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Welcome to Summer 2020!
Things, of course, are different for this year’s Summer Guide. From the lack of calendar items, you might even think summer has been canceled. But that is not the case. When you do find dates listed for an event in these pages, we recommend that you doublecheck, just in case. Plans for many events remained uncertain as we went to press.
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Sober Duluth fills inclusive niche Duluth is a city known for craft brewing. Every major social event seems to culminate in a trip to one of the local bars. Even physical pursuits end with a pint of the newest IPA. It can be overwhelming for those in recovery, or anyone just seeking a fun night out sans booze. A new group in town is working to fill that gap. “Sober Duluth was founded on the need for safe and (SANS BOOZE) inclusive by spaces, free of substances, where authentic connection and community may thrive and grow,” said Jes Henkes, founder and lead organizer of Sober Duluth. After an incident in 2017 that left her in the hospital, Henkes left
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Minnesota to focus on sobriety down in Flordia. When she returned last summer, she started the group. Sober Duluth is now a registered LLC. “I launched the collective mainly to help me stay sober and still find connection with others,” Henkes said. “It’s very important for us to use our voices and to have an active presence on social media platforms to normalize not drinking and removing stigmas from harm reduction and various methods of recovery and wellness.” These connections are formed by small group meetups, virtual support, and local events. “Our main function is to host and organize what we refer to as Clear Experiences,” Henkes said. These experiences range from pouring mocktails at nonprofit fundraisers to a Dry Saloon Dance Party at Adeline Inc. In January 2020, they hosted Duluth’s first pop up dry bar. Another one was scheduled for March at Ursa Minor Brewing
but had to be cancelled due to COVID-19. It will be rescheduled for a future date. The partnership between Sober Duluth and Ursa Minor was a natural fit. The brewery created Duluth’s first craft non-alcholic beer called N/A Time, N/A Where. “Inclusivity is one of our values and the crew at Ursa really get that,” Henkes said. “Community collaboration is another one of our values and a pop up dry bar at Ursa seemed like a natural fit given our rapport, and when I proposed the idea, they were all about it immediately.” A supply of the N/A cream ale can be found at Sober Duluth events. The group plans to host events at more locations in the future, and they can be hired to provide pop up dry bars for other occasions. ***this is where info from Ursa would go*** There are also plenty of ways to enjoy the Duluth bar scene this summer without attending a Sober Duluth event. “I adore summer in Duluth,” Henkes said. “My perfect day includes a hike in the woods with loved ones and a swim in Lake Superior, lunch on the patio at Sir Ben’s, and live music anywhere in town.” Sir Ben’s was one of the first in
Duluth to serve kombucha on tap, carrying a variety from Duluth Kombucha since April 2019. “The response is great,” said owner Josh Stotts. “It’s a wonderful option for those seeking a nonalcoholic beverage.” This fermented fizzy drink can also be found at Bent Paddle, Sara’s Table, Duluth Folk School and Love Creamery. In search of a mixed drink? Vikre Distillery is the place to go for their zero-proof cocktails. “We try to craft them as cocktails that just happen to have no alcohol in them,” said Vikre Distillery owner Emily Vikre They’ve been serving the signature drinks since 2014, changing the recipes with each seasonal menu. The goal is to keep the drinks from tasting like plain juice or soda. “I really try to focus on how can I add complexity from ingredients that are bitter, herbal, or spicy,” Vikre said. “And then, how can I add ingredients that give some extra body and texture so that you want to sip the drink more slowly so you have that experience of savoring it, like a spirited cocktail.” One of her favorites was the Amster-dayum: house-made salted black licorice syrup with fresh lemon juice and soda water. Of course, you can always mix your own drinks at home. Vikre Distillery is currently selling zero-proof cocktail kits, featuring drinks such as the Edmund Fitzgerald (a black currant and lime spritz). Or check out Sober Duluth’s Facebook page for a variety of recipes to try, such as the Mock-elada (nonalcholic PBR with Clamato juice). Pack it with a picnic dinner and bring it to one of Duluth’s many free outdoor summer events. The growing sober community paired with these forward-thinking bars prove it’s possible to enjoy hitting the hotspots of Duluth without missing out.
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Wine in the grilling season By Robert Whitley The grilling season is upon us. But burgers and brats don’t tell the full story. Adult beverages, including wine, have an important role, too. Just ask your favorite grillmeister. Through years of grilling experience, I have learned that a refreshed grillmeister is a better grillmeister. For me, that means tongs in one hand and a glass of prosecco in the other. Absent prosecco, I prefer a crisp, dry rose. In a pinch, a mouthwatering sauvignon blanc or pinot gris will do. I’ve compiled a short list of the things I like to barbecue and the wine types I would serve. Leg of lamb on the grill is easy and delicious. California merlot or cabernet sauvignon are my wines of choice. Burgers and brats with a spicy Australian shiraz will please even a demanding crowd of wine enthusiasts. Chicken thighs with an aromatic pinot noir from Oregon or California does the trick every time. Swordfish elevates a rich, buttery chardonnay. Or maybe it’s the other way around.
