DULUTH, Minn. — Volunteers and organization members are working on final preparations for the Friends of the Duluth Public Library book sale. The Friends of the Duluth Pubic Library are individuals and businesses who advocate for the importance of the library in the community. Every year, they hold a big book sale and this year they will operate in full-capacity…
DULUTH, Minn. — Teens and young adults in Duluth teamed up with local artists to produce and showcase a mural across a wall of Positively 3rd Street Bakery. Artists Moira Villiard and Carla Hamilton served as creative mentors for the mural with the life house organization, which houses and helps homeless teens and young adults. The collaboration was funded by…
DULUTH, MINN. — Stewart’s Bike and Sports Shop offers a variety of services, and as the weather heats up, bike sales and maintenance requests have flowed in for the business. Owner Steve Meyer says that they specialize in casual riding bikes for individuals and families, with the hope to get more people out on the trails, despite their age or…
DULUTH, Minn. — Bayfront Park is coming alive as the weather warms up, just in time for big events like festivals and performances that will be taking place. Bayfront will feature different events every weekend of the summer and on some weeknights too. Some of the most popular ones that draw in the big crowds from all over the Northland…
DULUTH, Minn. — Volunteers began planting on superior street this morning, for the 19th annual “dig in for the downtown waterfront,” tradition. Each year, the event is put on by Duluth’s Greater Downtown Council. Kristi stokes, the Downtown Council President, said that the planting event is a way for community members to be a part of beautifying the area. If…
DULUTH, Minn. — On Tuesday at Mont Du Lac Resort, the Larry and Donna Pulkrabek Foundation donated nearly 10 thousand dollars to the departments ‘get hooked on fishing’ program, an event where officers take local youth groups out for boat ventures and fishing. The program began in 2017 and continues to bridge gaps and build relationships between officers and the…
DULUTH, MINN. — This Tuesday, downtown Duluth is kicking off June with flower planting and a new event called the Happy Hour Makers Market. Volunteers can lend a hand to planting and end the evening with a local drink or bite to eat. The 19th annual “Dig-In for the Downtown Waterfront,” tradition is set to begin at 10am Tuesday on…
INT’L FALLS/KABETOGAMA, MINN. –“Mother nature has not been kind to us this year so far at all. So every week it’s like it could come up another foot, every week it could come up another foot, and it has.” Northern Minnesota residents who border Canada continue to battle historic flooding. It has devastated the area and hindered the beginning of…
WRENSHALL, Minn. — A 38-year-old Wrenshall man returned home for the first time after spending the last 214 days in the hospital battling covid-19. Steve Kilby was a healthy man before Covid, according to his friends and family. He worked out, played hockey, and took care of himself, but after getting the virus, Steve became extremely ill. He was told…
DULUTH, Minn. — Production began this week on a new movie called “Merry Kisscam,” where scenes are filming all over Duluth. Producer Mandy June Turpin originally became intrigued with Duluth while visiting the Catalyst Story Institute’s Content Festival four years ago. She met many community members and visited different local places, and she says that she knew they would be…
SUPERIOR, Wis.– The Douglas County Farmer’s Market is back in Superior with a wide variety of offerings for the 2022 season. All of the products sold at the market are raised, grown, or made by the vendors. Sue Ann Dumke, the owner of Brule River Farm, says that although the season is off to a slow start, warm days…
DULUTH, Minn. — A local company called Jaybee Travel teamed up with Viking Cruises to provide passengers with local experiences on Duluth land. On May 30, 2022, the Viking Oasis became the first cruise ship to sail into the city since 2013. Cutting through heavy fog and rainy conditions, the cruise landed and guests departed to shore where the Duluth…
DULUTH, Minn. — The 1977 tradition of Grandma’s Marathon will resume in full-capacity June of 2022. With all three races selling-out for the first time since 2016, the marathon organization, community members, and runners are excited to get back for this years event. In an interview with Zach Schneider, a member of Grandma’s Board of Directors, he stated that, “People…
