Established September 29, 1973 Website LSMMA website Founded 29 September 1973 | Type Maritime museum Phone +1 218-720-5260 | |
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Location 600 South Lake Avenue, Duluth, Minnesota Director James L. Banks, Allouez Marine Supply, Inc. Address 600 S Lake Ave, Duluth, MN 55802, USA Hours Open today · 10AM–4:30PMSaturday10AM–4:30PMSunday10AM–4:30PMMondayClosedTuesdayClosedWednesdayClosedThursdayClosedFriday10AM–4:30PM Similar Canal Park - Duluth, Great Lakes Aquarium, SS William A Irvin, Lake Superior Railroad, Aerial Lift Bridge | ||
Lake superior maritime visitor center and marine museum
The Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center is a museum in Duluth, Minnesota, operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The museum is in Duluth's Canal Park near the Aerial Lift Bridge and overlooks the entrance to the Duluth-Superior harbor.
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- Lake superior maritime visitor center and marine museum
- The elevator at the lake superior maritime visitor center
- References
The museum and grounds are all property of the U.S. federal government. All visitors are welcome to visit this museum without paying. Donations are accepted by the Lake Superior Marine Museum Association, and support general maintenance and upkeep of the building, new exhibit development and acquisition, and staffing.
Exhibits demonstrate the history and operations of upper Great Lakes commercial shipping and the Aerial Lift Bridge. Many visitors particularly enjoy the three historically accurate replica cabins and a pilothouse from typical ships which plowed the waves of Lake Superior in years past. A three-story steam engine, 50 scale models and many interactive displays are available for visitors to explore.
Thousand-foot-long freighters pass within 200 feet of the building, underneath the Aerial Lift Bridge, which lifts up to allow them to pass through.