A maritime send-off for Oberstar

Freighter Hon. James L. Oberstar arrives in #Duluth this morning pic.twitter.com/uEiougm5xE

— Andrew Krueger (@akpix) May 8, 2014

As funeral services began today in Maryland for former Minnesota congressman James Oberstar, a maritime tribute played out in Duluth this morning when the laker, “James L. Oberstar” , approached the lift bridge in the city Oberstar served in Congress.

The ship sounded its tribute to Oberstar and, as is custom, the operator of the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge replied. (h/t: Dave Strandberg)

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Bob Collins

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Bob Collins retired from Minnesota Public Radio in 2019 after 12 years of writing NewsCut and pointing out to complainants that posts weren’t news stories. A son of Massachusetts, he was a news editor 1992-1998, created the MPR News regional website in 1999, invented the popular Select A Candidate, started several blogs, and every day lamented that his Minnesota Fantasy Legislature project never caught on.

A maritime send-off for Oberstar

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About the blogger

Bob Collins