DULUTH, Minn.- It’s been the official start to the Grandma’s Marathon for the past 32 years. The William A. Irvin 5k opened up Grandma’s Marathon weekend on Friday. In the men’s race, Mason Shea from River Falls Wisconsin won the race with a time of 15:32 to claim his third William A. Irvin 5k title. For the women’s race, a…
DULUTH, Minn. — Local band Indecent Proposal drops a new song and music video filmed aboard the William A. Irvin, also known as the “Haunted Ship.” The band appeared on Fox 21’s morning newscast Tuesday to discuss “The Cage” and its music video. Indecent Proposal will release an alternate version of their music video in October to promote alongside the…
DULUTH, Minn.- A record number of runners crossed the finish line in Friday’s William A. Irvin 5K, setting the stage for Saturday’s Grandma’s Marathon. In total, 2,188 runners finished the race, setting a new record for the William A. Irvin 5K. Noah Stevenson of Kansas won the men’s race at 15:02 (new Lakewalk course record). He finished almost two minutes…
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DULUTH, Minn.- The William A. Irvin 5K officially kicked off Grandma’s Marathon on Friday night. In the men’s race, we now have a two-time champion. Mason Shea crossed the finish line with a time of 15 minutes and 40 seconds. He last won the 5K back in 2021. Then in the women’s race we have a new winner, Flannery Cerbin-Bohach,…
DULUTH, Minn. — A popular kickoff event for Grandma’s Marathon brought a special family to Duluth. Direct descendants of William A. Irvin, who the famous ore boat in Canal Park is named after, came to participate in the annual 5k and tour the ship. The William A. Irvin 5k has been a staple race for Grandma’s Marathon since 1994. The…
DULUTH, Minn. — The Haunted Ship opens for tours Thursday night. Fox 21 talked to staff to see what it takes to transform the William A. Irvin into the haunted attraction. Photojournalist Adam Jagunich takes us there. Categories: Entertainment, Minnesota, News, News – Latest News
DULUTH, Minn.– Following the kids races, the William A. Irvine hosted its kickoff 5k in celebration for Grandma’s Marathon. A popular event that started in 1994, has become part of the permanent lineup of races for the weekend. It’s a race that takes one through the scenic parts of Duluth’s Lake walk, A full capacity 25-hundred races signed up. They…
DULUTH, Minn. — Duluth’s William A. Irvin opened up for the summer season on Thursday but getting the 610 foot ship in Canal Park in ship shape was no easy task. That’s what one tour guide tells us who spent the end of winter and beginning of spring helping get her ready. Davan Scott volunteered his time helping paint the…
DULUTH, Minn. — The haunt is back on the William A. Irvin, and final touches are going in as they’re set to open in a few weeks. “We have it all lined up just to scare the bejesus out of you,” Lucie Amundsen, Director of Communications for the DECC, said. Months of preparation goes into this event, and with this…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth Entertainment Convention Center’s newly hired executive director, Dan Hartman, says he’s ready to rebrand the venue inside and out to become truly the central hub of Duluth. Hartman say his leadership team at the DECC is mostly made up of 20-plus-year employees. They’ve been brainstorming on ways to bring new life to the DECC, like creating…
DULUTH, Minn. – Grandma’s Marathon weekend is officially underway and Friday’s William A. Irvin 5K kicked off the races. Just over 1,000 runners took part in this year’s modified version of the race, which began and ended at Bayfront Festival Park. The top male finisher was 19-year-old Mason Shea. The River Falls, WI native finished with a time of 16…
DULUTH, Minn.– One of Duluth’s biggest tourist attractions is now open for the summer, the William A. Irvin opened Friday for the season. It’s the first full season since 2017 after undergoing repairs and dealing with delays from the reconstruction of the Minnesota slip, along with the pandemic. Tours will initially be Friday, Saturday and Sundays before expanding to more…
DULUTH, Minn. – The SS William A. Irvin is opening for the 2021 season this Friday, according to DECC officials. Beginning Friday, station to station tours will be held on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday with additional days possibly being added as the summer progresses. According to a Thursday press release, this will mark the first full season for the Irvin…
DULUTH, Minn.– For the first time since 2017, the S.S. William A. Irvin will be letting visitors back on the ship. The museum will open their doors back to the public starting this Friday. Guests will be required to wear masks and gloves as they tour the 83-year old ship. Guides will lead smaller tour groups while maintaining social distancing….
DULUTH, Minn. – Officials with the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center announced Wednesday afternoon that the William A. Irvin will resume onboard tours on Friday. Station to station tours will continue every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. through September. This marks the first time since 2017 that onboard tours have been conducted after the ship was…
DULUTH, Minn.- Meanwhile, the newly refurbished William A. Irvin is looking a little shinier and brighter. DECC employees and a handful of sea cadets spent Tuesday and Wednesday giving the popular ship museum, a fresh coat of paint. The nearby anchors also got a paint job. More will will be done on the ship in the spring before a grand…
DULUTH, Minn. – The William A. Irvin is finally back in the Minnesota Slip after being removed for repairs more than a year ago. Now that The Irvin is back in its place fans have shown up to get their first look at the popular tourist attraction. The return of the Irvin caught the eye of people visiting the area….