Fresh wild-caught salmon is so versatile I might sit down with a glass of pinot noir in one hand and a glass of chardonnay in the other. A juicy prime ribeye steak almost demands that you open that top-notch Bordeaux you’ve been cellaring for far too long. And finally, what meat lover can resist barbecued baby back ribs served with a front-line California zinfandel or a fruit bomb from Chateauneuf-du-Pape, or anywhere else in the southern Rhone Valley for that matter! Best Value Wines are rated on a 100-point scale. Wines are chosen for review because they represent outstanding quality or value, and the scores are simply a measure of this reviewer’s enthusiasm for the recommended wine. Mettler 2019 Albarino, Lodi, California ($20) — The Mettler family has followed the successful path of other Lodi producers who’ve embraced albarino, the white grape variety from western Spain and Portugal. Mettler’s 2019 is smooth and fleshy on the palate; shows excellent richness and balance; and delivers notes of apple, stone fruit
and yellow citrus. Rating: 89. AIA Vecchia 2019 Vermentino, Toscana IGT, Italy ($13.99) — Perfect for springtime sipping as the weather warms, this vintage of Vermentino from Vecchia is crisp and refreshing, showing notes of citrus and spice, excellent balance and a long, persistent finish. Serve with tapas, shellfish or grilled fish. Rating: 88. Tasting Notes Cortonesi 2015 ‘Poggiarelli,’ Brunello di Montalcino ($104.99) — This heavyweight Brunello from Cortonesi is only beginning to strut its stuff. Rich and powerful, with impressive palate weight and depth, it shows layered aromas of cherry, leather and earth; a generous hit of wood spice; and firm tannins that will support it through additional cellar time. Rating: 95. Drusian Prosecco, Valdobbiadene Superiore Cartizze ($27) – The Cartizze cru is probably the
most coveted patch of land in Valdobbiadene. The wines from Cartizze are the epitome of elegance and finesse in the prosecco world, and this nonvintage Drusian is a beautiful example. The mousse is fine and persistent, gentle on the palate but with exceptional length. Aromas of pear and citrus are refined, subtle and beautifully intertwined, a beautiful example of a Cartizze cru prosecco at its absolute finest. Rating: 94. Dutton Goldfield 2017 Pinot Noir, ‘Deviate,’ Sonoma Coast ($72) – Winemaker Dan Goldfield strikes again with this beauty from the cool Sonoma Coast. Sourced from the Jentoft and Putnam vineyards, the 2017 Deviate is a densely colored pinot that shows luscious aromas of cherry and raspberry, excellent palate length and a spicy finish. Rating: 93. La Crema 2017 Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands ($45) – Twenty years ago, world-class pinot noir from the Santa Lucia Highlands was a mere pipe dream. Today, this cool region in the midst of Monterey County stands as one of the finest sources in California – along with the Russian River Valley and the Anderson Valley – for topnotch pinot. The 2017 La Crema offers a richly layered palate, with aromas of cherry and strawberry complemented nicely by a touch of wood spice. Rating: 91. Cortonesi 2018 ‘La Mannella,’ Rosso di Montalcino, Italy ($29.99) – Beautifully structured with bright cherry fruit on the front of the palate, and notes of earthiness and wood spice on the finish, this is an excellent example of the genre. Rosso is what you drink while you wait for the more powerful and complex Brunello to age to perfection. Rating: 90. Follow Robert on Twitter at @wineguru. To find out more about Robert Whitley and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at creators.com. Email Robert at whitleyonwine@yahoo.com.
