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COMMISSIONERS
Yvonne Prettner Solon, president
Patrick Boyle, vice president
Mike Jugovich, secretary
Nancy Aronson Norr, treasurer
Jerome Johnson
Brian Murphy
Ida Rukavina
ADMINISTRATION
Executive Director: Deb DeLuca
Chief Financial Officer: Kevin Beardsley
Trade & Business Development: Kate Ferguson
Communication & Marketing: Jayson Hron
Building & Facilities: Dean Lembke
Gov't & Environmental Affairs: Jeff Udd
DULUTH CARGO CONNECT
1310 Port Terminal Road
Duluth, MN USA 55802
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ABOUT NORTH STAR PORT
The Duluth Seaway Port Authority produces this
quarterly magazine. Jayson Hron is the publisher.
Editorial assistance provided by Julie Zenner.
13
Port Passings
8
Seasons of Yore
In Focus
Printed on 10% post-consumer waste paper.
W I N T E R 2 0 2 5 / V O L . 5 8 , N O . 1
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2
Season Summary
N O R T H S T A R
PORT
By the Numbers
4
14
Winter Navigation
10
Logbook
ON THE COVER: Stephanie Judd Irwin
braved the January cold to capture M/V Philip
R. Clarke passing behind Duluth's North Pier
Lighthouse. Completed in 1910, the luminous
harbor sentinel earned National Register of
Historic Places designation in 2016.
