Photos: Tall Ships Festival returns to Duluth

Nine majestic sailing ships evoking our nation's nautical past sailed into the Duluth harbor Thursday afternoon, July 25, 2013, during the Grand Parade of Sail that signals the start of the city's five-day Tall Ships Festival. Above, Pride of Baltimore II crewmembers including Melissa Brauner, of New Orleans, left, and Chad Lossing, of Big Rapids, Mich., work on the ship's sails as it enters the harbor.
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