Duluth, Minnesota
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Location in St. Louis County, Minnesota
Coordinates: 46°47′12.98″N 92°5′53.5″W / 46.7869389, -92.098194
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	St. Louis
Founded	1679
Government
- Mayor	Don Ness
Area
- City	87. St Louis County is a County located in the US state of Minnesota Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers This is a List of counties in Minnesota. There are 87 counties in the U St Louis County is a County located in the US state of Minnesota A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Don "Donny" Ness (born January 9, 1974) is an American politician from Duluth, Minnesota, and the current mayor of Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status 3 sq mi (226. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 2 km²)
- Land	68 sq mi (176. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 10 km²)
- Water	19. 3 sq mi (50. 01 km²)  22. 11%
Elevation	702 ft (214 m)
Population (2000)
- City	86,918
- Density	1,278. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1/sq mi (493. 3/km²)
- Metro	275,488
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	55801, 55802, 55803, 55804, 55805, 55806, 55807, 55808, 55810, 55811, 55812
Area code(s)	218
FIPS code	27-17000[1]
GNIS feature ID	0661145[2]
Website: www.ci.duluth.mn.us

Duluth is a seaport city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of St. Louis County. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 218 is one of the two original Telephone numbering plan codes for Minnesota, though it has been modified since inception Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. St Louis County is a County located in the US state of Minnesota The city had a total population of 86,918 in the 2000 census and the metropolitan census including outer suburbs and villages was estimated to be roughly 184,000. South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California. In the United States a Village is a term sometimes informal for a type of Administrative division at the local government level ^[3] At the westernmost point on the north shore of Lake Superior, Duluth is linked to the Atlantic Ocean 2,300 miles (3,700 km) away via the Great Lakes and Erie Canal/New York State Barge Canal or Saint Lawrence Seaway passages and is the Atlantic Ocean's westernmost deep-water port. The North Shore of Lake Superior runs from Duluth Minnesota, United States, at the southwestern end of the lake to Thunder Bay Ontario, Lake Superior is the largest of the five Great Lakes of North America. The Laurentian Great Lakes are a chain of freshwater lakes located in eastern North America, on the Canada–United States border. The Erie Canal is a popular canal in New York state from the Hudson River to Lake Erie, approximately 360 miles connecting the Great Lakes The New York State Canal System (formerly known as the New York State Barge Canal) is a successor to the Erie Canal and other Canals within New York The St Lawrence Seaway is the common name for a system of Canals that permits ocean-going vessels to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes ^[4]

Duluth forms a metropolitan area with Superior, Wisconsin. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central The city of Superior sits at the junction of US Highway 2 and U Called the Twin Ports, these two cities share the Duluth-Superior Harbor and together are one of the most important ports on the Great Lakes, shipping coal, iron ore (taconite), and grain. The Twin Ports of Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin are located at the western part of Lake Superior (the westernmost of Iron ores are rocks and Minerals from which Metallic Iron can be economically extracted Taconite is an Iron -bearing high- Silica, Flint -like rock It is a Precambrian Sedimentary rock referred to as a Banded iron As a tourist destination for the Midwest, Duluth features America's only all-freshwater aquarium, the Great Lakes Aquarium, the Aerial Lift Bridge which spans the short canal into Duluth's harbor, "Park Point", the world's second longest freshwater sandbar, spanning 6 miles, and is a launching point for the North Shore. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel An aquarium (plural aquariums or aquaria) is a Vivarium consisting of at least one transparent side in which Water -dwelling Plants Great Lakes Aquarium is the only Aquarium in the United States that focuses on freshwater exhibits The Aerial Lift Bridge (earlier known as the Aerial Bridge or Aerial Ferry Bridge) is a major landmark in the port city of Duluth Minnesota. Canals are artificial channels for water There are two types of canals water conveyance canals which are used for the conveyance and delivery of water and Waterways The North Shore of Lake Superior runs from Duluth Minnesota, United States, at the southwestern end of the lake to Thunder Bay Ontario, ^[5]

The city is named for Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut, the first known European explorer of the area. Daniel Greysolon Sieur du Lhut ( c 1639 &ndash 25 February 1710) was a French soldier and explorer who is the first European known

Contents 1 History 1.1 Pre-founding 1.2 Permanent settlement 1.3 Twentieth century 1.4 The Untold Delights of Duluth 2 Geography 3 Climate 4 Demographics 5 Economy 6 Arts 7 Sports 7.1 Professional sports history 7.2 Amateur sports 8 Parks and recreation 9 Government 10 Education 11 Transportation 12 Media 13 Religion 14 Utilities 15 Sites of interest 16 Trivia 17 Movies Filmed in Duluth and/or area 18 Other Entertainment -Filmed/recorded 19 Sister cities 20 See also 21 Notes 22 References 23 External links

History

Pre-founding

Native American tribes had occupied the Duluth area for thousands of years. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States The original inhabitants are believed to have been members of Paleo-Indian cultures, followed by the "Old Copper" people, who hunted with spear points and knives and fished with metal hooks. Paleo-Indians or Paleo-Americans were the ancient peoples of the Americas who were present at the end of the last Ice Age. Clovis points are the diagnostic Projectile point associated with the North American Clovis culture. A knife is a handheld sharp-edged instrument consisting of handle attached to a Blade used for cutting Around two thousand years ago, the Woodlands people, known for their burial mounds and pottery, occupied the area. They also cultivated wild rice, a crop that continues to be harvested today by Ojibwa tribes in the region and is often seen being sold in the area, especially in Wisconsin. Wild rice is any of the four species of plants that make up the genus Zizania (common names Canada rice, Indian rice, and water oats The Ojibwa or Chippewa (also Ojibwe, Ojibway, Chippeway) is the largest group of Native Americans - First Nations Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States Duluth's name in the Ojibwe is Onigamiinsing ("at the little portage") due to the small and easy portage across Minnesota Point between Lake Superior and western Superior Bay forming Duluth's harbor. Minnesota Point or Park Point is a long narrow Peninsula that extends out from the Canal Park area of Duluth, Minnesota, The St Louis River is a river in the US State of Minnesota that flows into Lake Superior. According to Ojibwa Oral history, Spirit Island located near the Spirit Valley neighborhood was the "Sixth Stopping Place" where the northern and southern branches of the Ojibwa Nation came together and then proceeded to their "Seventh Stopping Place" near the present city of La Pointe, Wisconsin. The Ojibwa or Chippewa (also Ojibwe, Ojibway, Chippeway) is the largest group of Native Americans - First Nations Oral history can be defined as the recording preservation and interpretation of historical information, based on the personal experiences and opinions of the speaker La Pointe is a town in Ashland County in the US state of Wisconsin.

