Drought at the Head of the Lakes, Part 2

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A cartoon from the Duluth Rip-Saw ripping Superior, Wisconsin's back-and-forth stances on Prohibition until it became national law in 1919. (Image: Zenith City)Read Full Article →

December’s Carved in Stone

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War didn’t dim Christmas in 1940s Duluth

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Bethany Lutheran Church at 2308 West Third Street, the Church of Hef's youth. Yesterday's storm kept us from photographing the church ourselves, so we had to rely on Google Maps Streetview to get this image. (Image: Google)Read Full Article →

Tradition one good reason to change ‘Redskins’ name

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Duluth Eskimos and Minnesota Vikings owner Ole Haugsrud (left) and former Eskimo Bill Stein pack a trunk of Eskimo memorabilia headed for the NFL Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, in 1962. Haugsrud named his Duluth team the "Eskimos" because it went well with star Ernie Nevers' name. He named the Minnesota Vikings after his and Nevers' high school alma mater, the purple-and-gold Superior Central Vikings of Superior, Wisconsin.Read Full Article →

Drought at the Head of the Lakes, Part 1

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The Erin Go Bragh Saloon along St. Louis Avenue in 1875. Duluth had saloons from the start, and four Duluthians survived the financial Panic of 1857 by starting a beer-making operation that eventually became Fitger's Brewery.Read Full Article →

December in the Zenith City

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One of the many designs available through the Zenith City Gifts Café Press site. Sales support Zenith City Online.Read Full Article →

Ask the Historian: Did a Duluth Police Chief live in my home?

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The 1907 Stoltz House at 1631 East 5th Street. (Image: Zenith City)Read Full Article →

November’s Ghost Sign: Universal Flour

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This ghost sign advertising Duluth Universal Flour is found on the east wall of the building at 2??? West Third Street, home of ???? today. (Image: Dan Turner, substreet.org)Read Full Article →

Fairmount Park: “A Breathing Spot for West Duluth”

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This postcard—made between 1900 and 1915—shows boys swimming in Kingsbury Creek in "Fremont" Park. Certain days of the week were once designated for either boys' or girls' bathing. Fairmount Park's name is also commonly misspelled "Fairmont."Read Full Article →

Glensheen’s Chester Chat features “Will to Murder” author

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Northern League rises from ashes before again going up in flames

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Player/manager William Morrow lead the 1908 Duluth White Sox. (Image: Public Domain)Read Full Article →

Past & Present Pic: 1884 Ensign House

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November’s Forgotten Duluthian: Emily Schupp

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Emily Schupp in a photograph that ran in the New York Tribune, March 19, 1922. (Image: Public Domain)Read Full Article →

The Mystery of the Old Howard Mill

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John D. Howard came first to Superior and then to Duluth, buying up land and setting up sawmills. (Image: Public Domain)Read Full Article →

City of Duluth code change does more harm than good

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Duluth City Hall as it appeared shortly after it was built in 1929. Although it is a landmark-protected building, Duluth's City Council over-road the advice of its own Heritage Preservation Commission and allowed modern, crank-out windows to be installed—proving that landmark status is nothing city leaders need to fear. The changes to the UDC stripping the commission of its mission to nominate landmark buildings are unnecessary and will likely render the city ineligible to receive state and federal funds.Read Full Article →

November’s Grand Old Building: The Kitchi Gammi Club

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The Kitchi Gammi Club, photographed in 2009 by Dennis O'Hara for his book Picture Duluth, published by Zenith City Press. (Image: Dennis O'Hara, Northern Images)Read Full Article →

Education once flourished in Duluth’s West End

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Evelyn Mlodzyk's 4th Grade class at Lincoln Elementary in 1949. The Jim Heffernan, age 9, in the second row from the right sitting in the second chair from the front—sitting up very straight wearing a multicolored sweater. (Image: Jim Heffernan)Read Full Article →

November’s Carved in Stone

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Duluth’s Grainy Memory

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November in the Zenith City

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Ask the Historian: the Hidden House along Greysolon Road

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The William and Mina Prindle House, 2211 Greysolon Road, designed by DUluth architect William Hunt. (Image: Dennis O'Hara, Northern Images)Read Full Article →

Kitchi Gammi Park and Congdon Boulevard: Preserving Public Access to the Lakeshore

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The Lake Superior shore east of the Lester River, c. 1900. This area would later be developed into the Brighton Beach Tourist Camp, today's Kitchi Gammi Park. (Image: X-comm)Read Full Article →

October’s Ghost Sign: Enger & Olsen Furniture Warehouse

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The Enger & Olsen furniture warehouse at 19th Avenue West and Michigan Street. (Image: Dan Turner, substreet.org)Read Full Article →

The 1907 White Sox: End of the Northern-Copper Country League

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The 1907 Duluth White Sox were lead by ?? Smith—until he left them to go play in Madison. (Image:X-comm)Read Full Article →

Forgotten Duluthian Wellyn Totman

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Lewellyn Totman in his high school yearbook. (Image: Duluth Public Library)Read Full Article →

Past & Present Pic: Duluth’s Ore Docks

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Duluth's ore docks circa 1918 (top) and 2013. (Top image: Duluth Public Library; bottom image: © Jim Davis)Read Full Article →

Lunch with the Root Beer Lady

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Entrance to Ely's Dorothy Molter Museum. (Image: Dorothy Molter Museum)Read Full Article →

Benjamin Decker: Following Father’s Footsteps

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An ad for Nicholas Decker's Duluth Brewery from the Duluth Minnesotian in 1869. (Image: X-Comm)Read Full Article →

A chance to save St. Peter’s Church

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St. Peter's Catholic Church, 1925 – 2013 (Image: Robin Mainiella)Read Full Article →

October’s Grand Old Building: Hotel Duluth (Greysolon Plaza)

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The Hotel Duluth depicted in a postcard c. 1925. (Image:X-Comm)Read Full Article →
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