Fireball 440 2,413 Posted Friday at 02:52 PM Share Posted Friday at 02:52 PM (edited) Here are some drone shots from this morning. Yesterday the big guy shot off his cannon, a warning shot across the Canadians nose. Ore boat and train traffic are right on target making for a busy harbor. This harbor hasn't been this busy since the 1940's. I've snuck into the event 3 times already, I parked my RZR down there with a nice price tag on it. See how clear that water is, it's 40-60 feet deep there. Edited Friday at 02:59 PM by Fireball 440 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fireball 440 2,413 Posted Friday at 03:01 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 03:01 PM There is also a shipwreck on the other side of the harbor visible in one of those shots. The Samuel Ely was built in 1869 and sank by that far breakwater in 1896. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fireball 440 2,413 Posted Friday at 03:06 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 03:06 PM cannon fire yesterday in Burlington Bay. The event is in Agate Bay. 2 bays = Two Harbors, how the town was named in 1884. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fireball 440 2,413 Posted Friday at 03:10 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 03:10 PM I did finally get my vendor pass but like everything else I forgot it and snuck in anyways. I volunteer with the LCHS giving tours and info about the lighthouse and train depot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fireball 440 2,413 Posted Saturday at 11:06 PM Author Share Posted Saturday at 11:06 PM Attendance this year is like next to none. All of the dedicated parking lots are empty, and all of the pop up parking areas are also empty. I'd say the event organizers totally fucked the duck this year. They didn't even approach the city counsel until sometime in May. Speaking of the duck, they didn't even put it in the water this year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greasemonkey 34 Posted Sunday at 10:44 PM Share Posted Sunday at 10:44 PM 23 hours ago, Fireball 440 said: Attendance this year is like next to none. All of the dedicated parking lots are empty, and all of the pop up parking areas are also empty. I'd say the event organizers totally fucked the duck this year. They didn't even approach the city counsel until sometime in May. Speaking of the duck, they didn't even put it in the water this year. Were they taking lessons from the Duluth planning committee???😬😬 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fireball 440 2,413 Posted 19 hours ago Author Share Posted 19 hours ago On 8/7/2022 at 5:44 PM, Greasemonkey said: Were they taking lessons from the Duluth planning committee???😬😬 They never even approached the Two Harbors City Counsil until May of this year, so they had around 60 days to throw it all together LOL! So as it turned out the best day for us locals was Monday and Tuesday, the days after the "event" was over. I can't see how any local business got any benefit of all of this. Street parking was closed off in the entire town, and it was like a ghost town. No traffic anywhere, and 50 extra police cars driving around all goofing off with each other. There was a group of 10 cops from all over the place all congregated in front of Holiday laughing and giggling. I drove up, got gas, went in and paid, came out walked right through them, and drove away. My tabs expired June 22. Not one of them noticed. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
p51mstg 266 Posted 18 hours ago Share Posted 18 hours ago Very, very cool! I wish I could've been there, but am in the process of moving. Thanks for the photos! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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