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Outdoor grilling on a budget By Mary Hunt Getting our outdoor grill cleaned, polished and ready for the warmer months had me thinking about how much fun it would be to celebrate. Why not do things up right with an amazing menu and a few good friends, even if that means grilling on a budget? What happened next I can only attribute to a momentary lapse of good judgment. I visited the Lobel’s of New York website, “the best source for the finest and freshest USDA prime dryaged steaks, roasts, specialty meats, and gourmet products that money can buy.” Unveiling the mother of all outdoor grills seemed like an event worthy of a few high-quality American wagyu steaks delivered overnight on a bed of dry ice. I checked the price. Gulp! One 20-ounce porterhouse steak: $159.95 plus overnight shipping. Just the thought of forking out more than a hundred bucks on a single steak jerked me back to reality with enough force to cause whiplash. Surely, there has to be frugal ground somewhere between Lobel’s and what’s left of the buy-oneget-one-free hotdogs sitting in the
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freezer section of the store. Professional butcher and author of Confessions of a Butcher: Eat Steak on a Hamburger Budget and Save $$$ John Smith says that the cheap cuts of beef are often the most flavorful. And the toughest. But don’t let that discourage you from buying those meat-counter bargains. If you know the tricks, you can buy the flavorful, cheap cuts of meat that are not tough. Select first Don’t get your mind set on what you’ll be grilling this weekend before you get to the store. That particular cut may not be on sale. Instead, go with an open mind. Zero in on the cuts that are in season, plentiful and well-priced. And if they’re really cheap? Buy extra for the freezer. Marinade A marinade is the secret to making a tough cut of meat as succulent and
tender as a prime cut. Just make sure your marinade of choice contains acids like vinegar, lemon and wine. Acid breaks down the meat to make it tender. Enzymatic action from wine, beer, cider and soy sauce also helps. Temperature The only way to guarantee that your meat will be moist, tender and cooked to a safe temperature is with a food thermometer. Forget the poke test, where you’re supposed to discern a piece of meat’s level of doneness by poking at it with your finger. You need a decent thermometer that can get deep into whatever you’re grilling. The easiest and most reliable way to serve a perfectly grilled fare is with a probe alarm. You simply insert the probe and then sit back and wait for it to reach the temperature you have designated. ThermoWorks ChefAlarm is my pick for the best probe thermometer out there. It’s a few dollars more than the cheapest thing you could find, but this is the probe thermometer you will use and rely on for years – decades – to come. It is super accurate, reliable and durable. A less expensive, easy-to-use, reliable option is the ThermoWorks
ThermoPop digital display food thermometer. This pocket thermometer rotates the display in 90-degree increments. Hold the ThermoPop in either hand, or read it upside-down – any angle that’s convenient. To check the temperature, simply insert and then wait 3 to 4 seconds for a digital display. It comes in nine cool colors. Mary invites questions, comments and tips at EverydayCheapskate.com, “Ask Mary a Question.” This column will answer questions of general interest, but letters cannot be answered individually. Mary Hunt is the founder of Debt-Proof Living, a personal finance member website and the author of the book Debt-Proof Living, Revell 2014. To find out more about Mary visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at creators.com.
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38 years and still grilling Mad Dog & Merrill keep it relevant in the fiery world of BBQ The Wisconsin-based grilling team known as Mad Dog (Mark Mathewson) and (Gary) Merrill were about to leave for a show in International Falls when the locldowns started going into effect, canceling that and every other spring event they had on their busy schedule. “We have as Mad Dog & Merrill 38 years, and last year was the best year we had,” Mathewson told The Reader. “This year was on track to be even better with all the bookings we had, but that’s changed now.” Despite the business setback, they have continued sharing their grilling experience via social media and through their TV show, which airs weekly in Duluth on KDLH Channel 3.2 (CW) Sundays at 10:30 a.m. “Our TV show airs in 35 states, 110 different markets,” Mathewson said. “I believe the television show has helped. It just grows and grows.” Mondays you can find Mathewson with a new Facebook post that might find him plank grilling or focusing on bringing out the flavors of vegetables. “I consider myself the veggie king
Mark “Mad Dog” Mathewson and Gary Merrill have been grilling for public consumption for 38 years. on the grill,” he said. “There’s not a vegetable you can’t grow in your garden or get at a grocery store and put it on the grill. I think it individualizes the flavor. You’re not putting them in a pot with pork hocks where everything tastes the
same. I’ve learned that the best thing in the world is taking zucchini wedges, rolling them in Italian dressing and parmesan cheese and mummifying them in bacon. It’s the best food you’ve ever had on this world.” Mathewson fears that he is boring people with his enthusiasm for grilling planks of wood. “I’ve become a master at plank cooking,” he said. “The thing is, it’s foolproof. It’s just a gorgeous display, and it’s foolproof. It protects the meat from the heat and adds great flavor.” At a recent shooting for the TV show in Marinette, they were gifted with several beautiful brook trout. “I’ve always wanted to do brook trout,” he said. “I took bacon and mummified three of them in bacon and planked them and they turned out gorgeous.” He’s also planked morel mushrooms, lam chops, pork tenderloin. “My favorite is sauerkraut mixed with brown sugar, and ring sausage,” Mathewson said. Mathewson said he and his longtime grilling partner stay relevant by keeping up with both food and grilling trends. Yes, they can grill up a gluten-free, low carb meal. “There are trends in barbecuing,” he said. “We just came out with sodium free, all natural the most flavorful spices in the world. We took out the high fructose corn syrup and all the preservatives in our sauces because the vinegar and pineapple juice are natural preservatives. Low
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cholesterol, as natural as can be and all the new sauces just hit the market (learn more on the website, maddogandmerrill.com; they also share recipes on the site). Mathewson said he has learned to explore the world of exotic new flavors in his grilling endeavors. “A big trend we’re trying to do is heavy rubs,” he said. “It’s not a seasoning, it’s a rub to seal in the moisture. I take a coffee grinder on the road and put in coffee beans, herbs, species and zap it down to a fine ground, the finer the better it adheres. Double it with brown sugar and it’s just gorgeous. He speaks so enthusiastically about some of the exotic rubs he’s created, such as a chai tea rub and a limeginger tea rub that you want to run home and try them for yourself. “There are phenomenal flavors out there,” Mathewson said. “I’m hoping people are doing this at home during the pandemic, experimenting on the grill.” As well as the traveling grill chef scene they live in, Mad dog & Merrill are also diplomats of grilling. For example, asked to say something about the great divide between people who grill with gas vs. those dedicated to charcoal, they don’t get into it. “There’s no right or wrong,” Mathewson said. “As long as you’re firing up the grill, life is good.” But some of that carefree attitude also comes from taking their grill master titles seriously. “It’s part of keeping up with the times and making sure we have knowledge to smoke on the Kamado or Big Green Egg,” Mathewson said. “I have a $3,500 pellet grill in my garage. People win competitions with pellets, even though they’re electric. We have to keep up with the times and all the different styles on the market. Everybody has their preference and everybody argues which is more flavorful, but as me and Merrill say, as long as you’re out there grilling, it doesn’t matter what
A summer playlist In no particular order...
