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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: Kevin Beardsley
Finance: Nate Cavallin
Trade & Business Development: Kate Ferguson
Communication & Marketing: Jayson Hron
Building & Facilities: Dean Lembke
Gov't & Environmental Affairs: Jeff Udd
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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
2026 Calendar
Logbook
ON THE COVER: Built in 1951
for use in the stone trade, the
John G. Munson of Great Lakes
Fleet continues that mission
yet today. Port photographer
David Schauer captured her
perfectly in this mid-October
photo, arriving with a load
of limestone under Duluth's
Aerial Lift Bridge.
Printed on 10% post-consumer waste paper.
FA L L
2 0 2 5
N O RT H S TA R
PORT
THE JOHN G.
MUNSON ARRIVED IN
HER HOME PORT TO
A CONCERT OF
FALL COLORS ON
OCT. 19, 2025.
F A L L 2 0 2 5 / V O L . 5 8 , N O . 4
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Breaking News:
Ship Down
N O R T H S T A R
PORT
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In Focus
12
Fishyback
Freight
Seasons
Of Yore