In 1659, Pierre Esprit Radisson and Médard Chouart des Groseilliers went searching for furs in the Lake Superior region, and visited the area that became today’s Duluth. Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut, the city's namesake, arrived in 1679 to settle rivalries between two Indian nations, the Dakota and the Ojibwa, and to advance fur trading missions in the area. Daniel Greysolon Sieur du Lhut ( c 1639 &ndash 25 February 1710) was a French soldier and explorer who is the first European known Sioux (pronounced SUE are a Native American and First Nations people The Ojibwa or Chippewa (also Ojibwe, Ojibway, Chippeway) is the largest group of Native Americans - First Nations The fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal Fur. His work allowed for this to occur, with the Ojibwa becoming middlemen between the French and the Dakota. The Ojibwa or Chippewa (also Ojibwe, Ojibway, Chippeway) is the largest group of Native Americans - First Nations Middle Man is an Album by Boz Scaggs released on Columbia Records in 1980 Legal residents and citizens To be French according to the first article of the Constitution is to be a citizen of France regardless of one's origin race or religion ( Sioux (pronounced SUE are a Native American and First Nations people As a result, the area prospered, and as early as 1692, the Hudson's Bay Company set up a small post at Fond du Lac. Fond du Lac is a neighborhood in Duluth, Minnesota, United States

It was not until 1792 that the next trading post, on the Wisconsin side of the St. Louis River, was opened by Jean Baptiste Cadotte of the North West Company. The St Louis River is a river in the US State of Minnesota that flows into Lake Superior. For the grocery chain see The North West Company. The North West Company was a fur trading business headquartered in Montreal A fire destroyed the post in 1800, but a German émigré, John Jacob Astor, constructed a post on the river's Minnesota side. For other pages relating to Astor see John Jacob Astor (disambiguation John Jacob Astor (born Johann Jakob or Johann Jacob Astor) ( July The store initially floundered as a result of the Indians' insistence in trading with established English and French partners. However, Astor managed to convince the United States Congress to ban foreigners from trading in American territory. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses His American Fur Company was re-formed in 1816-17. The American Fur Company was founded by John Jacob Astor in 1808 Hard times hit the post once again by 1839 due to fashionable Europeans choosing silk hats over those made from beaver pelts.

Two Treaties of Fond du Lac were signed in the present neighborhood of Fond du Lac in 1826 and 1847. The Treaty of Fond du Lac may refer to either of two treaties made and signed in Duluth Minnesota between the United States and the Ojibwe (Chippewa Fond du Lac is a neighborhood in Duluth, Minnesota, United States As part of the Treaty of Washington (1854) with the Lake Superior Band of Chippewa, the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation was established upstream from Duluth near Cloquet, Minnesota, and the Ojibwa population was relocated there. The Lake Superior Chippewa ( Anishinaabe: Gichigamiwininiwag) were a historical band of Ojibwe Indians living around Lake Superior in what is The Fond du Lac Indian Reservation (or Nah-Gah-Chi-Wa-Nong ( Nagaajiwanaang in the Double Vowel orthography meaning "Where the current is blocked" Cloquet (kloʊˈkeɪ is a city in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States, located at the junction of The Ojibwa or Chippewa (also Ojibwe, Ojibway, Chippeway) is the largest group of Native Americans - First Nations

Permanent settlement

Interest in the area was piqued in the 1850s as rumors of copper mining began to circulate. Currently the most common source of Copper Ore is the mineral Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2 which accounts for about 50% of copper production A government land survey in 1852, followed by a treaty with local tribes in 1854, secured wilderness for gold-seeking explorers, sparked a "land rush," and led to the development of iron ore mining in the area. Iron ores are rocks and Minerals from which Metallic Iron can be economically extracted

Around the same time, newly-constructed channels and locks in the East permitted large ships to access the area. Physical geography, a channel is the physical confine of a River, slough or ocean Strait consisting of a bed and banks A lock is a device for raising and lowering boats between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal Waterways. A road connecting Duluth to the Twin Cities was also constructed. Eleven small towns on both sides of the St. Louis River were formed, establishing Duluth's roots as a city. The St Louis River is a river in the US State of Minnesota that flows into Lake Superior.

By 1857, copper resources became scarce, and the area's economic focus shifted to timber harvesting. Lumber or timber is Wood in any of its stages from felling through readiness for use as structural Material for Construction, or A nation-wide financial crisis led to nearly three quarters of the city's early pioneers leaving.

In the late 1860s, a financier Jay Cooke (after whom the Jay Cooke State Park is named), convinced the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad to create an extension from St. Paul to Duluth. Jay Cooke ( August 10, 1821 - February 8, 1905) American financier was born at Sandusky Ohio, the son of Eleutheros Jay Cooke State Park is a Minnesota state park located about ten miles (16 km southwest of Duluth, just outside the small town of Thomson The Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad is the name for two different railroads in Minnesota. Saint Paul ( abbreviated St Paul) is the capital and second most populous city in the U The railroad opened areas due north and west of Lake Superior to iron ore mining. Lake Superior is the largest of the five Great Lakes of North America. Iron ores are rocks and Minerals from which Metallic Iron can be economically extracted Duluth's population on New Year's Day, 1869 consisted of fourteen families; by the Fourth of July, 3,500 people were present to celebrate. In the United States, Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July (or the Fourth) is a Federal holiday commemorating the adoption

Twentieth century

Subsequently the city throve, and the hillside and downtown areas developed and expanded. In the 1900s, the city's port passed New York City in gross tonnage handled, elevating it to being the leading port in the United States. The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Meanwhile, there were ten newspapers, six banks, and an eleven-story skyscraper, the Torrey Building, already present in the town. In 1907, U.S. Steel announced that a $5 – $6 million plant would be constructed in the area. The United States Steel Corporation ( is an integrated Steel producer with major production operations in the United States, Canada, and Central Europe Although steel production only began eight years later, predictions held that Duluth's population would rise to 200,000 to 300,000. With the Duluth Works steel plant came Morgan Park, a once-independent company town that now stands as a city neighborhood. The Duluth Works was an industrial Steel and Cement making complex located in Duluth Minnesota and operated from 1915 until 1987 Morgan Park is a neighborhood in Duluth, Minnesota. Arbor Street / 88th Avenue West serves as a main arterial route in the community

In the early twentieth century, Duluth was home to one of the largest Finnish communities in the world outside of Finland. The terms Finns and Finnish people ( Finnish: suomalaiset, Swedish: finländare) are used in English to Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. For decades, a Finnish-language daily newspaper taking the namesake of the old Grand Duchy of Finland's pro-independence leftist paper, Päivälehti, was published in the city. Päivälehti was a Newspaper in Finland, which was then a Grand Duchy under the Czar of Russia. The area was also settled by Immigrants from Ireland, Poland, Serbia, Italy, Ukraine, Romania, Norway, Hungary, Denmark, Sweden, Bulgaria, Austria, Croatia, England, and Russia.

