In 2015, when the idea of building a new network of Nordic skiing trails at Spirit Mountain first appeared, the preliminary estimated cost of the project was $1.5 million....
Hello, readers.
Six months have passed since the Duluth Monitor began its journalistic
adventure, and things are going well. City councilors no longer respond to our
emails, the mayor refuses to comment...
The Dec. 19, 2019, board meeting of the Spirit Mountain Recreation Authority was a glum affair. Ten days earlier, the Duluth City Council had granted Spirit Mountain a $235,000...
On Dec. 9, 2019, the Duluth City Council considered a
$235,000 bailout for Spirit Mountain. The money was proposed to come from the
city’s tourism tax fund. Among the citizens who...
On Dec. 6, 2019, the Duluth Parking Commission voted to eliminate 46 metered parking spaces on East Second Street, between 9th Avenue East and 12th Avenue East, adjacent to...
Each year, the Army Corps of Engineers hires contractors to dredge about 100,000 cubic yards of sediment from 19 miles of shipping lanes within the Duluth-Superior harbor, and they’re...
On Oct. 27, 2025, the Monitor continued its investigation into our local governments’ use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) by filing a public records request...
On Oct. 13, 2025, the Monitor and other media outlets reported that three St. Louis County Commissioners had signed nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) with Mortenson...