Tugboat Bayfield Display (Duluth, Minnesota)

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The US Army Corps of Engineers Tugboat Bayfield is displayed in front of the Lake Superior Marine Museum, and is dedicated to Davis Helberg:

In recognition of his non-tiring commitment to the maritime community as Duluth Seaway Port Authority executive director for 24 years, 1979-2003.

A native and life-long resident of northern Minnesota, Davis began his career as a 17-year old Great Lakes deckhand in 1958, which stimulated his love of and interest in the maritime commerce of the Duluth-Superior Harbor. Coupled with his deep and abiding enthusisam for our Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway and his global perspective, he helped build Duluth-Superior into a world-class port. He received many national and regional awards, but he cared most about the people who worked on the ships and the docks of the Duluth-Superior waterfront.

Like this tug, Davis pulled more than his weight.