City seeks new Ojibwe co-name for Lincoln Park
At the city Parks and Recreation Commission meeting on May 10, 2023, Parks Director Jessica Peterson advised commissioners that the city wanted to give Lincoln Park
Fire crew conducts prescribed burns
On May 4, 2023, a crew with the company Prairie Restorations conducted prescribed burns at three city-owned sites in Duluth—one in Riverside (at the intersection of
City seeks public comment on Lakewalk Interpretive Plan
On Feb. 8 and April 19, 2023, Senior Parks Planner Cliff Knettel gave the Duluth Parks and Recreation Commission presentations on a proposed interpretive plan for
A hundred walks
On Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, my boys and I completed our 100th walk in the Try To Walk Every Day Except Sunday (TTWEDES, or “Tweeds”) Challenge.
Planned riverfront park downsized, on hold
On July 20, 2020, the Duluth City Council approved Resolution 584, the Riverwest Drive construction agreement with Spirit Valley Land Company (SVLC). Riverwest Drive will be
With 750K grant on hold, Lincoln Park project returns to earlier form
On Feb. 22, 2016, the Duluth City Council approved the Lincoln Park Mini-Master Plan. The plan offered many suggestions for improving the park, including fixing up
Parks Division loses two-thirds of maintenance workforce
Two weeks ago, Duluth Mayor Emily Larson announced that, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the city could lose as much as $38 million from its $93
Study finds no dog E. coli in Keene Creek
Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a bacterium found in human and animal feces which can make people sick if ingested. E. coli is also an environmental
Parks Commission votes to eliminate Chester Park shared-use trail designation
For six years, the Nordic skiing trails in Chester Park have been shared by both skiers and pedestrians. On March 11, 2020, the Duluth Parks Commission
