There’s something about those tall ships. They make every kid yell “cool” and adults click away with cameras, their mouths agape.
But Dorothy Church of Grand Rapids may have worded it best as she sat on the north pier nearly under the Aerial Lift Bridge just after the Peacemaker made a dramatic pass.
“I’m always amazed at what it must have been like,” Church said. “It makes me nostalgic, even though I wasn’t around 200 years ago.”
Nine ships passed through the canal in the Parade of Sail, the opening of the four-day Tall Ships Duluth, to the delight of thousands on the pier and on the shore of Lake Superior. Many said the crowd didn’t seem as large as the one that watched the parade in 2010, when the multi-ship event was a novelty. But more people lined up along the shore from Canal Park to the Lester River, enjoying space over the more compact throng around the piers.
Last summer Sharon and I stopped in Duluth and had a wonderful time visiting the area. I have such great memories of visiting the Lake Superior area as a kid growing up in Minnesota. If you ever get a chance visit the area! It will be a blessing! So much beautiful scenery and much history!
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