... Duluth is a port city in Minnesota located on Lake Superior in Minnesota's Arrowhead Region, the city is a hub for cargo shipping. Duluth is on the north shore of Lake Superior at the westernmost point of the Great Lakes. It is the largest metropolitan area, the second-largest city, and the largest U.S. city on the lake.

... Duluth is accessible to the Atlantic Ocean, 2,300 miles away, via the Great Lakes Waterway and St. Lawrence Seaway.The Port of Duluth is the world's farthest inland port accessible to oceangoing ships. and is the largest and busiest port on the Great Lakes.

... It is named after Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut, the area's first known European explorer.