The next night we stopped at Duluth to see the waterfront area which has been extensively renovated over the years. Dad actually worked with planners here in the 1950's with the vision to restore the old harbor area. Well, today it is first class. Our first stop was the aquarium.

This guy greets you as you come into the place and just behind the huge catfish creature is a waterfall wall that is pretty spectacular. This is a million gallon aquarium devoted entirely to fresh water fish; apparently the largest of its kind in the world.

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The facility is right on the waterfront and behind Jo-Anne is the draw bridge that has been functional since early last century.

Another closeup of the bridge as a boat moves out of the harbor. Just to the left of the bridge is the place we had lunch. All of this is in old warehouses and storage areas, some dating from the 1870's or so and now all filled with shops, restaurants, and tourist stuff ... really well done.

Inside Grandma's for lunch. It was Oktoberfest so I had a German beer and Jo had and excellent red wine. She had a shaved beef sandwich and I had thier special trout dinner, both of which were excellent! Great service, ambiance, and perfect food ... can't ask for more ... time for nap.

While touring Duluth we stayed at the Cloquet KOA which was about 20 miles southwest of the city. While it was a very nice park the only trouble was the train which ran regularly and you could see the tracks from just behind where I was taking this picture.

Upon departure from Duluth we filled up the 100 gallon tank. This works out to about $3.89 a gallon which actually was a relief after Canada and closer to $5 a gallon.