MN MN - Donald Kulas, 60, Two Harbors, 11 May 1985

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[h=1]Donald Kulas[/h]

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Kulas, circa 1985; Age-progression to an unknown age

• Missing Since 05/11/1985
• Missing From Two Harbors, Minnesota
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Age 60 years old
• Height and Weight 5'10, 155 pounds
• Clothing/Jewelry Description A blue plaid shirt, light blue pants and a charcoal-gray sweater jacket.
• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Gray hair. Kulas has a two-inch, half-moon shaped scar on his right cheek. His nickname is Blackie.

[h=3]Details of Disappearance[/h] Kulas was last seen as he was departing a party in Two Harbors, Minnesota on May 11, 1985. The party was for active and retired Duluth Missabe and Iron Range Railway workers; Kulas is a retiree from there.

The day after Kulas was last seen, his car was found abandoned in a ditch along Lake County Road 2, about twenty-five miles north of Two Harbors and thirteen miles from his home in Brimson, Minnesota. There was no sign of Kulas at the scene and he has never been heard from again. His case is unsolved.

http://charleyproject.org/case/donald-kulas

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/21325/

 

[Tabirey]

Interesting read

23 years and still missing...but not forgotten | Lake County News Chronicle

 

[Pennysmom1]

Missing Person / NamUs #MP21325

View NamUs missing person case MP21325 for Donald Kulas missing from Two Harbors, Minnesota. Date of last contact: May 11, 1985. NCMEC case number: --.

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Demographics​

Missing Age 59 Years
Current Age 98 Years

First Name Donald
Middle Name --
Last Name Kulas
Nickname/Alias Blackie
Sex Male
Race / Ethnicity White / Caucasian
Height 5'-10" - (70 - inches)
Weight 155 - lbs

Circumstances​

Date of Last Contact May 11, 1985
NamUs Case Created August 4, 2013

Last Known Location (Map)
Location Two Harbors, Minnesota 55616
County Lake County

Missing From Tribal Land No
Primary Residence on Tribal Land No

Circumstances of Disappearance Kulas was last seen when he left a party in Two Harbors, Minnesota for active and retired Duluth Missabe and Iron Range Railway on May 11, 1985. Kulas was a retiree of DM & IR.~~His vehicle was found the next day in the ditch along Lake County Road 2, about 25 miles north of Two Harbors and about 13 miles from his home in Brimson, Minnesota.~~An intensive ground and air search was made soon after his vehicle was found. Sixty tracking dogs were used to help locate Kulas to no avail. ~His body has never been found.

Physical Description​

Hair Color Gray or Partially Gray
Head Hair Description --
Body Hair Description --
Facial Hair Description --
Left Eye Color Unknown
Right Eye Color Unknown
Eye Description --

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Distinctive Physical Features

Scar/mark Has a two-inch half-moon scar on his right cheek.

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Clothing and Accessories​

Item
Description

Clothing Light blue pants, a blue plaid shirt and charcoal gray sweater jacket.

 

[Pennysmom1]

1489DMMN - Donald Bernard Kulas

Identifiers
Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Available

Circumstances of Disappearance​

<<Kulas was last seen by his wife, Ena when he left for a Carman's party at the American Legion in Two Harbors, Minnesota for active and retired Duluth Missabe and Iron Range Railway on May 11, 1985. Kulas was a retired carman from the railroad. He arrived at the event around 6PM. Around 10PM, Kulas went over to the Moose Club for some drinks. Then, somewhere between midnight and 1AM, he left the Moose Club in Two Harbors to return to his home in Bassett Lake, 23 miles north.

His 1985 blue Chevrolet Blazer was found the next day facing north in the southbound shoulder along Lake County Road (State Highway 2) just above the intersection with Lake County Highway 15 in Brimson, about 25 miles north of Two Harbors and about 13 miles from his home. The vehicle was found locked up. An intensive ground and air search was made soon after his vehicle was found. Sixty tracking dogs were used to help locate Kulas to no avail. His body has never been found.>>

 

[Pennysmom1]

Jan 11, 2022

Traveling the Old North Shore--The Mysterious Disappearance of Blackie | WTIP

Learn about the mysterious case of Donald “Blackie” Kulas, who went missing just north of Two Harbors, never to be seen again. This is the first segment of Traveling the Old North Shore, a WTIP original feature produced by Martha Marnocha.

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