the business district, and would have pretty much left the remaining part exclusively on the steep hillside. I was just trying to remember where it was that I encountered something similar while driving a truck. The interstate ended, dumped traffic on a 4 lane road with unlimited access, traffic lights, and side streets, and then resumed at the other end of the town. I can picture it but can't remember where it was. |
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Post by clarencebunsen on Feb 22, 2019 12:59:04 GMT -5
zenithcity.com/archive/parks-landmarks/leif-erikson-park/A lot of stuff in that article which I never knew. Our first apartment was on Superior St between 18th and 19th so only a few blocks from there. Also in that same general area on London Road was a chapel operated by the Catholic Church. Our "home" church was the Duluth Cathedral which I found gloomy and drafty. The chapel was normally staffed by the most junior priest in the city, well lit and warm.
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