DULUTH, Minn.- After much anticipation and setback, the William A. Irvin–Duluth’s historic museum ship–headed back home to Canal Park Wednesday night. This after it underwent repairs while the seawalls in the Minnesota Slip were also getting worked on. The “Queen of the Lakes” left Fraser Shipyards around 5:30. Just like last year the move was dicey with only seven inches…
DULUTH, Minn. – City officials say the SS William A. Irvin is moving back to the Minnesota Slip today, weather permitting. In preparation for the move, the Blue Bridge will be closed to pedestrians until sometime Thursday. The east side of Harbor Drive has also been closed to the public during the move. City officials say spectators are encouraged to…
DULUTH, Minn. – Fraser Shipyards has begun reflooding its dry dock as crews finalize work on the William A. Irvin. Officials from the DECC say the ship could return to the Minnesota Slip as early as this week depending on the weather and water conditions. Historic tours and the Haunted Ship however will remain closed for the 2019 season. Categories:…
DULUTH, Minn.- We are learning the William A. Irvin will be back in the Minnesota Slip in the coming weeks. The Irvin has been at a dry dock in Fraser Shipyards getting detailed maintenance done to it. Fraser Shipyards is cleaning the bottom of the boat, while AMI Consulting is inspecting all of the rivets to check which ones need…
DULUTH, Minn. – The William A. Irvin has been docked at the Fraser Shipyards in Superior for more than a month to undergo planned corrosion repairs. but after further assessment of the vessel additional damage was discovered. Officials say rivets on the bottom were found to also be corroded. They say about 250 rivets were inspected, which is only one…
DULUTH, Minn. – Pet supplies and services can be difficult to keep up with, and the cost can oftentimes detour animal owners from getting the necessities needed. On Tuesday, August 27, Animal Allies and Irving Community Club are teaming up to host a free collar, leash, and microchipping clinic. The event is taking place at the Evergreen Senior Center in…
DULUTH, Minn.- After ten months of waiting in line at Fraser Shipyards, the William A. Irvin is now out of the waiting room and ready to be worked on in the dry dock. The ship was moved from the Minnesota Slip in Canal Park last September for the Seawall Reconstruction Project, which city officials say is 99% done. The Irvin…
DULUTH, Minn.- Starting Thursday, more than ten months after the William A. Irvin was move from it’s home in the Minnesota Slip during reconstruction there, work to restore the Irvin will begin. Back in September, Duluth Entertainment Convention Center officials said the Irvin would be moving back to the Minnesota Slip this spring in time for tourism season. But, when…
DULUTH, Minn. – The William A. Irvin is set to head into dry dock on Thursday to continue restoration efforts which include exterior repair of its hull. Fraser Shipyards says the restoration is expected to take four to seven weeks. DECC officials say they have not yet determined a date that the Irvin will return to the Minnesota Slip, but…
DULUTH, Minn. -A record 2,410 runners participated in the 26th annual William A Irvin 5K on Friday afternoon. The male winner was Matthew Scherber from St. Paul, with a time of 15:24, who participated in the weekend with his track club. This was Scherber’s first time competing in the 5K but he did run the half marathon last year. “I…
DULUTH, Minn.- Duluth’s Wiilliam A. Irvin won’t be returning to its home in the Minnesota slip this Summer or anytime soon. It’s long awaited return date will be decided in the next few days. DECC officials say they’re optimistic that a contract with Fraser Shipyards, where the Irvin has stayed during its restoration, will be finalized in the coming days. The…
DULUTH, Minn. – The popular William A. Irvin officially won’t be coming back for a second season in a row. And that means a no-go for the popular Haunted Ship in October. The Irvin, which brings in $200,000 a season as a floating museum, has been backed up in line for preventative maintenance work at Fraser Shipyards in Superior. The…
DULUTH, Minn.- The William A. Irvin may not get its paint job and rehab work after all. According to DECC’s Executive Director Chelly Townsend, the bids for the Irvin’s maintenance work at Fraser Shipyards are coming in higher than expected. Townsend said they can’t pay much more than $500,000 worth of grant money available from the Minnesota Historical Society. The…
DULUTH, Minn. – DECC officials confirmed Tuesday to FOX 21 that the William A. Irvin is expected to reopen for tours in July instead of Memorial Day as it waits to get work done at Fraser Shipyards in Superior. The DECC’s executive director, Chelly Townsend, tells us the Irvin accounts for about $200,000 in revenue every year. The attraction wasn’t…
DULUTH, Minn.- The news is in, the William A. Irvin safely ended its journey at Fraser Shipyards in Superior at 4 am Saturday morning, after setting out the night before. In the chill of Friday night, this longtime resident of Duluth left its home, like many of us do, to sort things out. The move came a couple hours behind…
DULUTH, Minn.- A longstanding staple of Duluth is leaving home for the first time in 30 years. The William A. Irvin is getting some cleaning and some work done at Fraser Shipyards in Superior. Crews began moving the ship at about 10:30 Friday night. This came after an hour and a half delay from the time they projected, due to…