On June 14, 1920 The Duluth lynchings took place on 1st Street and 2nd Avenue East. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar The Duluth Lynchings occurred on June 15, 1920, when three black circus workers were attacked and lynched by a mob in Duluth, Minnesota

During much of the twentieth century, the city was an industrial port town, with a cement plant, nail mill, wire mills, and the Duluth Works plant. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The Duluth Works was an industrial Steel and Cement making complex located in Duluth Minnesota and operated from 1915 until 1987 In 1916, during World War I, a shipbuilding plant on St. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Louis River produced eight vessels simultaneously. A neighborhood was formed around this operation, today known as Riverside. Similar industrial operations were heightened during the Second World War. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Population growth continued after the war, with a peak of 106,884 reached in 1960. The city experienced strong immigrant influx, and the Finnish IWW community published a widely read labor newspaper Industrialisti. The terms Finns and Finnish people ( Finnish: suomalaiset, Swedish: finländare) are used in English to The Industrial Workers of the World ( IWW or the Wobblies) is an international union currently headquartered in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Industrialisti was the official Finnish language daily newspaper of the Industrial Workers of the World. From 1907 to 1941 the Finnish Socialist Federation, and then the IWW operated Work People's College, an educational institution that taught classes from a working class perspective. A Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America folk school founded September 1903 in Minneapolis Minnesota served as a predecessor for Work People's College

Due to foreign competition, the U.S. Steel plant of the Duluth Works closed in 1981, presenting a major blow to the city. Early examples of skywalks Copenhagen, Denmark: skywalk connecting courts building to adjacent uses 18th century Faaborg The United States Steel Corporation ( is an integrated Steel producer with major production operations in the United States, Canada, and Central Europe The Duluth Works was an industrial Steel and Cement making complex located in Duluth Minnesota and operated from 1915 until 1987 Duluth is often cited as "where the Rust Belt begins," and other industrial activity followed suit with more closures, including shipbuilding, heavy machinery, and the Air Force base. The Rust Belt, sometimes called the Manufacturing Belt, is an area in parts of the Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic States, and portions of the See also Shipbuilding (song. Shipbuilding is the construction of Ships It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a Heavy industry does not have a single fixed meaning as compared to Light industry. Within a decade, unemployment rates surged to 15 percent, emptying local stores and creating long job application lines. This was particularly hard on Duluth's West Side, where the Eastern and Southern European immigrants had traditionally occupied for decades.

With the decline of the city's industrial core, the local economic focus shifted to tourism. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel The downtown was renewed with red brick streets and skywalks, and old warehouses along the waterfront were converted into cafés, shops, and restaurants, forming Canal Park as a largely tourism-oriented district. Early examples of skywalks Copenhagen, Denmark: skywalk connecting courts building to adjacent uses 18th century Faaborg Canal Park is a tourist and recreation-oriented district of Duluth Minnesota.

The Untold Delights of Duluth

Early doubts about the potential of the Duluth area were voiced in the speech The Untold Delights of Duluth, made by former U. S. Representative J. Proctor Knott of Kentucky on January 27, 1871 in the U. James Proctor Knott ( August 29, 1830 June 18, 1911) was the Attorney General of Missouri at the outset of the The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common S. House; the speech against the St. Croix and Superior Land Grant lampooned Western boosterism, portraying Duluth as an Eden in fantastically florid terms. Boosterism is the act of "boosting" or promoting one's town city or organization with the goal of improving public perception of it ^[6] The speech has been reprinted in collections of folklore and humorous speeches and is regarded as something of a classic. The nearby city of Proctor, Minnesota is named for Congressman Knott.

Duluth, Minnesota's unofficial sister city, Duluth, Georgia, was named by Evan P. Howell in humorous reference to Representative Knott's speech. Duluth is a city in Gwinnett County Georgia, and a suburb of Atlanta located in the Metro Atlanta area Evan Park Howell ( December 10, 1839 &ndash August 6, 1905) was an American politician and early Telegraph operator as Originally called Howell's Crossroads in honor of his grandfather Evan Howell, the town had in 1871 just finished getting a railroad to the town, and the 'Delights of Duluth' speech was still popular.

Proctor Knott is sometimes credited with characterizing Duluth as the "zenith city of the unsalted seas," but the honor for that coinage belongs to journalist Thomas Preston Foster, speaking at a Fourth of July picnic in 1868. ^[7]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 87. Minnesota Point or Park Point is a long narrow Peninsula that extends out from the Canal Park area of Duluth, Minnesota, Park Point is a neighborhood and sandbar in Duluth, Minnesota. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 3 square miles (226. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 2 km²). Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of It is Minnesota's second largest city in terms of land area, surpassed only by Hibbing. Hibbing is a city in St Louis County, Minnesota, USA. The population was 17071 at the 2000 census. Of its 87. 3 square miles, 68. 0 square miles (176. 1 km²) or 77. 89% is land and 19. 3 square miles (50. 0 km²) or 22. 11% is water. Duluth's canal connects Lake Superior to the Duluth-Superior harbor and the St. Louis River. The Aerial Lift Bridge connects Canal Park with Minnesota Point ("Park Point"). Canal Park is a tourist and recreation-oriented district of Duluth Minnesota. Minnesota Point or Park Point is a long narrow Peninsula that extends out from the Canal Park area of Duluth, Minnesota, Park Point is a neighborhood and sandbar in Duluth, Minnesota.

Duluth's geography is dominated by a rather steep hill which represents a transition from the elevation of Lake Superior's beach to that of the inland. Canal Park is a tourist and recreation-oriented district of Duluth Minnesota. It is also known as the San Francisco of Minnesota. For example, the Sky Harbor airport's weather station, near the lake on the Park Point sandbar (at 6 miles (9. A weather station is a facility with instruments and equipment to make observations of atmospheric conditions in order to provide information to make weather forecasts 65 km) is the second longest freshwater sand bar in the world) has an elevation of 607 feet (185 m),^[8] while Duluth International Airport atop the hill is at 1,427 feet (435 m). ^[8]

As a result, Duluth is primarily a southwest-northeast city. A considerable amount of development on the hill's upslope gives Duluth a reputation for steep streets. Some neighborhoods, such as Piedmont Heights and Bayview Heights, are atop the hill, at times giving scenic views of the city. Piedmont Heights is a neighborhood in Duluth, Minnesota. Piedmont Avenue Chambersburg Avenue and Morris Thomas Road are three of the main arterial routes in Bayview Heights is a primarily Residential neighborhood in Duluth, Minnesota. The Goat Hill neighborhood overlooking the 'can of worms' freeway interchange around 18th Avenue West is an example of this; another is the skyline neighborhood above downtown from 5th to 10th Avenues West. Perhaps the most rapidly developing part of the city is a commercial mall and big-box retailer shopping strip "over the hill", the Miller Trunk corridor. The Highway 53 or Miller Trunk Corridor refers to a large agglomeration of retail development in Duluth on and around U Re-construction of U. S. 53 is scheduled within the next 5 years to alleviate congestion in this part of Duluth.

