From April through December, there is interesting shipping traffic at our Duluth MN inn. It is amazing to be strolling the beach or sitting by a window and suddenly notice these fantastically large ships.

They are so very big. They are so very close.

It is a great reminder of how our goods travel about the globe. It is also great fun to witness. We reminisce about the ships during the January – April freeze, when the waters are impassable to shipping traffic.

See you in the spring, ships!

Quietly they slip by, then comes the crash of waves.