This Summer/Cruel Summer, Superchunk, 2012
Standing in the Doorway, Bob Dylan, 1997
Suddenly Last Summer, The Motels, 1983
Summer Madness, Kool & The Gang, 1974
Heavy Metal Drummer, Wilco, 2001
Summer Rain, Johnny Rivers, 1967
School’s Out, Alice Cooper, 1972
Rock Lobster, The B-52s, 1978
Sunny Afternoon, The Kinks, 1966
Hot Stuff, Donna Summer, 1979
I Know Where the Summer Goes, Belle & Sebastian, 1998
Under the Boardwalk, The Drifters, 1964
(Love Is Like a Heat Wave and Dancing in the Street, Martha & The Vandellas, 1963
Summer in the City, Lovin’ Spoonful, 1966 Hot Fun in the Summertime, Sly & The Family Stone, 1969
Summertime, Sam Cooke, 1957 Summer Babe, Pavement, 1992 In the Summertime, Mungo Jerry, 1971 Blister in the Sun, Violent Femmes, 1983 Rockaway Beach, The Ramones, 1977 Constructive Summer, The Hold Steady, 2008
In the Sun, Blondie, 1976 The Boys of Summer, Don Henley, 1984 Good Times/On a Warm Summer Night, Chic, 1979 Fight the Power, Public Enemy, 1989 Dancing Days, Led Zeppelin, 1973 Gin & Juice, Snoop Doggy Dog, 1994
Ridin’ in My Car, NRBQ, 1977
Sleepwalk, Johnny & Santo, 1959
Summertime Blues, Eddie Cochran, 1958
Summer Breeze, Seals & Crofts, 1972
Itsy Bitsy Tennie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini, Brian Hyland, 1960 Good Vibrations, The Beach Boys, 1966 A Summer Song, Chad & Jeremy, 1964 Island in the Sun, Weezer, 2001 That Summer Feeling, Jonathan Richman, 1992 Saturday in the Park, Chicago, 1972
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Miserlou, Dick Dale & The Del Tones, 1963 Cruel Summer, Bananarama, 1983 Vacation, The Go-Gos, 1982 Summertime, Dinah Washington, 1955 Lovely Day, Bill Withers, 1977
Sun Is Shining, Bob Marley & The Wailers, 1971 Walking on Sunshine, Katrina and the Waves, 1985 Sunshine Superman, Donovan, 1966 Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer, Nat King Cole, 1963 All Day Music, War, 1971 The Summer Wind, Monty Alexander Trio, 1997 Hot Barbecue, Jack McDuff, 1965 Summer Song, Jackie and Roy, 1972 Too Darn Hot, Ella Fitzgerald, 1956 Summertime, Janis Joplin, 1968 Hot Summer Day, It’s a Beautiful Day, 1967 Summer’s Almost Gone, The Doors, 1968 Celebrated Summer, Husker Du, 1984 The Summer, Yo La Tengo, 1990
4th of July, Aimee Mann, 1993
It’s Summertime, The Flaming Lips, 2002
Wipeout, The Surfaris, 1963
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Abandoned Northland
Banning Sandstone Quarry (Photo: Minnesota Historical Society)
Ely’s Peak (Photo by Tim Beaulier)
We’re all fascinated by abandoned buildings: What were they, why were they abandoned, and can we explore? The Northland is teeming with such relics, but many of them are on private land and, due to failing structure, dangerous to enter. But here are some places you can check out.
open but visitors are asked to stay outside and look in the windows only.
