Duluth seeks long-term solution to Park Point erosion A recent dredging project, a temporary fix, deposited old metal shards on beach. April 1, 2021 7:38pm Text size Copy shortlink: DULUTH – Mayor Emily Larson is asking the Army Corps of Engineers to investigate whether the federal agency s maintenance work on shipping channels could have caused shoreline erosion on Park Point. The move marks the first step in a long process that could potentially lead to more permanent fortification of the 6-mile sand spit, which is also known as Minnesota Point and home to 300 homes, hotels and businesses that have been threatened by storms and rising water levels in recent years.
Corps of Engineers to comb Park Point beach for metal shard assessment The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers aims to clean up metal shards left on a popular stretch of Duluth beach after dredging. Written By: Peter Passi | × Shredded metal cans were deposited on a section of Park Point beach last year along with other dredge spoils. Here is some of the metal refuse residents had collected from the area as of Feb. 2. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com) No one yet knows exactly what it will take to rid a Park Point beach of metal shards inadvertently left behind after beach nourishment efforts last year.
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Decades-old aluminum cans deposited on Minnesota Point People have been finding decades-old cans embedded in the sand on Minnesota Point since dredge material was placed there last year. | Photo: Submitted WDIO-TV Created: January 22, 2021 11:40 AM An effort to replace eroded sand also brought decades-old garbage to a popular Lake Superior beach. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Friday it is working to clean up aluminum cans and can fragments that were inadvertently deposited on Minnesota Point near the shipping canal last year. At the city s request, the Corps placed 49,000 cubic yards of dredge material on the beach in August and September. Residents began to notice shredded cans and metal shards in October.
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If you re spending time on Park Point, be extra careful between the shipping canal on the lakeside to 13th Street South as pieces of shredded aluminum cans have been found. The City of Duluth and the U.S Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) issued this warning Friday. According to the City, the cans are believed to have been inadvertently deposited when dredge materials were placed on the far north beach section this past fall. Dredge material was placed on the beach after the Park Point Community Club and Park Point residents approached the City and other partners with shoreline erosion concerns exacerbated by high water levels.
City of Duluth urges caution after sharp debris collected from Park Point Beach Dredge material intended to build up eroding shorelines has been found to contain shredded aluminum cans disposed of in the 1970s, say the city and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Written By: News Tribune | × People explore Park Point Beach in January. The city of Duluth is urging caution in the area due to shredded aluminum cans showing up between the shipping canal, on the lakeside, and 13th Street South. (Clint Austin / 2021 file / News Tribune) Shredded aluminum cans washing onto a section of Park Point Beach have caused the city of Duluth to urge caution in the area.