March 3, 1963: Four Wisconsin men flying home from a fishing trip in Canada died as their small plane crashed in a field near Duluth. The plane, a Cessna 180, crashed at the edge of an open field a half mile west of Proctor and eight miles southwest of Duluth.

The victims were:

• Eugene O. Hokkala, 49, Wentworth, owner and pilot
• Charles Pethers, 37, Superior
• Andrew W. Sislo, 46, Superior
• Dallis Malone, 52, Superior