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Bidding is open on the 12-string acoustic guitar Gordon Lightfoot reportedly used to write the 1976 hit, as well as on a 1989 certificate naming him an honorary resident of Superior.

DULUTH, Minn. — The guitar Gordon Lightfoot used to write "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," according to his longtime bassist, is being sold at

Ryan Homsey calls director James Ivory and producer Ismail Merchant, who were linked romantically as well as professionally, "trailblazers."

The Canal Park distillery was at the crest of a wave of craft beverage businesses that have changed the face — and the taste — of the city.

Also this week: John McEuen at the West, UWS Halloween concert, St. Louis County Historical Society hosts an astronaut, "Swan Lake" at the DECC and Coppertop's organ is rededicated.

Dave Strandberg, the first DJ to play Gordon Lightfoot's song in the city — and, likely, one of the first in the country — said "the phones basically lit up" when he dropped the needle.

Steve Solkela plays over 250 shows a year, appearing everywhere from ethnic festivals to arcades and peppering his sets with zingers. Just about the only thing he doesn't do is "dinner music."

Collector Michael Shaw is selling the shoes, worn by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz." Representatives from the Judy Garland Museum will travel to Texas to bid for ownership Dec. 7.

Collector Michael Shaw is selling the shoes, worn by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz." Representatives from the Judy Garland Museum will travel to Texas to bid for ownership Dec. 7.

The Judy Garland Museum hopes to submit a winning bid, keep iconic movie props in Minnesota