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BOMARC Missle Site - 74th ADMS
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Lake freighter SS William A Irvin museum ship
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The SS William A Irvin is a lake freighter which sailed as a bulk freighter on the Great Lakes as part US Steel's lake fleet. She was flagship of the company fleet from her launch in the depths of the depression in 1938 until 1975 and then as a general workhorse of the fleet until her retirement in 1978. Currently, this queen of the silver stackers is resting comfortably in Duluth, Minnesota, a well maintained example of a classic laker.

'Starkey House' by Marcel Breuer
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1954-1955

USCGC Sundew (WLB-404) museum ship
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The USCGC Sundew (WLB-404) is a 180-foot (55 m) sea going buoy tender (WLB). An Iris, or C-class vessel, it was built by Marine Ironworks and Shipbuilding Corporation in Duluth, Minnesota. Sundew's preliminary design was completed by the United States Lighthouse Service and the final design was produced by Marine Iron and Shipbuilding Corporation in Duluth. On 29 November 1943 the keel was laid. It was launched on 8 February 1944 and commissioned on 24 August 1944. The original cost for the hull and machinery was $861,589.
Sundew is one of 39 original 180-foot (55 m) seagoing buoy tenders built between 1942-1944. All but one of the original tenders, the USCGC Ironwood (WLB-307), were built in Duluth. Like all of these tenders, the Sundew was named after a plant, in this case the sundew, a carnivorous plants from the genus Drosera.
In 1958, the Sundew was assigned to Charlevoix, Michigan, and the following November helped in the rescue of two survivors from the SS Carl D. Bradley when it sank in a storm on Lake Michigan 47 miles (76 km) west-northwest of Charlevoix. The Sundew remained at Charlevoix until 1980.
Sundew served 60 years for the Coast Guard and was decommissioned and retired on May 27, 2004. As part of the decommissioning, the vessel was given to the city of Duluth, its last home port, to be used as a museum ship. The services provided by the Sundew were taken up by USCGC Alder (WLB 216).

Bob Dylan's childhood home
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The duplex where the famous musician lived as a young child was sold on eBay for $94,600 in 2001.

Glensheen Estate
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The Glensheen Historic Estate is a historic mansion on Lake Superior owned by the University of Minnesota Duluth. Glensheen sits on 7.6 acres (3.1 ha) of lake front property, has 38 rooms and is built in the Jacobean architectural tradition, inspired by the Beaux-Arts styles of the era. The mansion was constructed as the family home of Chester Adgate Congdon.

Duluth Central High School
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'Hawk's Boots' by Salmela Architects
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Loll Designs company HQ

'Arvold House' by David Salmela
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2003

Great Lakes Aquarium
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'Bulldogs'
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James S. Malosky Stadium

Lake Superior Railroad Museum at the St. Louis County Heritage and Arts Center
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AMSOIL Arena
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This 6,600 seat arena opened on December 30, 2010. It was an expansion project to the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center complex.
The arena is the home of the University of Minnesota Duluth hockey teams. The first season in this arena was a memorable one for the men's team, which won the school's first NCAA Division I national title in April 2011.
The building's sponsor, AMSOIL, manufactures synthetic lubricants and is headquartered in nearby Superior, Wisconsin.

Ruins of Minnesota Point Light
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The Minnesota Point Light was a historic lighthouse on Minnesota Point in Duluth, Minnesota, on the shores of Lake Superior. The first lighthouse built in the state, it is now a truncated ruined tower.

'The Clure Project' by David Salmela
2008
cluster of several houses designed by Salmela

Wind turbine blades

'Anderson Landscape and Sauna' by David Salmela
2009
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Tweed Museum of Art
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'Deloia House' by David Salmela

Alworth Building
Tallest building in Duluth

'Cotruvo Residence' by David Salmela

'The Gate' by David von Schlegell
at the Minnesota Welcome Center

Wind turbine blades
Also parts of wind turbine towers further to the left.

Duluth Public Library

Public Schools Stadium
Home of Duluth FC

Duluth Seaplane Base/Airport
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Dual mode airport

'Salmela Residence' by David Salmela
part of the Clure Project

'Board of Trade Building' by Daniel Burnham

'The Gate' by David von Schlegell

Lake Superior College ERTC fire simulator

'Bagley Nature Pavilion' by David Salmela
on Rock Pond - part of the Univ of MN, Duluth campus

'St. Louis County Courthouse' by Daniel Burnham

F-4D 'Phantom II' SN: 65-0608
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Rice's Point Yard - BNSF
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'Weber Music Hall' by Cesar Pelli

'Duluth City Hall' by Daniel Burnham

'Labovitz School of Business & Economics' by Perkins and Will

Gerald W. Heaney Federal Building, United States Courthouse and Custom House
By Daniel Burnham

Rice's Point Yard - CP
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Spirit Mountain
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Spirit Mountain is a ski area in Duluth, Minnesota. It was founded by the City of Duluth and was built in 1974. With a vertical elevation of approximately 700 feet (210 m), it is the second tallest ski hill in Minnesota. Between 2014 and 2020, the executive director was Brandy Ream

'Deloia Residence' by David Salmela

'Starkey House' by Marcel Breuer
1954-55
aka Alworth House
featured in the October 22, 1956 issue of Time Magazine

'Hall House' by David Salmela
right next door to Salmela's own house

General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon
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Minnesota Welcomes You
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Duluth Children's Museum
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M L Hibbard Power Station