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The Fishing Tug NeeGee
 
By Cosmos Mariner, June 22, 2024
The NEEGEE Marker
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1 ► Minnesota, Cook County, Grand Marais — The NEEGEE —
Near South 8th Avenue West 0.2 miles south of Voyageur Highway (State Highway 61), on the left when traveling south.
Or “Friend” in Ojibwe, was built at Grand Marais in 1936 by the Scott Family. While other fishing tugs fished from this harbor, only the Neegee was built here. A typical Lake Superior fishing tug, the Neegee was intended to fish off shore. In the . . . — — Map (db m267430) HM
2 ► Minnesota, Cook County, Grand Marais — The Fishing Tug NeeGee —
Near South 8th Avenue West 0.2 miles south of Voyageur Highway (State Highway 61), on the left when traveling south.
In the winter of 1936-37, James Scott and his son, Roger, built the NeeGee — a commercial fishing tug used in the deep waters of Lake Superior. Grand Marais had a commercial harbor for many years, and the Scotts were among the earliest . . . — — Map (db m267412) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Oct. 2, 2026