During the downtime in shipping, the International Ship Masters’ Association gets together for their annual Grand Lodge Convention. For the 6th time since 1886, Duluth is hosting the event. “The Twin Ports Lodge was established in 1911. That’s very important to us.”The lunch speaker on Thursday was Kevin Beardsley, the new Executive Director of the Duluth Seaway Port Authority. On Friday evening, Congressman Tom Tiffany is the keynote speaker at the grand ball.