Superior, WI: Grain Elevators Overview

I never did figure out where this Northern Pacific elevator was. But I did find some photos of other grain elevators in Superior. (Update: per the comment by mngermanshepherd, this elevator was part of the General Mills/Great Northern facility.)

I have some general notes about the docks in the Duluth+Superior region. But this cluster of grain elevators in Superior is worthy of its own notes. Now I'm slowly working on rewriting these notes. Specifically, I'm writing notes for each elevator and these notes will become an overview or a holding place for elevators for which I can not find their location.

Information about specific elevators, from west to east:

• A: 1898 General Mills/Great Northern "S" and "X"
• B: Lost Peavey Globe
• C: Cenex-Harvest States (CHS) and M/V Whistler 
• D: Viterra/Galvilon/Peavy-ConAgra/Continental(C&NW)
• Unlabeled: On the pier just northwest of label E: "O" Grain Elevator, earlier it was "A" Grain Elevator.
• E: Hansen-Mueller/Peavey-ConAgra Elevator M and Daisy/King Midas Flout Elevator

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This is the only photo I have seen that has all of the Peavy Global Elevator.

David Schauer posted
There is lots of eye candy in this aerial image from November 21, 1978. The altitude is high but you can tell the fall grain rush is on with vessels at elevators, plus interestingly one at the Cutler (Compass) slip in Duluth. Three salties occupy the inner harbor anchorage back when that was common (today they anchor in the lake, which provides more room to maneuver and adjust to wind). A boat is loading at the fairly new MERC/SMET coal dock (it looks like the St. Clair given a big stern deck). The laker headed through BN's Wisconsin Draw might be a tanker? Basgen Photography
Nathan Leindecker: That’s gotta be one of the standard oil tankers going through the bridge. Not much that small existed in the late 70s.
Al Miller: Nathan Leindecker Black hull with a red deck would be a Standard Oil tanker.
Matt Miner: I agree with the St Clair at SMET. The two black & orange salties (loading grain & unloading) are likely the Torm Estrid or Torm Kristina. A FedNave straight decker to the left of one of the orange salties. Same class as the current Oakglen. All 5 were new boats in 78.
Cindy McDonnell: Hey any chance someone could mark one of these photos up with the current names of the slips and terminals? And nick names too please? I heard one of the elevators is called Fruity Pebbles. Is that true?
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Cindy McDonnell The port of Duluth has a nice map at this link. Not sure about fruity pebbles, lol. https://duluthport.com/.../port-operations-and-facilities/

This photo has been moved to Superior, WI: Cenex-Harvest States (CHS) Grain and M/V Whistler

 

Sanborn, 1914

Sanborn, 1955

David Schauer posted
Lots of eye candy in this aerial image of the Duluth-Superior harbor from 1959. Of note are all the lakers at the DM&IR ore docks due to a steel strike as well as an unidentified boat being unloaded at the Missabe's coal dock just east of the ore docks. There is also a laker at the Soo Line freight house on Connor's Point. Have fun with this one. Basgen Photography
Dan Hinnenkamp: Notice the footings being poured for the Blatnik Bridge.
Al Miller: A boat at the freight shed on Connors Point and the old whaleback building slips still in place in the shipyard.
The three slips perpendicular to the shipyard. One boat is docked along the mouth of all three.
Dan Mackey: I find it interesting that the pivot point for the streetcar bridge is still in the slip. Thought that would have been long gone by then.

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