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Duluth Blizzard of 1892
The blizzard of Wednesday, March 9, 1892, began about 4:00 a.m. with snow and winds of around 30 miles per hour. By 3:30 p.m. the winds were clocked at 60 miles per hour, and four feet of snow had fa… more →
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Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge Operators: Raising the Bridge from an Old Green Recliner
Jesse T Murray wrote 1 month ago: By EMILY HAAVIK DCN Correspondent Duluth's aerial lift bridge is home to more than a few charact … more →
Duluth Blizzard of 1892
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dplreference wrote 2 years ago: The blizzard of Wednesday, March 9, 1892, began about 4:00 a.m. with snow and winds of around 30 mil … more →
Duluth Winter Frolic Song
dplreference wrote 2 years ago: Cover sheet and opening bars of the song. … more →
Duluth Winter Frolic, February 18, 1927
dplreference wrote 2 years ago: Friday, February 18, 1927, was a bitterly cold day, so Speed Day races were postponed until the next … more →
Duluth Public Library Girls in their Costumes at the 1927 Winter Frolic
dplreference wrote 2 years ago: From the 2/15/1927 Duluth Herald … more →
Duluth Winter Frolic, February 17, 1927
dplreference wrote 2 years ago: Thursday, February 17, 1927, was West End Day. Activities included a parade through the West End and … more →
Duluth Winter Frolic, February 17, 1927
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julevang wrote 2 years ago: Thursday, February 17, 1927, was West End Day. Activities included a parade through the West End and … more →
Duluth Winter Frolic, February 15-16, 1927
dplreference wrote 2 years ago: On Tuesday night, Feb. 15, 1927, the Winter Frolic parade, with 7,000 marchers, floats, bands, and d … more →
Duluth Winter Frolic, February 14, 1927
dplreference wrote 2 years ago: The coronation parade for Winter Frolic Queen Helia Nauha began on Eighth Avenue West and followed S … more →
Second Annual Duluth Winter Frolic February 14-19, 1927
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dplreference wrote 2 years ago: The first Duluth Winter Frolic was so popular that planning for the 1927 Frolic began in April of 19 … more →
Old Jail and Police Headquarters
dplreference wrote 2 years ago: Photograph from the Duluth Public Library collection. Designed by Oliver G. Traphagen and opened in … more →
Lyceum Theater
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dplreference wrote 2 years ago: Lyceum Theater, 423-431 West Superior Street. The Lyceum Theater was called “the finest place … more →
Masonic Temple Opera
dplreference wrote 2 years ago: Photograph from the Duluth Public Library collection. Originally a six story building housing … more →
Duluth's Aerial Lift Bridge
dplreference wrote 2 years ago: The Aerial Lift Bridge has been Duluth’s most-famous landmark for over 100 years. This exhibit … more →
Past Christmas weather in Duluth
dplreference wrote 3 years ago: The climatological term of a “White-Christmas” is defined as having one inch of snow on … more →
New Duluth Police Chief Gordon Ramsay in the news twenty years ago today.
dplreference wrote 3 years ago: Continued >From the Duluth News-Tribune 12/18/86. … more →
Christmas gift ideas from 100 years ago.
dplreference wrote 3 years ago: From the December 13, 1906 Duluth Herald. … more →
Duluth History
dplreference wrote 3 years ago: Duluth 1899 View of Canal Park from the Torrey Building, 314 W Superior St. From the Duluth Public L … more →
Duluth History
dplreference wrote 3 years ago: Arco Coffee Building The Andresen Ryan Coffee Company started in Duluth in 1916. It was founded by … more →
