A little ice and snow made work at Taconite Harbor much more dangerous.
history under ground
trestles
When I saw this section, I knew the dock was abandoned.
Kat dancing down the trestle, which is one of the highest in the state, standing about 100 feet over the road. Mamiya 6/Portra 160
The dock is still lit at night and it casts shadows over the rust-welded ore doors.
Where the approach meets the dock.
The whole smelter ran on gravity… elevating the various raw materials and working with them until at the bottom of the furnace, copper poured out.
Standing next to the now-demolished records room.
Before it was demolished, there was one good staircase the led to the middle of the dock. Trees grew from it.
The old approach, almost in its entirety as I found it.
The city constructed a wall in the early 2000s to discourage visitors. Note the staircase is cut off, too.
A collapsing and unstable building.
This photo illustrates how vertical the complex is.
Looking between the asbestos house and mineral (lime) house.