The city of Duluth is looking ahead to potentially cleaner, more accessible waterfronts with its latest development venture, The Wharf. An industrial parcel of land known as Lot D is on the docket for rehabilitation, thanks to a sizeable funding request, according to the City of Duluth, MN Government.

The site, which sits snugly west of Pier B and Bayfront, is the last of its kind on the Duluth waterfront and is currently plagued by contamination from its past life as an industrial area. The city's request for financial backing to the tune of $10.8 million aims to shore up the decaying infrastructure, address environmental concerns, and halt the ongoing erosion that threatens to spill contaminants into Duluth’s harbor. The project objectives include not only cleaning up the mess but also giving the public better waterfront access, as per the City of Duluth, MN Government.