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As Spirit Mountain rehab costs grow, city revises project scope, seeks additional funding sources

On July 24, 2023, the Duluth City Council passed Resolution 570, authorizing the administration to apply to the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission (GMRPTC) for a $3.3...

Spirit Mountain water line increases maintenance burden, fails to deliver savings

On Aug. 16, 2022, at the monthly meeting of the Spirit Mountain board of directors, Spirit Mountain Executive Director Ann Glumac informed the board that the ski hill is...

Major changes made to Spirit Mountain rehab plan without board knowledge

Ever since Mayor Emily Larson formed a task force to save Spirit Mountain, in July of 2020, the City of Duluth has concealed information relating to the effort from...

City proposes big spend on Spirit Mountain, ignoring risks

On May 6, 2021, Duluth Mayor Emily Larson announced that the city would like to spend an additional $24 million on Spirit Mountain improvements. The money is needed to...

Spirit Mountain: The forgotten bailouts

As the community ponders the report issued by the Spirit Mountain Task Force, city leaders have been busily laying the groundwork for some truly jaw-dropping public expenditures on the...

City conceals Spirit Mountain report from Spirit Mountain board

In July of 2020, Duluth Mayor Emily Larson appointed a task force to review Spirit Mountain’s operations and suggest possible changes to help the mayor chart a course of...
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Commissioner Musolf’s stalker has history of erratic behavior

On May 6, 2026, a union business manager working on a project in Sioux City, Iowa, called the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office to...

Tallas Bay to be dredged again

Located below Spirit Mountain on the St. Louis River, Tallas Bay is a long, narrow corridor of water which separates the river shoreline from...

Gnesen Township supervisor damages broadband line while digging trench to save township money

Gnesen Township, 13 miles north of Duluth, had been contemplating the installation of lighting for the town hall flagpole for some time. When Township...

Superior landfill gas-to-data project terminated over a year ago

In November of 2023, the City of Superior entered into a contract with Vespene Energy, a California company interested in constructing a small data...

How the data center guided the new Hermantown Comprehensive Plan

The most important document underlying Google’s proposed data center in Adolph is the City of Hermantown’s 2045 Comprehensive Plan. The city would not have...