History of Duluth, Minnesota
1st Ave East as viewed from the Lake Walk in Canal Park (Duluth)|Canal Park
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|leader_name = Herb Bergson
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|established_date = 1679
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Image:Duluth_canal.jpg|thumb|right|261px|Duluth's canal connects Lake Superior to the Duluth-Superior harbor and the St. Louis River. The Aerial Lift Bridge connects [[Canal Park (Duluth)|Canal Park with Minnesota Point ("Park Point"), a seven mile-long sandbar]]
Duluth is the county seat of St. Louis County, Minnesota|St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States|USA. As of the United States Census 2000|2000 census, the city had a total population of 86,918. Taking account of the growth of the city and its boundaries, there are around an extra 92,000 people on the outer boundaries, making the population (including outer suburbs and villages) 184,000. It is a seaport at the westernmost point on the North Shore (Lake Superior)|north shore of Lake Superior. It is linked to the Atlantic Ocean 2,300 miles (3,700km) away via the Great Lakes and then either the Erie Canal/New York State Barge Canal or the Saint Lawrence Seaway; it is farther from the ocean than any other deep water port.
Duluth forms a single metropolitan area with Superior, Wisconsin, together called the Twin Ports. The two cities share a harbor and are one of the most important ports on the Great Lakes. Among the items shipped out are iron ore (taconite) and cereal|grain. Both cities have museums devoted to the local nautical heritage, and Duluth has America's only all freshwater Aquarium#Public aquaria|aquarium, the Great Lakes Aquarium. A major destination for tourism|tourists is the Aerial Lift Bridge spanning the short canal into Duluth's harbor.
The city is named for Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut, the first known European explorer of the area.
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