Division Meeting Fall 2023

James Munger Award recipient

Auxiliary works with CG on Lake of the Woods

AUXAIR - members from two flotillas work together

AUX Air members from 2 floitllas work together

4th of July Parade 2023 Superior, WI

First woman chaplain in the U.S. Navy - See her display at the Bong Museum. She's now an Auxiliarist in the Duluth-Superior Flotilla

1st woman chaplain US Navy - now an Auziliarist

Check rides on Gull Lake Chain - Auxiliarist and potential member

"Diversity in Division 30" Flotilla 07 helping 04

Division 30 Commander with float coat , ice picks and spud bar for testing ice thickness. KBJR-TV interview.

Christmas City of the North Parade in Duluth - Active Duty and Flotilla 04

Christmas City of the North Parade Duluth Active Duty & 30-04

His mother is Flotilla Commander for Flotilla 04!

His mother is Vice Flotilla Commander for Flotilla 04!

Recipient of American Legion Military Achievement Award 2022

New Commander of Division 091-30

New Vice Division Commander 091-30

Recipient of Division 091-30 Annual Award

Auxiliary plaque presented to KBJR TV for recruitment campaign

AUX plaque presented to KBJR TV for recruitment campaign

Shooting flares with active duty

National Safe Boating Week May 21-25, 2022

There is a lot of free digital boating safety information available - link below:

https://www.safeboatingcouncil.org/resources/brochures/

Be smart and check it out!

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Division Commander and Vice Commander 2022

2022 Division Commander and Vice Commander

Pearl Harbor Day Memorial 2021 in Duluth

Flotilla 04 hands out paddle craft materials at summer event

FLotilla 04 hands out vessel ID decals at paddlecraft event

Flotilla 05 at Leech Lake Regatta

CGC Alder leaves Duluth homeport for the last time

CG 29' boat maneuvers to take 04 AUX boat in tow

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CG boat maneuvers to take AUX boat in tow

Safe Boating Week 2021

Christmas City of the North Parade 2020 Duluth MN

History of the Auxiliary in our Division

Remember a pioneer in Auxiliary diversity

by Dave Anderson, BC-AKS

The history of the Coast Guard Auxiliary in northern Minnesota, northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan traces back to a woman named Leslie Griggs Welles. She came from a wealthy family in Eveleth, MN and if the name Griggs sounds familiar to Duluthians, it's because the University of Minnesota Duluth's Griggs Hall and Griggs Field are named after her father.

Leslie married George Welles and if that name also sounds familiar to Duluthians, it's because he was part of the Marshall Wells hardware empire that dominated the American market until selling out to the Hudson's Bay Company in 1982.

Mrs. Welles was much more than an idle rich woman, though. Promoting safety was her passion and she was an early member of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. She chartered most of the flotillas in what is now Division 091-30 and in the early 60's, became one of the first women to move above the flotilla level.

In 1962, there was an Auxiliary flotilla on Lake Vermilion near Tower, MN in which Leslie was active. That town's newspaper, The Tower News, printed the following article on August 17, 1962.

"Mrs. George Welles is First Woman CG Division Captain"

"A recent issue of "The Beacon" which is the official publication of the Ninth District Coast Guard Auxiliary carried a feature story on Mrs. George Welles of Lake Vermilion and Duluth. Mrs. Welles was appointed Division Captain in the Ninth Coast Guard District, the first time a woman had been named to that position.

Accepting the bows modestly was the charming newly elected head of Northern Division XXVIII, Leslie Welles. Mrs. Welles, who helped organize and was a charter member of Flotilla 28-4 at Lake Vermilion has long been an active boating enthusiast.

Mrs. Welles has been an inspector-examiner ever since joining the Auxiliary, has held all of the flotilla offices and moved up this year from division training officer after her election to fill the vacancy left by the death of Division Captain E.E. Laitala last fall."

Mrs. Welles passed away at the age of 90 in 2003.

Summer 2020 AUX Patrols - Covid 19

In spite of a late start in August,the flotillas of Division 30 did get some hours on the water.

Tribute to Doc

(Though meteorologist Dave Anderson is U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Branch Chief of Video Services, this news story was prepared as part of paid employment by KBJR 6 / CBS 3 TV which are part of Quincy Media Incorporated and copyright remains the property of those organizations.)

https://cbs3duluth.com/2020/09/11/veteran-boat-safety-expert-jim-munger-passes-away-at-91/