DULUTH, MN (KDAL) – Another sign of spring in the Twin Ports is the start of the First Ship Contest from the Duluth Seaway Port Authority and Visit Duluth.
The 40th annual event offers a Duluth getaway including a hotel stay and tickets to various area attractions for the closest guess to when the first ocean going ship arrives in port.
Guesses can be submitted online at visitduluth.com/firstship now through March 24th.
Last year the first “saltie” to arrive in the Twin Ports was the Resko at 6:32 p-m on April 13th. The winner guessed the arrival within two minutes of the exact time.
The earliest ever ocean going ship arrival was March 30th in 2013 and the latest was May 7th in 2014.
