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First light, first laker as shipping season begins on Lake Superior

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The Roger Blough departs for Lake Superior on March 22, 2017. Photo by Ken Newhams
The Roger Blough departs for Lake Superior on March 22, 2017. Photo by Ken Newhams

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The first U.S.-flag lakers departed from the Port of Duluth-Superior on Wednesday, March 22, signaling the start of the 2017 commercial shipping season at the farthest inland port on the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway system.

WTIP’s Joe Friedrichs spoke with Public Relations Director Adele Yorde from the Duluth Seaway Port Authority to find out the details. 
 

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