Near Duluth

Serious roadside discussion on the way to Duluth....we'll be here 5 days to see all the sights.
The first day the group, sans myself, traveled to Chisholm to view the Hull Rust-Mahoning Mine View, the largest open pit iron ore mine in the world. Jack says, "The size of the mine and the equipment and the fact that it runs 24 hours a day, 365 days a year was awesome.

Next stop was to the Greyhound Bus Museum....18 historical buses on display and a great video about the history of the company. www.greyhoundbusmuseum.org

At the Minnesota Discovery Center the group learned of immigrants who came to this area to work in the iron mines. Our guys rode an authentic vintage trolley to view an old mining community, rooted in rich Iron Range history.

I drove across the beautiful Blatnik bridge to be in Superior, WI...I walked the Osaugie Trail along Superior Bay.  Then drove back into Duluth to the Glensheen Mansion, built on the shores of Lake Superior, to learn on a detailed tour how very wealthy people lived in the early 1900's. ...very lavishly. The last surviving owner gave the mansion to University of Minnesota to use as a teaching tool.

The Condon's back yard

 

                                                   The day ended with the Iron Chefs!

                                                   Ken, Jack, Chip, Nick and Don