Bars / Drinking Establishments Posts

Iron Ore Bar in Tower, Minnesota

Aug 08, 2010 9 Comments

I heard it referred to by one of the locals as “Beirut.” It’s actually quite the normal-looking bar on the inside.


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Bedrock Bar / Tom’s Junkyard / Roby’s Bar & Lounge / Slippery Saloon / The Amber Flow — Timeline of a West End Bar

Apr 13, 2010 39 Comments

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The post “Minnow Swallowing Contest in Duluth” led to a discussion about where the Amber Flow Bar was located. The answer quickly emerged … 2023 W. Superior St.

Time for a little tavern genealogy …

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Explosives in a car behind the Twins Bar?

Oct 19, 2009 20 Comments

Duluth Police have three city blocks on lock down and employees at SMDC have been asked to stay inside and cannot go home. I heard there was explosives found in a car behind the Twins Bar. Anyone know what’s going?

[Update] Some dumb ass was “transporting” some dynamite in his car for a “friend” and then got cold feet. He then pulled over and called the police.


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Sixty-five Superior Saloons

Jul 20, 2009 9 Comments

Sixty-five Superior Saloons.


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Molly Spaun, owner of Molly’s Bar on Tower Avenue in Superior

Jun 19, 2009 12 Comments

Has anyone else had the pleasure of speaking to Molly Spaun about prohibition and prostitution in Superior during the 1920s and ’30s? I did, but my memory is clouded. She tells stories of speakeasies and debauchery. It was a lawless time and fascinating history about the Twin Ports.


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