Ames, IA...getting warmed up
Mason City, IA - A little bit of FLR
Rochester, Minnesota - Home of the Mayo Clinic
Duluth, Minnesota - On Lake Superior's Western Edge
I couldn't leave the Duluth area without checking out Superior first. I barely had any time left before getting to my next stop later on in the evening, so like Duluth, I spent very little time here. I mainly got to downtown and the few blocks surrounding it. At 27,000. Superior has been steadily dropping since it's peak of 40,000 around 1910.
Coming off the bridge from Duluth
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An old library, built in 1901.
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Well, I wasn't expecting this. Obviously no traffic down the main street. I guess they decided to tear it all up and start over. That said, there were businesses that were open. I would say the downtown was about 60-70% occupied
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An 8 story hotel dominates the main drag
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Not sure what this was, perhaps an antennae or something
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The court complex
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And that's gonna do it for Superior. My feet were killing me at that point. There were a couple of other areas I wanted to get, but maybe someone else can get them!! Hope you enjoyed!!