Long-time legislator named newest Port commissioner State Senator Cal Larson has been named a commissioner of the Duluth Seaway Port Authority by Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty. Sen. Larson, of Fergus Falls, has a strong interest in areas that affect the Duluth port, including natural resources, economic development and international trade. For the past 12 years, he has represented Minnesota on the Great Lakes Commission. Sen. Larson began his legislative service in the Minnesota House of Representatives, serving from 1966 to 1974. In 1986, he was elected to the Minnesota Senate and is currently serving his sixth term there. Sen. Larson is a former president of the Fergus Falls Rotary Club and former chair of the Concordia College Board of Regents. He received a B.A. degree from Concordia College, Moorhead, and served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War.  The senator, now Port commissioner, has been appointed to a six-year term ending January 5, 2009. He replaces Sharon Clark on the board. The Port Authority fosters regional maritime and trade development and serves as an advocate for Port interests. It is an independent public agency that manages two tax increment financing districts, owns waterfront properties and an industrial park near Duluth International Airport. The Port Authority is governed by a seven-member board of commissioners, including two members appointed by the governor; two by its home county, St. Louis County; and three by the Duluth City Council.

Magazine of the Duluth Seaway Port Authority Summer 2003
Volume 35, Number 3
Duluth Seaway Port Authority
Duluth, MN USA 55802
Phone: (218) 727-8525
(800) 232-0703 /
Fax: (218) 727-6888
E-mail:
admin@duluthport.com
www.duluthport.com

Commissioners
Bill Kron, Duluth, president
Steve Raukar, Hibbing, vice president
Janet E. Nelson, Duluth, secretary
Helena E. Jackson, Duluth, treasurer
Thomas Cashman, Mankato, assistant treasurer
Thomas A. Clure, Duluth
Cal Larson, Fergus Falls

Administration
Executive director: Adolph N. Ojard
Port promotion manager: Lisa Marciniak
Executive assistant: Becky McMillan
Receptionist/secretary: Shellie Golden

Property Development
Business development director:
Andy McDonough
Facilities manager: Jim Sharrow
Foreign trade zone manager: Ray Skelton

Legal Counsel
Robert C. Maki, Maki & Overom, Duluth

Finance
Chief financial officer: John A. Kubow
Accountant: Mary Ansell
Accounting technician: Adrienne M. Sobczak

Maritime Commerce
Trade development director: Ronald L. Johnson
Environmental and government
affairs director: Ray Skelton
Secretary: Anne Mann

Public Marine Terminal
Operator: Lake Superior Warehousing Co., Inc.
1200 Port Terminal Drive
P.O. Box 16390
Duluth, MN USA 55816-0390
Phone: (218) 727-6646
FAX: (218) 727-6649
E-mail LSW2000@aol.com
Website: www.lswci.com
President: Gary Nicholson
Warehouse coordinator: Denise M. McDougall
Foreman: Tim Rogers
Assistant Foreman: Zoran Pedisic
Office assistant: Ruth A. Roberts
Office Clerk: Brian Granholm

On the front: Tim Slattery, 52, acclaimed Duluth maritime photographer and frequent contributor of photographs to Port Authority publications, died in a tragic boating accident on October 23. He was apparently doing what he loved best, photographing vessels in the harbor. (See story on Pages 8-9.)
Photo by Lynette Steen

On the back: One of Tim Slattery’s many gorgeous lighthouse photos is featured on the back cover.

This quarterly magazine is prepared by Fortner WordWorks of Duluth and printed by Service Printers of Duluth.