Climate

The city's climate is known for long, cold winters and cool summers. The nickname "The Air-Conditioned City" is given to Duluth due to the cooling effect that Lake Superior has on it during the summer months. During the winter months, temperatures often remain below freezing for periods of weeks. A normal winter brings consistent snow cover from December through March. Winter storms that pass south or east of Duluth can often set up easterly or northeasterly flow. Upslope lake-effect snow events can bring a foot (30 cm) or more of snow to the city while areas 50 miles (80 km) inland receive considerably less.

Summers are cool and comfortable, with daytime temperatures averaging in the 70s°F (20–30 °C) due to the cooling easterly winds of the lake (as opposed to occasional temperatures over 90 °F (32 °C) inland, although temperatures may remain below 50 °F (10 °C) during afternoons as late in the year as June along the Lake Superior shore, even when the inland temperature is in the 70s °F (mid-20s °C). The phrase "cooler by the lake" can be heard often in weather forecasts during the summer, especially on days when an easterly wind is expected. Due to the specific heat of the huge lake, seasons are substantially delayed, with November often much warmer than April. Great local variations are also common, due to the rapid change in elevation between the hill and shore-side. It can be snowing at the Miller Hill Mall and pouring rain in Canal Park at the same time.

Weather averages for Duluth, Minnesota
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °F (°C)	16 (-9)	22 (-6)	32 (0)	48 (9)	62 (17)	71 (22)	76 (24)	74 (23)	64 (18)	53 (12)	35 (2)	22 (-6)	48 (9)
Average low °F (°C)	-1 (-18)	3 (-16)	15 (-9)	29 (-2)	40 (4)	48 (9)	54 (12)	53 (12)	45 (7)	35 (2)	21 (-6)	6 (-14)	29 (-2)
Precipitation inches (mm)	1. In Meteorology, precipitation (also known as one class of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric 2 (30. 5)	0. 8 (20. 3)	1. 8 (45. 7)	2. 4 (61)	3. 2 (81. 3)	4. 1 (104. 1)	4. 0 (101. 6)	3. 9 (99. 1)	3. 6 (91. 4)	2. 4 (61)	1. 9 (48. 3)	1. 3 (33)	30. 6 (777. 2)
Source: weatherbase. com[9] 2007-08-11

Demographics

Duluth and its environs are experiencing moderate population growth. ^[10] As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 86,918 people, 35,500 households, and 19,915 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population ^[3] The population density was 1,278. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1 inhabitants per square mile (493. 5/km²). There were 36,994 housing units at an average density of 544. 0/sq mi (210/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 92. 65% White, 1. 63% Black or African American, 2. 44% Native American, 1. 14% Asian, 0. 03% Pacific Islander, 0. 29% from other races, and 1. 82% from two or more races. 1. 06% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Hispanic and Latino Americans are Americans of Hispanic or Latino descent, which comprises ancestry or origins in Hispanic America 18. 5% were of German, 16. German Americans ( German: Deutschamerikaner) are citizens of the United States of Ethnic German ancestry 0% Polish, 14. A Polish American is an American citizen of Polish descent There are an estimated 10 million Americans of Polish descent 5% Norwegian, 10. Norwegian Americans (norskamerikanere are Americans of Norwegian descent 9% Swedish, 7. Swedish Americans are Americans of Swedish descent most often related to the large groups of immigrants from Sweden in the late nineteenth century and early 2% Italian, 7. An Italian American is an American of Italian descent and/or dual citizenship 1% Irish, 6. Irish Americans (Gael-Mheiriceánach are citizens of the United States who can claim ancestry originating in Ireland. 9% Finnish, 6. Finnish Americans are Americans of Finnish descent who currently number about 700000 9% Serbian, and 6. Serbian Americans are Citizens of the United States who are of Serbian ancestry 8% Croatian ancestry according to Census 2000. Croatian Americans are citizens of the United States of Croatian descent

There were 35,500 households out of which 26. 6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41. 4% were married couples living together, 11. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43. 9% were non-families. 34. 5% of all households were made up of individuals and 13. 3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 26 and the average family size was 2. 90.

In the city the population was spread out with 21. 3% under the age of 18, 16. 2% from 18 to 24, 26. 1% from 25 to 44, 21. 3% from 45 to 64, and 15. 1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 93. 4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89. 7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,766, and the median income for a family was $46,394. Males had a median income of $35,182 versus $24,965 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,969. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 8. 6% of families and 15. 5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 4% of those under age 18 and 9. 5% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Duluth is the regional hub not only for its own immediate area, but also for a large area encompassing northeastern Minnesota, northwestern Wisconsin, and the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Lake Superior is the largest of the five Great Lakes of North America. The Arrowhead Region is located in the northeastern part of the U The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that comprise the U Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. It remains a major transportation center for the transshipment of coal, taconite, agricultural products, steel, limestone, and cement. In recent years it has seen strong growth in the transshipment of wind turbine components coming and going from manufacturers in both Europe and North Dakota, and in oversized industrial machinery manufactured all around the world and destined for the tar sands oil extraction projects in northern Alberta.

The city is a popular center for tourism. Duluth is a convenient base for trips to the scenic North Shore via Highway 61, or to fishing and wilderness expeditions in Minnesota's far north, including the Superior National Forest and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The North Shore of Lake Superior runs from Duluth Minnesota, United States, at the southwestern end of the lake to Thunder Bay Ontario, Minnesota State Highway 61 is a Highway in northeast Minnesota, which runs from the junction of Interstate Highway 35 and Minnesota 61 in Superior National Forest, part of the United States National Forest system is located in the Arrowhead Region of the state of Minnesota between The Boundary Tourists also may drive on the North Shore Scenic Drive to visit Gooseberry Falls State Park, Isle Royale National Park via ferry or visit Grand Portage National Monument in Grand Portage, Minnesota. The North Shore Scenic Drive is an All-American Road that follows St Gooseberry Falls State Park is a Minnesota state park on the north shore of Lake Superior. Isle Royale National Park is a US National Park in the state of Michigan. Grand Portage National Monument, located within the Boreal forest on the north shore Thunder Bay, Canada can be reached by following the highway into Canada along Lake Superior. Thunder Bay ( 2006 census population 109140 formerly the twin cities of Fort William and Port Arthur, is a City in and the seat of Thunder

Arts

Local attractions include a variety of arts opportunities. Museums include the Duluth Art Institute at the Duluth Depot, the Tweed Museum of Art at the University of Minnesota Duluth, and smaller local art galleries scattered around the city. The Tweed Museum of Art is a Museum located on the campus of the University of Minnesota Duluth, in Duluth Minnesota. The University of Minnesota Duluth ( UMD) is a regional branch of the University of Minnesota System located in Duluth Minnesota, USA. See the List of Museums in Duluth. A list of Museums in the United States ordered by state See also List of museums List of aquariums Duluth is also home to a professional ballet company, the Minnesota Ballet. See also A ballet company is a group of Dancers who perform Ballets. The Minnesota Ballet is a Ballet company and school located in Duluth Minnesota. Duluth shares a symphony orchestra with Superior, Wisconsin, the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra[1]. In summer there are often free concerts held in Chester Park where local musicians play for crowds, and the Bayfront Blues Festival is held in early August. Beginning in 2004, Duluth has celebrated Gay Pride with a parade on Labor Day weekend. LGBT pride or gay pride refers to a world wide movement and philosophy asserting that LGBT ( Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and LGBT pride or gay pride refers to a world wide movement and philosophy asserting that LGBT ( Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Labor Day is a United States Federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September The city celebrates the Homegrown Music Festival the first week in May each year. The Homegrown Music Festival is Duluth Minnesota 's annual showcase of local bands Started in 1998, the festival features over 130 local musical acts performing across the city. Another "music festival" is the "Junior Achievement High School ROCKS - Battle of the Bands", Which showcases middle school and high school bands from central Minn to the Canadian boarder and Northern Wis. This event takes place at the DECC mid-April.

