25 June 1913

The first plane to fly beneath the top span of Duluth’s Aerial Bridge was the “flying boat” Lark o’ the Lake, piloted by Tony Jannus. On June 25, 1913, the Lark was taking select passengers on exhibition flights. With W.D. Jones aboard, the Duluth Herald reported, “the boat sailed under the aerial bridge and along the lake shore to the curling club, being the first flying boat to pass under the bridge and the first to fly over Lake Superior.”