Duluth, Minnesota at the western end of the Saint Lawrence Seaway, the Duluth–Superior seaport is the largest and farthest-inland freshwater seaport in North America. By far the largest and busiest on the Great Lakes, the port handles an average of 46 million short tons of cargo and over 1,100 visits each year from domestic and international vessels. With of waterfront, it is one of the leading bulk cargo ports in North America and ranks among the top 20 ports in the United States. Duluth is a major shipping port for taconite pellets, made from concentrated low-grade iron ore and destined for midwestern
Knife River (Lake Superior) unincorporated community of Knife River, Minnesota, located at the river's mouth. Knife River (Lake Superior) The Knife River is a river of northern Minnesota which drains a portion of Lake and Saint Louis counties into Lake Superior between Duluth and Two Harbors. The Knife River's name is an accurate preservation of its native Ojibwe name, "Mokomani Zibi". Its original name was probably given on account of the long, sharp stones near the mouth of the river. The main branch of the Knife River flows from source to mouth, flowing parallel to the shoreline from the direction of Two Harbors. It