Duluth: the world's largest freshwater port

On the world's largest freshwater lake, Duluth hosts the busiest inland port of the United States.

The center, facing the world's largest freshwater port, is visited comfortably on foot.

The Aerial Lift Bridge, a lift bridge symbol of the city, permits the passage of large cargo ships destined for the inner port of Duluth on Lake Superior.

A short walk away, the Great Lakes Aquarium displays freshwater fish species native to the North American Great Lakes.

Continuing along the lake, one walks the Lakewalk, a scenic trail that hugs Lake Superior for miles.

Toward evening, the Canal Park district animates with restaurants and venues with views of the harbor and cargo ships in transit, among the largest of the Great Lakes.

Duluth remains the busiest freshwater port in the United States, connected to the Atlantic Ocean through the Saint Lawrence Seaway system that allows ocean-going vessels to reach the heart of the American continent.

Lake Superior, the world's largest freshwater lake by surface area, remains so vast as to generate its own tides and storms, including those that sank the famous ship Edmund Fitzgerald in nineteen seventy-five, immortalized also in a well-known song.