Banning Sandstone Quarry Banning State Park, off Hwy. 35 near Sandstone, stretches along 10 miles of the Kettle River, including a section known for its rapids. During the 1800s, a sandstone quarry was developed near the area now known as Hell’s Gate. The pink sandstone exposed by the river was ideal construction material. The 1894 Great Hinckley Fire was a major setback, but quarrying recovered quickly and two years later a town arose outside the quarry. By 1905, most of the easily extractable high-quality sandstone in the quarry was gone, and there was a nationwide architectural move away from stone to steel. An asphalt company lingered until 1912 and when it closed, so too did the town of Banning. Hikers on the Quarry Loop Trail pass the remnants of a historic building. Clough Island At 346 acres, Clough Island is the largest island in the St. Louis River, It is owned by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and accessible by boat. During the summers of the early 1900s, the affluent Whiteside Family used it as a summer retreat. After one of the children was nearly swept away by the channel cur-
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rent, the family spent their summers at a different retreat. The massive barn and the main house accidentally burned down by 1956, leaving foundations. The closest boat landings are the Clyde Avenue Boat Launch in Duluth and the Arrowhead Launch in Superior. Overnight camping is prohibited. Cloverland Community Club The King Schoolhouse, along Highway 13 in Cloverland, Wis., was open 1916 to 1948. After that it became the community club for parties, dances and suppers, including the town’s 50th anniversary in 1972. Since then the building has fallen into disrepair and attracted vandals, and community members have been unable to find funding to restore it. The building is
Cramer Tunnel This 1,800-foot train tunnel, the longest in Minnesota, is off Hwy. 7 northwest of Finland, Minn. It opened in 1957 after LTV Steel blasted a tunnel to connect Hoyt Lakes taconite plant and the ore dock at Taconite Harbor, from which the taconite was shipped to eastern steel mills. The tunnel was used until 2001, when LTV Steel went bankrupt. When the location was bought by Cleveland Cliffs in 2002, cleanup trains ran on the line to pick up leftover chips and pellets until 2008. For instructions on how to get there, visit cascadevacationrentals. com/local-area-guide/tunnels.
Cloverland Community Club (Photo by Richard Thomas)
Ely’s Peak Tunnel The Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific Railway had a tunnel carved through Ely’s Peak, near Gary New-Duluth, with excavation beginning in 1910. The crew included 120 men, 60 on each side, and they met in the middle a year later. The tunnel is 520 feet long and 18 feet wide. The railway reached Duluth in 1912. The tunnel was used until 1996, when Canadian National Railway took over DWP. To get there from Grand Avenue, turn onto Becks Road and the small parking lot is 1.8 miles north on the right. If coming from I-35, take Midway Road and follow it south for two miles. The trail to the tunnel and Ely’s Peak, one of the finest views in the region, is a moderately trafficked 1.8mile loop, part of the Superior Hiking Trailing. Bring a flashlight and watch for falling rocks. Interstate Bridge Ferry boats connected Duluth to Superior until the Interstate Bridge, a swing bridge, opened in 1897. In 1906 the bridge failed to open in time for the steamship Troy, which rammed into it and caused it to collapse. It took two years to reopen. As auto traffic increased, it became a toll bridge in the 1950s. The High (Blatnik) Bridge opened in 1961, taking away most traffic. The swing span was locked open in 1962 and most of the bridge was dismantled in the 1970s. A 325-foot section still survives on the Duluth side with a walkway and fishing deck. It can be reached by taking the Garfield Avenue exit off the High Bridge and parking in the public lot
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under the Blatnik Bridge. Mineral Center In the late 1800s, settlers were drawn to Knife River and the French River area in search of minerals. The Nelson Act of 1889 opened up areas of the Grand Portage Indian Reservation to white settlers and the Mineral Rush moved north. In 1910 the first settlers arrived in Hovland. Despite hardships such as the 1913 wildfire, Mineral Center thrived and grew up to 54 families. Tourists from the Twin Cities came for hunting and other activities. Native artisans sold souvenirs along the main road. The town closed in 1940 after the Federal Government purchased the homesteads back and returned them to the Grand Portage Tribe in 1940. The cemetery remains with the tribe’s