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Duluth, MN 55802
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COMMISSIONERS
Patrick Boyle, president
Mike Jugovich, vice president
Yvonne Prettner Solon, secretary
Brian Murphy, treasurer
Ida Rukavina, assistant treasurer
Nancy Aronson Norr, commissioner
Jerome Johnson, commissioner
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
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Fax: (218) 727-6649
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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.
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Season Update
Port Passings
In Focus
Logbook
Printed on 10% post-consumer waste paper.
ON THE COVER: Under new ownership,
Duluth's Elevator A returned to active service
in 2022 after seven years of inactivity. The
116-year-old headhouse stands 185 feet above
the harbor. Photographer Adam Bjornberg
captured the grain-handling facility in full
glory, with a saltie ready to load, a laker in
the background and a Lake Superior sunrise
soaking the harbor in warm morning rays.
N O RT H S TA R
PORT
S P R I N G
2 0 2 5
PURCHASED AND
REACTIVATED BY HANSEN-
MUELLER IN 2022, DULUTH'S
ELEVATOR A WELCOMES DUTCH-
FLAGGED EEBORG FOR A LOAD
OF BEET PULP PELLETS ON APRIL
23, 2025. SLIGHTLY NORTH OF
EEBORG, CANADA'S ALGOMA
INNOVATOR REFLECTS THE
SUNRISE WHILE DELIVERING
SALT TO COMPASS
MINERALS.
S P R I N G 2 0 2 5 / V O L . 5 8 , N O . 2
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2
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Smart and
Scrappy
N O R T H S T A R
PORT
Seasons of Yore
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