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
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.
City proposes using capital money to fund Spirit Mountain operations
On Sept. 28, 2020, the Duluth City Council will consider Resolution 732, which would help Spirit Mountain reopen for the winter by essentially cutting them a
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
Breakwaters, piers make Park Point erosion worse
Park Point is a seven-mile-long sandbar which reaches out from Duluth toward Wisconsin, separating Lake Superior and the mouth of the St. Louis River. Its companion
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
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
Western Waterfront Trail segment halted indefinitely
The Western Waterfront Trail (WWFT), a graveled, wheelchair-accessible path along the St. Louis River, currently runs from 63rd Avenue West to Riverside, a distance of about
