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Northlandia: How the Twin Ports became the Twin Ports


Newspaper contest led to many ideas of what to name Duluth-Superior, but only one that stuck.
Written By:
Tony Dierckins, For the News Tribune |
10:49 am, Feb. 9, 2021
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This is Northlandia. We try to satisfy your curiosity about local history, trivia, culture and lore. We also cover practical questions about topics that affect your daily lives as Northland residents.
This month’s Northlandia answers a question from Tim in Duluth s Lakeside neighborhood: “When and how did Duluth and Superior become known as the ‘Twin Ports?’”
Answering the when is easy, and, it turns out, timely: Feb. 7, 1910, 111 years ago last Sunday.
Answering the how is much more fun. ....

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