assistance and is open to visitors near Old Hwy. 61 and Mineral Center Rd., six miles west of Grand Portage. Pioneer Mine The Pioneer Mine was an underground iron mine in Ely, in operation from 1889 to 1967. It is one of only two mines on the Vermilion Range whose above-ground structures are still standing, the other being the Soudan Mine. The Pioneer Mine Buildings and “A” Headframe were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The complex is undergoing adaptive reuse as the Ely Arts & Heritage Center. Rouchleau Mine This large open-pit mine, 3 miles long and 0.5 miles wide, is on the east side of the city of Virginia. It operated 1893 to 1977. It is one of the deepest mines in the range, at 450 feet. It was initially a shaft mine, then in the 1930s converted to a pit mine due
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to increasingly unstable terrain and improvements in open-pit mining technology. The majority owner has always been U.S. Steel or one of its predecessors. The mine produced 300 million gross tons of iron ore. United Taconite’s expansion forced U.S. Route 53 to relocate and the Minnesota Department of Transportation built a bridge over the mine. The new bridge opened in 2017. Soudan Mine Minnesota’s first iron ore mine opened in 1882. Operations went underground by 1892 since the ore body continued deep into the ground. The mine’s value was in the special kind of ore it produced. The ore’s high oxygen content was used to make highquality steel in open-hearth furnaces. When technology changed, the ore from the mine was no longer needed and low-cost ores of the Mesabi Range took over. The mine closed in 1962, then became a state park. Since the 1980s the University of Minnesota has operated a physics lab there. Tours are suspended due to COVID-19, but may resume this summer. Taconite Harbor Just southwest of Schroeder on the North Shore, Taconite Harbor
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launched in the 1950s around mining in the area. Erie Mining first put up trailer houses for its employees, then built two dozen homes plus stores. When the demand for taconite declined in the 1980s, the town all but disappeared. By 1986, Erie Mining was absorbed by LTV, which asked the remaining families to move. Currently, Taconite Harbor consists of a power plant, foundations and an abandoned basketball court. Grass and weeds are reclaiming the streets. The Minnesota Power Company is looking towards development of the area. Tanner’s Hospital Tanner’s Hospital in Ely, later known as Carpenter’s Hospital and often referred to as “The Castle,” was built in 1901 due to the high disease rate in the area, which was due to low investment in sanitation infrastructure in the mining boom towns of the Iron Range, where the long-term existence of any given community was unpredictable. It was used as a hospital until the 1950s. It was last used as apartment housing. There have been many proposals to restore it but for now, it remains abandoned.
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Summer Guide EVERYTHING HAPPENING IN THE NORTHLAND!
Thursday 6.4
Sunday 6.7
Friday 6.19
Sunday 6.21
Burrito Union Summer Soirée 4-9pm Burrito Union, 1332 E 4th St, Duluth 218-728-4414
Kevin Buck, 1pm Ursa Minor Brewing, 2415 West Superior St. Suite B, Duluth 218-481-7886
Charlie Parr, 6pm Cedar Lounge, 1715 N. 3rd St., Superior 715-3947391
Make Music Chequamegon Bay, 27pm , Ashland, Washburn, Bayfield, Red Cliff, Bad River, Cornucopia
Drive-In Concert: Rich Mattson & Germaine Gemberling, 7pm Reif Performing Arts Center, Grand Rapids 218.327.5780
Thursday 6.11
Todd Eckart, 7pm Belknap Lounge, 130 Belknap St., Superior 715-3943616
Friday 6.26
Friday 6.5 Friday Night Races (June -Sept. 4). 6:30pm Gondik Law Speedway, 4700 Tower Ave., Superior Wis.I 715-394-7223.
Burrito Union Summer Soirée 4-9pm Burrito Union, 1332 E 4th St, Duluth 218-728-4414 Boxcar, 6-9pm Cedar Lounge, 1715 N. 3rd St., Superior 715-3947391
Saturday 6.6 Burrito Union Summer Soirée 4-9pm Burrito Union, 1332 E 4th St, Duluth 218-728-4414
Drive-In Concert: The Daytrippers, 7pm Reif Performing Arts Center, Grand Rapids 218.327.5780
Friday 6.12 John & Andy, 7pm Belknap Lounge, 130 Belknap St., Superior 715-394-3616 One Less Guest 7pm Spirit Room 1323 Broadway 715-817-4775 Justin Jay Arnold, 8pm Cedar Lounge, 1715 N. 3rd St., Superior 715-394-7391
Saturday 6.13 Race Night (June 6-Aug. 29). 7pm ABC Raceway, 2187 Butterworth Rd., Ashland WI 715-682-4990
Lupine Junefest Bike Tour & Bird Fest, 8am-1pm Carow Park, Mercer 715-476-2389 16 June 4, 2020 DuluthReader.com
These events were scheduled as the Summer Guide went to press in early June. However, some may be canceled due to COVID-19. Please check before going.
