Blog: Page Updates and Communication

North Shore Madness!!

Over the last month, I’ve been adding photo-articles on the historic alignments and bridges along the North Shore Scenic Highway between Duluth and Little Marais to the U.S. 61 Project. In all, there are 22 new photo-articles to check out! The photos in the articles were taken in a two-day period back in April, 2010. See the links below:

U.S. 61 Page Update and New Articles

Just finished a major update to the U.S. 61 section of the page to bring it up the snuff with the new routes being added. I also threw in a couple of brand new articles on old alignments along the north shore for good measure (click on the sample photos below to see them).

Back in April I undertook my first “overnight” expedition, photographing old alignments along the north shore for two days, with a night out in Two Harbors in-between (watch out for those $1 PBR’s, they’ll kill ya!) I have a ton of photos and articles to add in the next couple of months, so rest assured, these two are just the tip of the iceberg!

Gitchi Gami Trail at Tofte
Gitchi Gami Trail at Tofte
Private Driveway at Tofte
Private Driveway at Tofte

The New Guide to Driving Old 61 Between the Twin Cities and Duluth

The Old Soo Line Trestle in Moose Lake.
The Old Soo Line Trestle in Moose Lake.
Its finally done!! I have finally posted my guide to driving Old 61 between Wyoming and the St. Louis County Line! It includes numerous maps, and nearly 100 photos taken in the last few months on my visits to the old highway. Enjoy!

New Article: Westgate Boulevard, Duluth

I have just added another article to the U.S. 61 Project on Westgate Boulevard in Duluth. This was one of my favorite old alignments of U.S. 61 to visit, due to an unexpected marker dedicating its construction in 1924, plus the great views of Duluth Harbor and the pleasant walk through the woods it provided after a long drive. Click the photo below to check it out!

westgate-02

Some new articles and photos for Christmas (a little late)

In the past week I have added several articles on old alignments of U.S. 61 between the Twin Cities and Duluth, all visited and photographed on two road trips I took in October and November. I have also done some updating of the U.S. 61 section, adding Google Maps API functionality to enable the display of a map showing every historic alignment of U.S. 61 in Minnesota. I have also added a downloadable KMZ file of the alignment map for Google Earth!

The new articles (from north to south):
Service Drive at Maki Road, Thompson Township
Old 61 Between Scanlon and Carlton
Market Street, Mahtowa
Rail Crossing Between Barnum and Mahtowa
Old Hwy 61 North of Barnum
Moose Lake Service Drive
Old Alignment South of Hinckley
Old Alignment at Rock Creek
North Service Drive at Rush City
Alger Avenue, Rush City
South Service Drive at Rush City
Frontage Avenue, Stacy

New Images Galore!

Several new images have been added to the U.S. 61 Project, including:

New historic postcards!

Click the image to see the Historic U.S. 61 postcards page!
Click the image to see the Historic U.S. 61 postcards page!

Four new galleries of photos along modern U.S. 61!

At I-494 in Newport - Click to See Gallery!
At I-494 in Newport - Click to See Gallery!
U.S. 61 in Lake City. Click image to see the gallery!
U.S. 61 in Lake City. Click image to see the gallery!
New junction with Highway 16 in La Crescent - Click image to see the gallery!
New junction with Highway 16 in La Crescent - Click image to see the gallery!
U.S. 61 in the North Metro - click the image to see the gallery!
U.S. 61 in the North Metro - click the image to see the gallery!

New Historic U.S. 61 Article: 1st Street, Forest Lake

Another new article at the U.S. 61 project! All visible historic alignments of U.S. 61 along its modern extent in Minnesota are now documented and photographed. Next project? Articles on the historic junctions and roadside structures along the same stretch! Photos have thankfully already been taken for this section, so it shouldn’t take to long to start posting them – stay tuned!

Click on the photo below to see the new article!

1st Street, Forest Lake
1st Street, Forest Lake