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If you re spending time on Park Point, be extra careful between the shipping canal on the lakeside to 13th Street South as pieces of shredded aluminum cans have been found.
The City of Duluth and the U.S Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) issued this warning Friday. According to the City, the cans are believed to have been inadvertently deposited when dredge materials were placed on the far north beach section this past fall. Dredge material was placed on the beach after the Park Point Community Club and Park Point residents approached the City and other partners with shoreline erosion concerns exacerbated by high water levels.
City of Duluth urges caution after sharp debris collected from Park Point Beach
Dredge material intended to build up eroding shorelines has been found to contain shredded aluminum cans disposed of in the 1970s, say the city and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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People explore Park Point Beach in January. The city of Duluth is urging caution in the area due to shredded aluminum cans showing up between the shipping canal, on the lakeside, and 13th Street South. (Clint Austin / 2021 file / News Tribune)
Shredded aluminum cans washing onto a section of Park Point Beach have caused the city of Duluth to urge caution in the area.