DULUTH, Minn. – The William A. Irvin is expected to make its move tonight out of the Minnesota Slip as long as weather permits. After multiple delays city officials say the move could happen by 8:00 p.m., but wind conditions could halt the move yet again. Officials say wind speeds need to stay below six miles per hour for a…
DULUTH, Minn. – A firm date has yet to be determined for moving the William A. Irvin, however city officials say they expect the move to be before the end of September. The move will be determined mainly by weather and lake behavior as well as the purchase of tug boats and barges to make the move safe. Officials say…
DULUTH, Minn.- The city’s plan to move the William A. Irvin out of the Minnesota slip is going to cost more than the city anticipated. Monday night city councilors voted to approve the allocation of $250,000 from the city’s tourism tax revenue for the project in a 7-1 approval with one councilor absent. Public Administration Director Jim Filby Williams clarified the…
DULUTH, Minn. – The city of Duluth needs $250,000 more than budgeted to move the William A. Irvin out of the Minnesota Slip. The mayor’s office says it wants to borrow those dollars from tourism tax revenue (hotel, motel, food and beverage taxes) already set aside to pay for the Minnesota Slip Bridge’s recent retrofit project. The city would then…
DULUTH, Minn.- A huge crowd showed up to cheer on the runners in the first race of Grandma’s weekend. The first male runner to cross the finish line was Colin Cernik from Kansas City. He says he was worried about the weather early in the day but he’s glad the skies cleared up. On the women’s side St. Paul native Carrie Tollefson,…
DULUTH, Minn. – The William A. Irvin’s summer tours and even the popular Haunted Ship are called off for 2018. That complicated and delayed seawall reconstruction work is ultimately to blame. And docking behind the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC) to possibly open is no longer an option. Duluth city councilor Zack Filipovich tells FOX 21 the season closure of the William A. Irvin is disappointing, but he says the seawall reconstruction in the Minnesota Slip needs…
DULUTH, Minn. – The William A. Irvin will be closed for the remainder of the year according to city officials. Repairs to the seawall are still underway, but the Minnesota Slip cleanup will not begin until this fall. For cleanup to happen the Irvin will need to be moved out of the slip which comes with a cost. The city…
DULUTH, Minn.- Meanwhile the William A. Irvin’s course will be slightly narrowed near the start and finish line this year. That’s because of the delayed seawall reconstruction project in the Minnesota Slip, which is home to the Irvin and where runners will race by on Harbor Drive. Marathon officials are encouraging spectators to check the site out in advance before race day, June 15th. Meanwhile, the city of Duluth will be closing Harbor…
photo: duluthmn.govDULUTH, Minn. – The Irving Park Renovation project kicked off this morning in Duluth. The park sustained irreparable damage following the June 2012 flood and will undergo renovations which include: New accessible walkways throughout the park Porta-potty slab and screen New stairs to the parking lot Removal of old playground and installation of new in June Relocation of the…
DULUTH, Minn. – The city of Duluth has released new details to FOX 21’s Dan Hanger involving an updated construction timeline on the delayed seawall project in Canal Park, and also when and where the William A. Irvin could eventually open for the season. But first, the Minnesota Slip Bridge in Canal Park, also known as the “Blue Bridge,” is…
DULUTH, Minn. – The city of Duluth is anxiously waiting for approval by the State historical Preservation Office to begin work on the delayed seawall project in the Minnesota Slip. That approval is expected this week. Meanwhile, plans are underway to get the Vista Fleet open on time for tourists May 7. But as for the William A. Irvin, there…
DULUTH, Minn. – FOX 21 has learned the William A. Irvin and Vista Fleet – two of Duluth’s top tourist attractions – might not be fully open for business as the upcoming tourism season begins – a season that usually get underway in less than two weeks in May. The uncertainty of the Vista and Irvin’s normal operations centers around…
DULUTH, Minn. – There’s some slight uncertainty involving the summer tourism season for Duluth’s Vista Fleet and William A. Irvin. This comes as the multi-million dollar seawall reconstruction project is roughly two months behind schedule and won’t be complete until sometime mid-summer after Grandma’s Marathon weekend. Last week, the Irvin was moved away from the seawall in the Minnesota Slip…
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DULUTH, Minn. – The Irving Community Club continued its tradition of giving back to the community Wednesday. The club donated more than $85,000 to non–profits and police. Among the donations, $60,000 to Valley Youth Centers for a new teen building, and $15,000 each to the Duluth Police Department’s K–9 unit and to the West Duluth Little League. The club raises…
In this week’s Northland Uncovered we head inside the William A. Irvin to see how it transforms from a haunted ship into a tourist destination.