There also exists under a section of I-35 a stretch of graffiti know as the Graffiti Graveyard. Graffiti (singular graffito; the plural is used as a Mass noun) is the name for images or lettering scratched scrawled painted or marked in any manner on property ^[11]

Sports

Professional sports history

Duluth once fielded a National Football League team called the Kelleys (officially the Kelley Duluths after the Kelley-Duluth Hardware Store) from 1923-1925 and the Eskimos (officially Ernie Nevers' Eskimos after the early NFL great, their star player) from 1926-1927. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. Duluth Minnesota, hosted a professional football team called the Kelleys (officially the Kelley Duluths after the Kelley-Duluth Hardware Store from Ernest Alonzo Nevers ( June 11, 1903, Willow River Minnesota - May 3, 1976) was an American football fullback The Eskimos were then sold and became the Orange Tornadoes (Orange, New Jersey). The Orange/Newark Tornadoes are a defunct National Football League team that existed from 1929 to 1930 The City of Orange is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. This bit of history became the basis for the 2008 George Clooney/Renee Zellweger movie, "Leatherheads. "

The Duluth-Superior Dukes of the Northern League Independent Professional Baseball played in West Duluth's Wade Stadium from the League's inception in 1993 until 2002 when the team moved to Kansas City and became the Kansas City T-Bones. The Kansas City T-Bones are a professional baseball team based in Kansas City Kansas, in the United States. This article refers to the modern Northern League. For the original incarnations of the Northern League which operated between 1902 and 1971 see Northern League Wade Stadium is a Baseball field located at Grand Ave & 34th AW in Duluth, Minnesota. The Kansas City T-Bones are a professional baseball team based in Kansas City Kansas, in the United States. The Dukes were Northern League Champions in 1997. The Northern League, based out of the midwest, was also in operation off and on from 1902 to 1971, with the longest stint from 1932-1971. The Dukes were a farm team for the Detroit Tigers from 1960-1964, and several other teams in later years, before the Northern League folded in 1971. The Dukes produced notable players such as Denny McClain, Al Kaline, Bill Freehan, Gates Brown, Ray Oyler, Jim Northrup, Mickey Stanley, John Hiller, and Willie Horton, all who were members of the 1968 world champion Detroit Tigers.

Amateur sports

The University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldog hockey games are a major event in town during the cold Duluth winter. The University of Minnesota Duluth ( UMD) is a regional branch of the University of Minnesota System located in Duluth Minnesota, USA. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Games used to be televised locally, and thousands watch the games in person at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC). Several Bulldogs have gone on to success in the National Hockey League, including hockey great Brett Hull. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Brett Andrew Hull (born August 9, 1964 in Belleville, Ontario and raised in Chicago, Winnipeg and Vancouver) is a In addition, the UMD Women's ice hockey team has won three consecutive NCAA National Championships (2001-2003), and won again in 2008. The 2003 Women's Frozen Four was played at the DECC, where the Bulldogs defeated Harvard on a dramatic double-overtime goal by Nora Tallus in front of a sellout home crowd.

The Duluth Huskies are a college summer wood bat league baseball team which is based in Duluth and plays in the Northwoods League. Championships 2004 North Division Second Half Champion 2004 North Division Champion 2006 North Division Second Half Champion 2007 North Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each The Northwoods League is a Summer Collegiate Baseball Association sanctioned summer Baseball league comprising teams of the top college players from North America and beyond The team plays its home games at Wade Stadium. Wade Stadium is a Baseball field located at Grand Ave & 34th AW in Duluth, Minnesota. They are made up from some of the top college baseball players in the country, playing 34 home games each summer between June and August.

The Duluth-Superior Shoremen are a semi-pro football team based in Duluth's Public Schools Stadium. They play for the Mid-American Football League, and placed second in that league's championship game in 2005.

The Duluth Xpress is an amateur baseball team that plays its games at the Ordean Middle School baseball field. The team is made up of current college baseball players, ex-college baseball players, and ex-professional baseball players. The Xpress compete in the Arrowhead league which is a class B league of Minnesota amateur baseball.

Parks and recreation

Since 1977, Duluth has played host to Grandma's Marathon (named after its original sponsor, Grandma's Restaurant), drawing runners from all over the world. Grandma's Marathon is an annual road race held in late spring in Duluth, Minnesota, in the United States. Held annually in June, the course of the marathon starts just outside Two Harbors, Minnesota, runs down Old Highway 61, the former route for U.S. Highway 61, along the North Shore of Lake Superior and finishes in one of Duluth's tourism neighborhoods, Canal Park (Duluth). The marathon is a long-distance foot race with an official distance of 42 Two Harbors is a city in and the County seat of Lake County, Minnesota, United States, along the shore of Lake Superior. Lake County Road 61 is a County highway which runs from the intersection of Minnesota 61 Expressway and North Shore Scenic Drive in Two Harbors Minnesota State Highway 61 is a Highway in northeast Minnesota, which runs from the junction of Interstate Highway 35 and Minnesota 61 in The North Shore of Lake Superior runs from Duluth Minnesota, United States, at the southwestern end of the lake to Thunder Bay Ontario, Lake Superior is the largest of the five Great Lakes of North America. Canal Park is a tourist and recreation-oriented district of Duluth Minnesota. The same route is also taken during the North Shore Inline Marathon, held in September, drawing racers from all over the world.

The Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon is Duluth's annual sled dog race organized in February and named after John Beargrease, the son of the Anishinaabe Chief Makwabimidem and one of the first mail carriers between Two Harbors, Minnesota and Grand Marais, Minnesota. John Beargrease, born 1858 as the son of a minor Anishinaabe chief by the name of Makwabimidem (Beargrease is best remembered as the winter mail carrier Anishinaabe or more properly Anishinaabeg or Anishinabek (which is the plural form of the word is a self-description often used by the Odawa, Ojibwe Two Harbors is a city in and the County seat of Lake County, Minnesota, United States, along the shore of Lake Superior. Grand Marais is a city in Cook County, Minnesota, United States. He and his brothers carried mail by sled dog, boat, and horse for almost twenty years between the two towns, where there was no road. Competitors can choose between two distances; the longer 400-mile (644 km) course takes a round trip from Duluth to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, and the 150-mile (241 km) course departs from Duluth and ends in Tofte, Minnesota. The Boundary Tofte Township is one of the three townships of Cook County, Minnesota, United States. The marathon was first held in 1980 and is acknowledged as a training ground for the larger and more elite Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, usually just called the " Iditarod " is an annual Sled dog race in Alaska, where mushers

The city is home to the Duluth Curling Club and the Duluth Yacht Club. Curling is a team Sport with similarities to Bowls and Shuffle board, played by two teams of four players each on a rectangular sheet of carefully prepared

Government

Main articles: Duluth City Council and Neighborhoods of Duluth, Minnesota

See also: List of mayors of Duluth, Minnesota

The current mayor of Duluth is Don Ness. This is a list of the Mayors of Duluth Minnesota. Joshua B Culver 1870–1871 Sidney Luce 1872 Vespusian Smith 1873–1874 Don "Donny" Ness (born January 9, 1974) is an American politician from Duluth, Minnesota, and the current mayor of

Duluth is located in Minnesota's 8th congressional district, represented by Jim Oberstar, a moderate DFLer, scoring 87% progressive on a range of issues. Minnesota's 8th congressional district covers the northeastern part of Minnesota. James Louis "Jim" Oberstar (born September 10 1934) is a United States politician The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL is a major Political party in the US state of Minnesota. Progressivism is a term that refers to a broad school of international social and political philosophies. ^[13]

In 2004, Duluth was center to a controversial legal battle between the City Council, local residents, and the ACLU. The American Civil Liberties Union ( ACLU) consists of two separate Non-profit organizations the ACLU Foundation a 501(c(3 organization which focuses The debate and eventual lawsuit revolved around a marble fixture inscribed with the Ten Commandments which resided on the lawn of City Hall. The Ten Commandments, or Decalogue, are a list of religious and moral imperatives that according to Judeo-Christian tradition were authored by God and given The city eventually agreed to remove the fixture, and it now resides on private property near the Comfort Suites Hotel on Canal Park Drive.

The city was featured in the New York Times article "The Next Retirement Time Bomb",^[14] because Duluth recently conducted a financial study of the health care benefits it has promised its retired city workers. The Historic Central High School in the US city of Duluth, Minnesota was built in 1892 of locally-mined Brownstone at a cost of $460000 It turned out that its future health care obligations would bankrupt the city government. Duluth is held in the article to be considered representative of many local governments that have not kept tabs on its future health-care obligations promised to retired workers. Duluth's own newspaper, the News Tribune, portrays prior mayor John Fedo, who was acquitted in a 1988 corruption trial while mayor, in an unflattering respect with regard to responsibility in this. John Fedo (born 1951 is an American politician from Duluth, Minnesota, and a former Mayor of that city Decades of local politicians have a hand in the matter, including former mayor Gary Doty, as unions are powerful in the area and winning their favor is a major factor in being elected. Gary Doty (born 1948 is an American politician from Duluth, Minnesota, and a former mayor of that city

During the 2000 presidential election, Green Party candidate Ralph Nader received over 7. Ralph Nader (born February 27 1934 is an American Attorney, Author, Lecturer, political activist, and independent candidate for President 0% of votes from Duluth residents, one of the highest in the country for a city with a population of at least 85,000.

Education

Main article: List of schools in Duluth, Minnesota

Colleges and universities include the University of Minnesota Duluth, The College of St. Scholastica, Lake Superior College, Duluth Business University and Cosmetology Careers Unlimited. Colleges universities and K-12 education in Duluth Minnesota Colleges and universities University of Minnesota Duluth The College The University of Minnesota Duluth ( UMD) is a regional branch of the University of Minnesota System located in Duluth Minnesota, USA. The College of Saint Scholastica is a private college with its main campus located in Duluth, Minnesota. Lake Superior College, a two-year college is located in Duluth Minnesota. Duluth Business University is a 300+ student privately owned and operated Business college. The University of Wisconsin - Superior and Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College are in nearby Superior, Wisconsin. The University of Wisconsin-Superior (also known as UW-Superior, UWS or Superior) is a public university located in Superior Wisconsin. Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (WITC is a two-year college with campuses located in Ashland, New Richmond, Rice Lake, and Superior, The city of Superior sits at the junction of US Highway 2 and U

Most public schools are administered by Duluth Public Schools. There are several independent public charter schools in the Duluth area not administered by District 709 with open enrollment. Charter schools are elementary or secondary schools in the United States that receive public money but

Transportation

The Duluth area marks the northern endpoint of Interstate Highway 35, which stretches south to Laredo, Texas. The John A Blatnik Bridge is the bridge that carries Interstate Highway 535 and U The city of Superior sits at the junction of US Highway 2 and U Interstate 35 (I-35 is a north–south Interstate highway in the central United States. Laredo ( "luh-RAID-o" in English in Spanish is the County seat of Webb County, Texas, United States U.S. highways that serve the area are U.S. Highway 53, which stretches from La Crosse, Wisconsin to International Falls, Minnesota and U.S. Highway 2 which stretches from Everett, Washington to St.Ignace in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The system of United States Numbered Highways (often called U US Highway 53 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 403 miles (649 km from northern Minnesota to La Crosse Wisconsin. La Crosse is a city in and the County seat of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. International Falls is a city in and the County seat of Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States. US Route 2 is an east-west US Highway spanning across the northern continental United States. Everett is the County seat and largest city in Snohomish County, Washington located north of Seattle. Saint Ignace, usually written as St Ignace, is a city in the U The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that comprise the U Just south of the city is Thompson Hill, from which most of the city can be seen on I-35, including the Aerial Lift Bridge and the waterfront. Interstate 35 (I-35 is a north–south Interstate highway in the central United States. The Aerial Lift Bridge (earlier known as the Aerial Bridge or Aerial Ferry Bridge) is a major landmark in the port city of Duluth Minnesota. There are two freeway connections from Duluth to Superior. U.S. Highway 2 provides a connection into Superior via the Richard I. Bong Memorial Bridge, and the other connection is I-535 and U.S. 53 co-signed over the John Blatnik Bridge. US Route 2 is an east-west US Highway spanning across the northern continental United States. The Richard I Bong Memorial Bridge (Bong Bridge connects Duluth Minnesota with Superior Wisconsin via U Interstate 535 (I-535 is a 28 mile-long Interstate highway spur route of Interstate 35 in Minnesota and Wisconsin, USA. US Highway 53 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 403 miles (649 km from northern Minnesota to La Crosse Wisconsin. A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different Highway, Motorway The John A Blatnik Bridge is the bridge that carries Interstate Highway 535 and U

