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Thunderstorm dramatizes Quarry Park grand opening

On Aug. 2, 2019, City Parks Planner Lisa Luokkala, Parks Director Jessica Peterson and representatives of the Duluth Climbing Coalition (DCC), the Lake Superior Disc Golf Community, and the...

Tiny houses in Duluth

In September, Duluth city planners will propose zoning changes to the Planning Commission which are intended to make it easier for people to build tiny houses in the city. A tiny...

City mulls Cross City Trail detour

On July 31, 2019, City Engineer Cindy Voigt and consultants with Toole Design held an open house to gather public input regarding the creation of a Cross City Trail...

Are mountain bike trails sustainable?

Much has been said about the great benefits that mountain biking brings to Duluth. In promoting the activity, however, boosters often fail to account for the environmental impact. The...

Video tour of new Quarry Park mountain bike trail

On August 4, 2019, I visited Quarry Park and shot some video of the new mountain bike trail, which climbs the east rim of the quarry and continues up...

Duluth’s disappearing resource

No one can deny that the Cyclists of Gitchee Gumee Shores (COGGS) have done a fantastic job of achieving their goals: In twelve years, the small group of dedicated volunteers has...

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Ely community invited to complete paint-by-number mural of Sigurd Olson

Dedicated to preserving the memory of environmentalist Sigurd Olson, an Ely nonprofit group has commissioned a local artist to create a mural of Olson,...

Visiting all 162 of Duluth’s parks

In the summer of 2025, while navigating through the City of Duluth’s Parks & Recreation webpage, I encountered the administration’s startling claim that Duluth...

Monitor wins three state awards, including special cash prize for investigative reporting

On June 16, 2026, at the Society of Professional Journalists’ annual awards ceremony in St. Paul, Duluth Monitor Publisher John Ramos won awards in...

Tyler Edwards sentenced for murder of Maxton Gudowski

On June 15, 2026, Sixth Judicial District Judge Jill Eichenwald sentenced Tyler Edwards to 17 years in prison for the murder of Maxton Gudowski....

Homegrown Music Festival directors resign, leaving confusing financial picture

On June 2, 2026, Duluth’s Homegrown Music Festival (HGMF) Co-directors Cory Jezierski and Dereck Murphy-Williams resigned their positions, leaving behind “years of unreported income”...