Saturday 6.20 Kid’s Fishing Day, 8:30am-noon Edge of the Wilderness Discovery Center, 49554 MN-38, Marcell 218-832-3161
Charlie Parr, 6pm Cedar Lounge, 1715 N. 3rd St., Superior 715-3947391 Jane Gang, 7pm Belknap Lounge, 130 Belknap St., Superior 715-3943616 One Less Guest 7pm Ursa Minor Brewing, 2415 West Superior St. Suite B, Duluth 218-481-7886
Wednesday 7.1 Northern Lights Music Festival, 7pm B'Nai Abraham Cultural Center, 328 5th St. S., Virginia 218780-2292
Thursday 7.2 Northern Lights Music Festival, 7pm B'Nai Abraham Cultural Center, 328 5th St. S., Virginia 218780-2292
Thunder Over Eveleth Fireworks, 10:15pm End of Main Street, Eveleth 218-744-2774
Saturday 7.4 Sawdust 5k, 8am Pinehurst Park, Cloquet 218-879-1551 Be a Star Run for a Vet Race, 7 am, Mercer, Wis., 715-476-2389. Cloquet 4th of July Celebration, 11am Cloquet Avenue, Cloquet 218-879-1551 Festive Fourth! Concert, 4pm Mesabi East School Auditorium, 601 N. 1st St. W., Aurora 218-780-2292 Town of Barnes Fireworks, 9:30pm Barnes Town Park, 3360 Cty. Hwy. N, Barnes 715-795-2782 Grand Marais Fireworks, 10pm Grand Marais Harbor Park, 110 Wisconsin St., 218-387-2524
Grand Portage Fireworks, 10pm Grand Portage Lodge & Casino, 70 Casino Dr., Grand Portage 218475-2945 City of Superior plans to launch the 4th of July fireworks from the Richard I. Bong Airport at 10pm. Viewers will be encouraged to remain in or next to their vehicles to watch the display to abide by social distancing guidelines.
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Similar Dogs, 6pm Belknap Lounge, 130 Belknap St., Superior
Saturday 7.11
Great Folle Avoine Fur Trade Rendezvous, 10am-4pm Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park, 8500 County Rd U, Danbury 715-8668890
Northern Lights Music Festival, 7pm B'Nai Abraham Cultural Center, 328 5th St. S., Virginia 218780-2292
Rock & Roll Heaven Masquerade Ball, 7pm Greysolon Ballroom, 231 E. Superior St., Duluth 218-7245869
Tuesdays 7.14-9.
Friday 7.24
Bayfield Concerts by the Lake. 7 pm, Madeline Island Ferry Line Terminal Bldg., Bayfield, Wis., 715779-3335
Bowfest, 7am-9pm Mont Du Lac Recreation, 3125 Mont Du Lac Dr., Superior 218-626-3797
Wednesday 7.15
Tom Hanks stars as Fred Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Nieghborhood, showing in the Movies in the Park(ing Lot) series at The DECC at 9:25 pm on July 24.
David Frizzell, 3pm, 7pm Midwest Country Music Theater, 309 Commercial Ave., Sandstone 320245-2429
Park Point 5-Miler, 5:30pm Park Point Beach House, 5000 Minnesota Ave, Duluth 218-727-0947
Northern Lights Music Festival, 7pm B'Nai Abraham Cultural Center, 328 5th St. S., Virginia 218780-2292
Thursday 7.16 Be a Naturalist Family Day, 10am5pm Forest History Center, 2609 County Road 76, Grand Rapids 218-327-4482 Mollie B. & Squeezebox, 5pm IRA Civic Center, 1401 NW 3rd Ave, Grand Rapids
Friday 7.17 Charlie Parr, 6pm Cedar Lounge, 1715 N. 3rd St., Superior Deja Vu Drifters, 7pm Belknap Lounge, 130 Belknap St., Superior 715-394-3616 Movies in the Park(ing Lot): Doolittle, 9:30pm The DECC, 350 Harbor Drive, Duluth 218.727.4344
Saturday 7.18 Northern Lights Music Festival, 7pm B'Nai Abraham Cultural Center, 328 5th St. S., Virginia 218780-2292
Wednesday 7.22 Colleen Raye & Bobby Vandell, 2pm Midwest Country Music Theater, 309 Commercial Ave., Sandstone 320-245-2429 Monochrome, Jacob Mahon & The Salty Dogs, 9pm Thirsty Pagan Brewing, 1615 Winter St., Superior 715-394-2500
Thursday 7.23 Bowfest, 7am-9pm Mont Du Lac Recreation, 3125 Mont Du Lac Dr., Superior 218-626-3797
Great Folle Avoine Fur Trade Rendezvous, 10am-4pm Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park, 8500 County Rd U, Danbury 715-8668890 Charlie Parr, 6pm Cedar Lounge, 1715 N. 3rd St., Superior 715-3947391 Blackhawk, Christopher David Hanson Band, 6:30pm IRA Civic Center, 1401 NW 3rd Ave, Grand Rapids Todd Eckart, 7pm Belknap Lounge, 130 Belknap St., Superior 715-3943616 Movies in the Park(ing Lot): A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, 9:25pm The DECC, 350 Harbor Drive, Duluth 218.727.4344
7.24-26 Northwoods Summer Art Tour. 10 am - 5 pm, Mercer, Boulder Junction, Lac du Flambeau, St. Germaine, Eagler River. 715-385-3334,
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Saturday 7.25
Saturday 8.1 Herbster Corn & Brat Fest, noon5pm Herbster Historic Log Gym, 86870 Lenawee Rd., Herbster
Bowfest, 7am-9pm Mont Du Lac Recreation, 3125 Mont Du Lac Dr., Superior 218-626-3797
Connie Lee Stich, 3pm Midwest Country Music Theater, 309 Commercial Ave., Sandstone 320-2452429
Borah Epic, 7:30am Cable & Hayward 608-452-4152 Great Folle Avoine Fur Trade Rendezvous, 10am-4pm Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park, 8500 County Rd U, Danbury 715-8668890 Taste of Duluth, 11am Bayfront Festival Park, Duluth 218-591-5268 The Blooze Brothers, 7pm Ironwood Theatre, 113 E. Aurora St., Ironwood 906-932-0618
Sunday 7.26 Bowfest, 7am-3pm Mont Du Lac Recreation, 3125 Mont Du Lac Dr., Superior 218-626-3797
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The annual Herbster Corn & Brat Fest is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 1.
