What’s that thing in Canal Park?

I keep wondering every time I go to Canal Park — what is that structure being built in the northeast corner of Canal Park, just across from the Endion Station building on that construction site over there. Does anyone know?

18 Comments

  1. vicarious vicarious on August 24, 2011 at 5:55 am

    The mayor’s new impenetrable lair.

  2. Bret Bret on August 24, 2011 at 5:57 am

    It’s one of the many storm sewer runoff containers being built around Duluth.

  3. Paul Lundgren Paul Lundgren on August 24, 2011 at 6:06 am

    Specifically, the East Interceptor Sanitary Sewer Overflow Storage Facility.

  4. ian ian on August 24, 2011 at 8:21 am

    It is the big ugly thing that people complain about. Keeps shit from dumping in the lake when it rains.

  5. heysme heysme on August 24, 2011 at 9:36 am

    Has anyone seen the completed plans? Will in be covered in grass or appealing to the eye? It’s so big!!!

  6. Baci Baci on August 24, 2011 at 11:08 am

    I think it’s getting a mural.

  7. PL PL on August 24, 2011 at 11:13 am

    Since it’s in a tourist-centric part of Duluth, the city plans to let any tourists who are interested add something special to the mural. It’s gonna look real nice when it’s done.

  8. Spy1 Spy1 on August 24, 2011 at 12:36 pm

    It’s going to be a shark tank with a ramp up to and over the edge with a sign that says: Surreys this way.

  9. Spy1 Spy1 on August 24, 2011 at 12:38 pm

    The shark excrement will feed algae which will then be harvested for biomass. Duluth is going super green. Energy is people.

  10. adam adam on August 24, 2011 at 12:38 pm

    Poop shark.

  11. The Big E The Big E on August 24, 2011 at 2:35 pm

    That is a serious contender for Greatest Plan Ever, even if the energy portion proves no more successful than the Excelsior boondoggle.

  12. Fred Fred on August 24, 2011 at 3:09 pm

    Eventually it’ll be another hotel. just wait, you’ll see (actually, not see… the lake).

  13. Wes Scott Wes Scott on August 24, 2011 at 7:09 pm

    The bunker motel. Nuke proof and windowless.
    Built for a gale of November wave.

  14. Joel Joel on August 24, 2011 at 8:34 pm

    A similar tank out at 21st Ave E. and Water St. was covered with a parking lot and landscaped area right where the lake walk mets Water St. A usable solution.

  15. Kerc Kerc on August 25, 2011 at 7:24 am

    The top of the tank at 21st Avenue East is significantly closer to street level than the one down in the corner of the lake.

    Love the shark tank idea.

  16. TimK TimK on August 25, 2011 at 8:55 am

    I think the tanks should be made of 2′-thick clear acrylic. If people could watch what “almost went in the lake,” they might be inspired to take better care of it.

  17. zra zra on August 25, 2011 at 5:30 pm

    +1 poop shark.

  18. jessige jessige on August 26, 2011 at 2:49 pm

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