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Also, didn't that scrap yard have a railroad siding?

Yes. I think you can still find the rails in some spots. It ran behind the row of shops, between the Dewitt-Seitz Building and Little Angie's restaurant and into the scrapyard. It connected with the old Bridge Yard, which was located on the spot now occupied by I-35.

They are building a micro brewery on that site I believe

I remember the spring factory quite well, as I've been coming to the Twin Ports for almost 25 years. Did it move elsewhere, or just go out of business?
Also, didn't that scrap yard have a railroad siding?

Al wrote:I think that was the last vestige of industry in Canal Park. When I moved here in 1982, that area included a car dealership with lake frontage, some sort of government office building with lake front, a junk yard surrounded by a tall green fence, a fishery with a fishy smell strong enough to make you gag when you walked in the door, the spring factory was active -- they'd keep the front doors open to help cool the building. It's much different now.

torgy1962 wrote:I can't believe that spring factory in Canal Park lasted as long as it did!

Guest wrote:Also in that area an old spring factory was just torn down and a microbrewery is going to be built in its place.

I think that was the last vestige of industry in Canal Park. When I moved here in 1982, that area included a car dealership with lake frontage, some sort of government office building with lake front, a junk yard surrounded by a tall green fence, a fishery with a fishy smell strong enough to make you gag when you walked in the door, the spring factory was active -- they'd keep the front doors open to help cool the building. It's much different now.

I can't believe that spring factory in Canal Park lasted as long as it did!

Guest wrote:Also in that area an old spring factory was just torn down and a microbrewery is going to be built in its place.

msppilot wrote:It can be seen on the Lake Cam from Minnesota Power. It looks like it is adjacent to the freeway.

Got it. Thank you.

As noted, a reservoir is being built in that area to hold sewage during heavy rainstorms so it can be treated later rather than released into the lake. Also in that area an old spring factory was just torn down and a microbrewery is going to be built in its place.

It can be seen on the Lake Cam from Minnesota Power. It looks like it is adjacent to the freeway.

There building a sewage overflow tank along the Lake Walk.

What web cam are you seeing this with?

I see on the Duluth web cams that Duluth has more construction. No, I am not talking about I-35. It looks like something is being build in Canal Park next to the Canal Park Lodge. Is this another hotel being built? Also, what is in this location before the construction started? Thanks, Justin