There are many state highways that serve the area as well. The John A Blatnik Bridge is the bridge that carries Interstate Highway 535 and U Highway 23 runs diagonally across Minnesota, indirectly connecting Duluth to Sioux Falls. Minnesota State Highway 23 is a Highway that stretches from southwestern to northeastern Minnesota. Sioux Falls (ˌsuː ˈfɔːlz is the largest city in the US state of South Dakota. Highway 33 provides a bypass of Duluth connecting I-35 to U.S. 53. Minnesota State Highway 33, abbreviated often as MN 33 or TH 33 is a north-south Highway in the northeast part of the U Interstate 35 (I-35 is a north–south Interstate highway in the central United States. US Highway 53 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 403 miles (649 km from northern Minnesota to La Crosse Wisconsin. Highway 61 provides access to Thunder Bay, Ontario via the breathtaking North Shore of Lake Superior. Minnesota State Highway 61 is a Highway in northeast Minnesota, which runs from the junction of Interstate Highway 35 and Minnesota 61 in Thunder Bay ( 2006 census population 109140 formerly the twin cities of Fort William and Port Arthur, is a City in and the seat of Thunder The North Shore of Lake Superior runs from Duluth Minnesota, United States, at the southwestern end of the lake to Thunder Bay Ontario, Lake Superior is the largest of the five Great Lakes of North America. Highway 194 provides a spur route into the city of Duluth known as "Central Entrance" and Mesaba Avenue. Minnesota State Highway 194 is a Highway in northeast Minnesota, which runs from U A spur route is a short Road forming a branch from a longer more important route (typically a major road Freeway, Interstate Highway or Motorway Wisc. Hwy. 13 reaches along Lake Superior's South Shore. State Trunk Highway 13 (often called Highway 13, STH 13 or WIS 13) is a Wisconsin state highway running north-south across northwest and central Lake Superior is the largest of the five Great Lakes of North America. The South Shore of Lake Superior stretches from Superior Wisconsin, USA at the southwestern end of the lake along the Upper Peninsula of Michigan Finally, Wisc. Hwy. 35 runs along Wisconsin's western border for 412 miles (663 km) to its southern terminus at the Wisconsin - Illinois border (three miles north of East Dubuque). State Trunk Highway 35 (often called Highway 35, STH 35 or WIS 35) is a Wisconsin state highway running north-south across western Wisconsin Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. East Dubuque is a city in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States.

Duluth International Airport serves the city and nearby Superior, Wisconsin. Duluth International Airport is a public Airport located five miles (8 km) northwest of the Central business district (CBD of Duluth, The city of Superior sits at the junction of US Highway 2 and U

Duluth is a major shipping port for taconite. ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo Taconite is an Iron -bearing high- Silica, Flint -like rock It is a Precambrian Sedimentary rock referred to as a Banded iron The former Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway, now Canadian National Railway operates taconite-hauling trains in the area. The Duluth Missabe and Iron Range Railway (DM&IR was a Railroad operating in northern Minnesota and Wisconsin to haul Iron ore and later Duluth port facilities also handle substantial amounts of grain, limestone, dry bulk cement powder, rock salt, bentonite clay, wind turbine components, and a wide variety of oversized industrial machinery which require especially high and wide road and rail clearances to reach their destinations in the interior of North America. Limestone is a Sedimentary rock composed largely of the Mineral Calcite ( Calcium carbonate: CaCO3 In the most general sense of the word a cement is a binder a substance which sets and hardens independently and can bind other materials together Halite is the Mineral form of Sodium chloride, Na[[chlorine Cl]] commonly known as rock salt. Bentonite is an absorbent Aluminium phyllosilicate generally impure Clay consisting mostly of Montmorillonite. A wind turbine is a rotating machine which converts the Kinetic energy in Wind into Mechanical energy. Duluth is also served by the BNSF Railway, the Canadian Pacific Railway, and the Union Pacific Railroad. The BNSF Railway headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is one of the four remaining Transcontinental railroads and one of the largest railroad networks in The Canadian Pacific Railway (

The local bus system is run by the Duluth Transit Authority, which services not only the Duluth area, but Superior, WI, as well. Duluth is a Port City in the US state of Minnesota and the County seat of St The city of Superior sits at the junction of US Highway 2 and U The DTA runs a system of buses manufactured by Gillig. Gillig Corporation, formerly Gillig Bros, is a manufacturer of heavy-duty Transit buses located in Hayward CA.

Duluth is also serviced by Greyhound Lines, with daily service to the Twin Cities, as well as Thunder Bay, ON, Wisconsin, Michigan, and the Iron Range. Greyhound Lines is an intercity Common carrier of passengers by Bus serving over 3700 destinations in the United States. Thunder Bay ( 2006 census population 109140 formerly the twin cities of Fort William and Port Arthur, is a City in and the seat of Thunder For the former USAF Bomber base in North Queensland and the National Park See Iron Range Australia The Iron Range and Arrowhead

Media

Main article: List of radio stations and television channels in Duluth, Minnesota

On March 8, 2005 the sale of Duluth's CBS affiliate was announced to Malara Broadcast Group of Sarasota, Florida. Radio stations and television channels in Duluth Minnesota Radio AM Radio Stations 560 - WEBC - " The Fan " CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Malara Broadcast Group of Sarasota Florida, a Delaware corporation also known as Malara Broadcasting is a broadcasting Holding company. Sarasota is a city located in Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of the state of Florida in the United States. The group agreed to pay Granite Broadcasting Group, which already runs the NBC affiliate KBJR, to take over the operations for KDLH. Granite Broadcasting Corporation is an African American-owned broadcasting Holding company which owns or operates (via Local marketing agreements 14 television stations The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's The majority of the news staff of KDLH was dismissed.

Local newspapers include the BusinessNorth monthly, the Duluth News Tribune, the Duluth Budgeteer News, and the free The Reader Weekly, the Transistor and the High Plain's Drifter. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. The Duluth News Tribune (or known locally as The Tribune) is a newspaper in Duluth Minnesota. The Duluth Budgeteer News (or known locally as The Budgeteer) is a newspaper in Duluth, Minnesota. The Diatribe Monthly - was created in May 2007 to draw attention to local shows promoted in the Twin Ports area, as well as other points of interest in the Metal community here

Religion

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth
• Islamic Center of Duluth
• Temple Israel - Union for Reform Judaism
• Duluth Bible Church
• First Lutheran Church

Utilities

Duluth gets electric power from Duluth-based Minnesota Power, a subsidiary of ALLETE Corporation. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth ( Latin: Dioecesis Duluthensis) is a Roman Catholic Diocese in Minnesota. The Union for Reform Judaism ( URJ) formerly known as the Union of American Hebrew Congregations ( UAHC) is an organization which supports Reform Jewish Minnesota Power produces energy at generation facilities located throughout northern Minnesota, as well as at a generation plant in North Dakota. The latter supplies electricity into the MP system by the Square Butte HVDC line, which ends near the town. Square Butte is the designation of a High voltage direct current transmission line in the USA between centers in North Dakota and Duluth Minnesota which HVDC or high-voltage Direct current Electric power transmission systems contrast with the more common Alternating current systems as a means

Minnesota Power primarily uses western coal to generate electricity, but also has a number of small hydro-electric facilities, the largest of which is the Thomson Hydroelectric Dam just south of Duluth.

Sites of interest

The noted Glensheen Historic Estate, built by wealthy businessman Chester Adgate Congdon, can be found on the shore of Lake Superior and is open to tours year-round. The Glensheen Historic Estate is a historic mansion on Lake Superior owned by the University of Minnesota Duluth. Chester Adgate Congdon ( June 12, 1853 &ndash November 21, 1916) lawyer and capitalist was born in Rochester, New York Lake Superior is the largest of the five Great Lakes of North America. The Aerial Lift Bridge, spanning the short canal into Duluth's harbor, is a vertical lift bridge. The Aerial Lift Bridge (earlier known as the Aerial Bridge or Aerial Ferry Bridge) is a major landmark in the port city of Duluth Minnesota. Canals are artificial channels for water There are two types of canals water conveyance canals which are used for the conveyance and delivery of water and Waterways A vertical lift bridge or lift bridge is a type of Movable bridge in which a span rises vertically while remaining parallel with the deck It was originally built as an exceedingly rare aerial transfer bridge. A transporter bridge (also ferry bridge or aerial transfer bridge) is a type of Movable bridge that carries a segment of roadway across a river Historic Central High School towers over the harbor and features an 1890s classroom museum. The Historic Central High School in the US city of Duluth, Minnesota was built in 1892 of locally-mined Brownstone at a cost of $460000 The wreck of the Thomas Wilson, a classic early 20th century whaleback ore boat, lies underwater less than a mile outside the Duluth Harbor, the result of a collision. The Thomas Wilson was a Whaleback freighter built in 1892 and used to haul bulk freight on the Great Lakes. The whaleback was a unique design of a cargo ship with a hull that continuously curved above the waterline from the vertical to horizontal leaving when fully loaded only the curved portion The USCGC Sundew (WLB-404) a former USCG Seagoing Buoy Tender is a museum ship along the Duluth waterbong, as is the 610' long William A Irvin

Great Lakes Aquarium	Glensheen Historic Estate	The Thomas Wilson	Aerial Lift Bridge	William A Irvin

Trivia

The Edge of the rock band U2 once joked on a U2 special on the Conan O'Brien Show that U2 were not in fact from Ireland but were from Duluth. The Seagoing Buoy Tender is a type of US Coast Guard cutter originally designed to service aids to navigation throughout the waters of the United States and wherever U For ships that are not original see Ship replica. For preserved incomplete ships see Ships preserved in museums. Great Lakes Aquarium is the only Aquarium in the United States that focuses on freshwater exhibits The Glensheen Historic Estate is a historic mansion on Lake Superior owned by the University of Minnesota Duluth. The Thomas Wilson was a Whaleback freighter built in 1892 and used to haul bulk freight on the Great Lakes. The Aerial Lift Bridge (earlier known as the Aerial Bridge or Aerial Ferry Bridge) is a major landmark in the port city of Duluth Minnesota. David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961 in Barking, East London) more widely known by his Moniker The Edge, is a Musician known best Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien on NBC Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe.

The cabin owner in the movie 'The Great Outdoors' wears a t-shirt that says "I've Been to Duluth".

Birth city of Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941 aka [Bob Dylan ]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Zimmerman

Movies Filmed in Duluth and/or area

Great Lakes Release Date: 5 May 2002

Iron Will (dogsled movie)Release Date: 14 January 1994 (USA): filmed in and around Duluth and the North Shore of Lake Superior. Directed by Charles Haid. Starring: Mackenzie Astin, Kevin Spacey, David Ogden Stiers

The Good Son Release Date: 14 January 1994(suspense, starring Macaulay Culkin): the movie is actually supposed to take place in Maine, but the big "cliffhanger" scene at the end is actually Pallisade Head, on the north shore of Lake Superior.

Highway 61 Release Date: 24 April 1992

Far North Release Date: 11 November 1988: Director/Written by Sam Shepard. Starring Jessica Lange, Charles Durning, Tess Harper, Patricia Arquette

You'll Like My Mother Release Date: 13 October 1972: Directed by Lamont Johnson. Starring Patty Duke (who is Mackenzie Austin's mother), Rosemary Murphy, Richard Thomas parts were filmed in the Glensheen mansion in Duluth.

An American Romance (1944) Sweden Release Date: 16 April 1945

Other Entertainment -Filmed/recorded

The Crash Test Dummies recreated the performances of SONGS OF THE UNFORGIVEN (2004 release) at the Sacred Heart Church in Duluth in a live concert on Oct 12. Along with Suzie Roach (Roach Sisters) and the band, Low, Crash Test Dummies recorded some of their greatest hits in this unique setting and taped the performance

TV Episode "Power, Privilege & Justice" Mystery in the Mansion (2005)- Filmed (once again) at Glensheen Mansion

TV Series: "Mystery Diagnosis" (2005) Original Air Date: 23 April 2007

Battleground Minnesota Release Date: 1 September 2005 - A hip hop documentary musical about the 2004 presidential elections in Minnesota.

Sydämeni laulu Finland Release Date: 2 July 1948 - Documentary

Minnesota: 'Land of Plenty'- Release Date: 31 January 1942 - Documentary - This Traveltalk visit to Minnesota starts in Winona, Minnesota and follows the course of the Mississippi River north to its source in Itasca. In between we visit several cities along the way. Some of the stops are: Rochester, home of the Mayo Clinic; St. Paul, the capital, where narrator FitzPatrick shakes hands with Governor Harold E. Stassen; Hibbing, site of the world's largest open pit iron mine; Duluth, then the world's largest inland water port; and Bemidji, with larger-than-life statues of folk hero Paul Bunyan and his ox, Babe

Sister cities

Duluth has four sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International (SCI):^[15]

• Petrozavodsk, Russia
• Växjö, Sweden
• Ōhara, now Isumi, Japan
• Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

See also

• Darling's Observatory
• Duluth Model
• List of people from Duluth, Minnesota
• Neighborhoods of Duluth, Minnesota

Notes

References

External links

Duluth (Minnesota) travel guide from Wikitravel

• City of Duluth - Official Website
• VisitDuluth.com - Tourist Information
• Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce website
• Duluth Public Library website
• Greater Downtown Council website
• Duluth-Superior Dukes Tribute Page
• Vintage Pictures of Duluth
• PerfectDuluthDay.com website - A Community Blog
• Northern Images Photography - Link - Contains scenic pictures of Duluth and surrounding areas. Wikitravel is a Web -based project "to create a free, complete up-to-date and reliable worldwide travel guide.

• Duluth, Minnesota is at coordinates 46°47′13″N 92°05′54″W / 46.786938, -92.098195 (Duluth, Minnesota)Coordinates: 46°47′13″N 92°05′54″W / 46.786938, -92.098195 (Duluth, Minnesota)

A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system.

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