Silver Bay, Minnesota
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Silver Bay is a city in Lake County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,857 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the largest population center in a natural tourism area which includes Tet
Welcome to Silver Bay sign and Rocky Taconite statue
Silver Bay and its taconite tailings ponds, 2010
Black Beach, named for the darkly-colored taconite tailings in its sand, is now a popular tourist attraction
Taconite Plant in Silver Bay
Babbitt, Minnesota
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Babbitt is a city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,397 at the 2020 census.
Silver Bay, Minnesota
…1954, after previously being known as the Beaver Bay housing project. The company town was built to process taconite mined and shipped by train from Babbitt, Minnesota, 60 miles to the northwest. Silver Bay attained widespread publicity in the 1960s when it was discovered that the Reserve Corporation was dumping…
Babbit Municipal Center