This issue covers the Willmar Wildlife Area, flooding of the Zumbro river, and an historic bench mark. Minnesota Highways was the official employee newsletter of the Minnesota Department of Highways (1951-1976).
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
This issue covers the printing of the 1970 Minnesota Highway Map, the role of the Road Information Unit, and the Highway Patrol's acquisition of a helicopter. Minnesota Highways was the official employee newsletter of the Minnesota Department of Highways (1951-1976).
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
The final report on the locations of Highway 61 and 316 between Hastings, Minnesota and Red Wing, Minnesota. It includes justifications for the route selection, public issues surrounding the construction, and recommendations for conservation.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
View from First Street in downtown Duluth. The 1910 Soo Line depot is at the far right at Sixth Avenue West and Superior Street. The newspaper announced in 1971, plans for a 13-story apartment building for the middle-income elderly on the site of the Soo Line Depot which was razed in August of 1972. The 1892 Union Depot at 506 West Michigan Street becomes the St. Louis County Heritage and Arts Center. A January 11, 1973, newspaper article announced the St. Louis County Board received $201,250 for historical preservation and restoration of Duluth's Union Depot. The Depot was purchased from Burlington Northern for $137,500. The county serves as landlord, which averts tax problems. On March 19, 1973, Don Shank turned the first shovel of dirt for LakeSuperiorMuseum of Transportation and Industry known by locals as the Train Museum.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
The 1968 cost estimate for the construction of the U.S, Interstate System in Minnesota. Contains pavement diagrams, bridge standards and detailed maps.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
A view from the D.M. & I.R. Duluth Dock 6 looking down the stacker tracks to the pellet stacker in operation. Shows the stacker and trailing conveyor between two piles of taconite pellets. The Lift Bridge is in the background.
This issue covers the new merit pay increase policy, testing of breakaway light poles, and the Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers. Minnesota Highways was the official employee newsletter of the Minnesota Department of Highways (1951-1976).
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
Albert G. Minda was born July 30, 1895, in Holton, Kansas. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1918, did postgraduate work at the Universities of Chicago, Columbia and Minnesota, and was ordained rabbi at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati in 1919. He served as rabbi at Temple Beth El in South Bend, Indiana, from 1919 to 1922, when he became rabbi at Temple Israel in Minneapolis. He was granted an honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity in 1947 by the Hebrew Union College. In 1963 he was appointed Rabbi Emeritus at Temple Israel. He died in 1977. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Personal history, including his education, early rabbinical duties in Indiana, marriage and writing - history and development of Temple Israel - the Jewish community in Minneapolis, Talmud Torah, Jewish charity and community services - anti-Semitism and the status of Jews in Minneapolis - duties of a rabbi - and his travels, lectures and participation in Jewish and inter-faith organizations. COMENTS ON INTERVIEW: MHS received the interview material in 1972 from Mrs. Nathan Berman of the Minneapolis Federation for Jewish Service.
United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey; State of Minnesota, Department of Administration
Date Created:
1967
Description:
Johnson Lake quadrangle topographic map (N4815-W9230/7.5) featuring handwritten notations by Ray Segar in pencil and red ink regarding logging railroad lines and camps in the Johnson Lake area.
United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey; State of Minnesota, Department of Administration
Date Created:
1967
Description:
Elephant Lake quadrangle topographic map (N4807.5-W9237.5/7.5) featuring handwritten notations by Ray Segar in ink and pencil regarding logging railroad lines and camps in the Elephant Lake area of the Kabetogama State Forest. The hand written notations include information on the following logging camps noted with ‘C’.
This issue covers a campaign to combat drunk driving, the cost of employee accidents, and the completion of the North Shore Highway. Minnesota Highways was the official employee newsletter of the Minnesota Department of Highways (1951-1976).
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
This issue covers the State Fair, highway beautification efforts, and department news. Minnesota Highways was the official employee newsletter of the Minnesota Department of Highways (1951-1976).
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
This issue covers the state employee insurance plan, the use of geophysical methods in highway planning, and the annual art and hobby show. Minnesota Highways was the official employee newsletter of the Minnesota Department of Highways (1951-1976).
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
This issue covers department recognition awards, vacationing in Minnesota, and Red River flooding. Minnesota Highways was the official employee newsletter of the Minnesota Department of Highways (1951-1976).
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
This issue covers plans for a department blood drive, the benefits of the Highway Patrol radio system, and dangerous driving practices. Minnesota Highways was the official employee newsletter of the Minnesota Department of Highways (1951-1976).
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
This issue covers tips for freeway driving, the role of the Highway Patrol, and construction on Interstate 94 in central Minnesota. Minnesota Highways was the official employee newsletter of the Minnesota Department of Highways (1951-1976).
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT Library
The Fall/Winter 1966 edition of the Geological Society of Minnesota (GSM) newsletter included society notices, as well as memorials to Charles H. Havill, Madeline Weaver, Opal Gruner, Ben Hur Wilson, and William C. Conant, and an article on Copper.
View shows Commerce Street in the foreground and Minnesota Point and its sandy beach to the right of the bridge. At the top left, Canal Park businesses and industries fit between Minnesota Slip and LakeSuperior. Two cars are crossing the bridge. Ground was broken December 19, 1963 for the Duluth Arena Auditorium. The Arena Auditorium complex opened to great fanfare in August 1966. UMD hockey was played at the arena which, seating 8,000, was also the site of performances of entertainers and rock concerts. The Auditorium was home to the symphony, opera, ballet, and artists like Marcel Marceau. It was renamed the DECC or Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center on August 31, 1987. It was expanded and re-opened June 18, 1990. The Harbor Side Convention Center and Parking Ramp additions were opened January 31, 2001. At the far right are businesses removed for the Fifth Avenue West Overpass, and later, the Great Lakes Aquarium and Bayfront Festival Park.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Duluth, Kathryn A. Martin Library, Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections
