Hiking the Skally Line
The Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad (LSMR) opened for
business on August 1, 1870, when the ceremonial last spike was driven in at
Thomson, near the great falls that today are...
Zoo spends 17.5 percent of emergency bailout money on lobbyist
On Oct. 9, 2017, by a vote of 6-2, the Duluth City Council approved a second $200,000 bailout for the Lake Superior Zoo. This money was in addition to...
School Board considers opening agenda sessions
Concerns about transparency have
long simmered within the Duluth school district, but several recent events have
brought the issue squarely into public view.
In August, citizens learned that
the school district had...
U.S. Steel cleanup project inches forward
At the Nov. 12, 2019, meeting of the Duluth Planning Commission,
commissioners approved an Environmental Assessment Worksheet for the Spirit Lake
Sediment Remediation Project, moving the long-planned project one small step
closer...
Council rubber-stamps Campus Connector Trail plan without Chinook Drive option
On Oct. 28, 2019, the Duluth City Council unanimously approved the Campus Connector Trail plan. As proposed, the Campus Connector Trail will be a 4.25-mile paved bike path connecting...
Ski club raises Nordic Center fundraising commitment to 900K
Since 2014, when the city announced its intention to raise $18 million for recreation projects in the St. Louis River corridor, one project that has continued to generate public...
