With a dramatic wind change on a Wednesday afternoon, onlookers from the pier watched in horror as a sailboat drifted and crashed into the Aerial Lift Bridge in Duluth.
The U.S. Coast Guard headed off a potential collision between the Vista Queen and the John D. Leitch after both of the Vista Fleet's boats were unmoored early Thursday morning.
Earth Hour is a worldwide event happening this weekend, and Duluth will be participating by turning the lights off of a few Duluth landmarks to protect natural resources.
Earlier this morning (March 22nd), The Twin Ports saw the first freighter Depart Duluth of the 2017 season. The Roger Blough is a Great Lakes bulk carrier and is expected to land in Two Harbors to load iron ore pellets. Check out the video below.