Editing Silver Bay, Minnesota (section)

==History==
The city of Silver Bay was founded on May 1, 1954, after previously being known as the [[Beaver Bay, Minnesota|Beaver Bay]] housing project. The company town was built to process [[taconite]] mined and shipped by train from [[Babbitt, Minnesota]], sixty miles to the northwest.<ref name="history">[http://www.silverbay.com/history.htm History of Silver Bay] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100711164423/http://www.silverbay.com/history.htm |date=July 11, 2010 }}, Retrieved July 7, 2010</ref>

Silver Bay attained widespread publicity in the 1960s when it was discovered that the Reserve Corporation was dumping [[taconite]] tailings into Lake Superior. In 1972 they were forced to stop and charged with violating the [[Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899]], which prohibited the dumping of harmful materials into interstate waters. In 1977, after a long trial, a new waste-storage facility was built 7 miles inland. Often referred to as “Mile Post  7”

[[File:Black Beach Silver Bay.jpg|thumb|Black beach, named for the darkly-colored taconite tailings in its sand, is now a popular tourist attraction<ref>{{cite web |title=Minnesota’s unnaturally beautiful Black Beach |url=https://explorationvacation.net/black-beach-sliver-bay-minnesota/ |website=Exploration Vacation |access-date=25 April 2024 |date=June 11, 2023 |quote=Black Beach officially opened to the public in 2015 and grows in popularity every year. It’s not a local secret anymore – these days it is very, very busy on summer weekends.}}</ref>]]In 2015, the taconite tailing-rich Black Beach opened to the public,<ref>{{cite web |title=Black Beach Campground and Recreational Park Information |url=https://www.silverbay.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Black-Beach-Park-and-Campground.pdf |publisher=City of Black Beach |access-date=25 April 2024 |page=11 |quote=The City of Silver Bay and the MN DNR, entered into a Lease Agreement with Northshore Mining for 31.6 acres (approximately 3500 feet of shoreline) of property along Lake Superior’s North Shore for the purpose of public beaches. The agreement was fully executed in November 2014. • Black Beach is known for the natural sediment transport of past taconite tailings into sand that gives a diamond like sparkle with black hue.}}</ref> the negotiation with the mining company for public access to the beaches in the area being brokered by the city of Silver Bay and the state [[Minnesota Department of Natural Resources|DNR]]. Black Beach Park contains three beaches and a municipally-owned campground.<ref>{{cite web |title=Black Beach Campground |url=https://www.blackbeachcampground.com/ |access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref>