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Thomson Reservoir Reborn for Paddlers | Duluth News
They just finished a $30.5 million cleanup at Thomson Reservoir, removing 225,000 cubic yards of toxic sludge from old paper mills—enough to bury a football field 100 feet deep. Now, the water’s safe for recreation, and the St. Louis River Alliance is celebrating with a kayak paddle event August 12th, offering beginner workshops to reconnect people with this restored ecosystem. The cleanup, part of a $1 billion Great Lakes initiative, targets toxins that entered the food chain and threaten public health. With the goal of delisting the St. Louis River by 2030, this project turns a polluted…
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