Postcards from the many beauty spots on the St. Louis River

One of the many beauty spots on St. Louis River between Duluth-Superior Harbor and Fond du Lac

OneRiverMN-Logo-FC-BadgeAs the One River, Many Stories project draws to a close, PDD presents the remaining St. Louis River postcards from the dusty digital archive. See the recommended links at the end of this post to check out more St. Louis River postcards.

Falls at Great Northern Water Power Plant at Thompson near Duluth

St. Louis River from Lookout Curve at Jay Cooke Park 1926

On the St. Louis River 1910

Jay Cooke State Park 1941

This final postcard was mailed Aug. 14, 1941, to Helen and George J. Johnson in Mitchell, Iowa.

Dear Helen and all,

My sister and I have been visiting our youngest brother here for the past week and are having a wonderful time, but are leaving for Wisconsin soon. The folks have taken us around a lot, so we have seen some wonderful ????. This is the St. Laurence River [oops!]. We are living where we can see the boats come from Canada on the lake.

Love to all,
Emma

Jay Cooke State Park 1941 back

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