Friday 8.7
Great Folle Avoine Fur Trade Rendezvous, 10am-4pm Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park, 8500 County Road U, Danbury
City on the Hill Music Festival, 3pm Bayfront Festival Park, Duluth 800883-2130
The Color Scene, 6pm Wussow’s Concert Cafe, 324 N. Central Ave., Duluth 218-624-5957
Friday 7.31 Charlie Parr, 6pm Cedar Lounge, 1715 N. 3rd St., Superior 715-3947391
Jane Gang, 7pm Belknap Lounge, 130 Belknap St., Superior 715-3943616 One Less Guest 7pm Ursa Minor Brewing, 2415 West Superior St. Suite B, Duluth 218-481-7886 Movies in the Park(ing Lot): Jumanji: The Next Level, 9:15pm , The DECC, 350 Harbor Drive, Duluth 218.727.4344
Flip Sides, 7pm Belknap Lounge, 130 Belknap St., Superior 715-3943616 Movies in the Park(ing Lot): Harriet, 9:05pm The DECC, 350 Harbor Drive, Duluth 218.727.4344
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North Shore Scenic Railroad. Photo by Ted Heinonen
Saturday 8.8 City on the Hill Music Festival, noon Bayfront Festival Park, Duluth 800-883-2130 Sylvia, 5pm St. Croix Casino Danbury, 30222 Wis. 35, Danbury 800-238-8946 Noteables, 7pm Belknap Lounge, 130 Belknap St., Superior 715-3943616
Wednesday 8.12 Tony Booth & Dennis Stroughmatt, 3pm Midwest Country Music Theater, 309 Commercial Ave., Sandstone 320-245-2429
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Sawyer County Fair, Sawyer County Fair Grounds, 14655 County Hwy B, Hayward 715-296-9000
Grand Country Nights, 4pm Grand Casino Hinckley, 777 Lady Luck Drive, Hinckley 800.472.6321
Grand Jam 2020, 2-10pm American Legion Park, Hwy 38, NW 14th St., Grand Rapids 218-326-2500
Ashland County Fair, 10am , Marengo 715-278-3727
John & Andy, 7pm Belknap Lounge, 130 Belknap St., Superior 715-394-3616
Grand Country Nights, 2pm Grand Casino Hinckley, 777 Lady Luck Drive, Hinckley 800.472.6321
Movies in the Park(ing) Lot: A Dog's Journey, 8:50pm The DECC, 350 Harbor Drive, Duluth 218.727.4344
All McCartney Live, 7pm Ironwood Theatre, 113 E. Aurora St., Ironwood 906-932-0618
Naomi Bristow & David Church, 3pm Midwest Country Music Theater, 309 Commercial Ave., Sandstone 320-245-2429 Grand Country Nights, 5pm Grand Casino Hinckley, 777 Lady Luck Drive, Hinckley 800.472.6321
Friday 8.14 Sawyer County Fair, Sawyer County Fair Grounds, 14655 County Hwy B, Hayward 715-296-9000 Ashland County Fair, 9am , Marengo 715-278-3727
Saturday 8.15 Sawyer County Fair, Sawyer County Fair Grounds, 14655 County Hwy B, Hayward 715-296-9000 Superior Porchfest, noon-6pm Superior Central Park, 717 6th Ave. E., Superior Ashland County Fair, noon , Marengo 715-278-3727
Sunday 8.16 Sawyer County Fair, Sawyer County Fair Grounds, 14655 County Hwy B, Hayward 715-296-9000 Ashland County Fair, 9am-5pm , Marengo 715-278-3727
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Discover Northland farmers markets Plaza (at the Corner of Lake Avenue & Superior Street).
Hillside Farmers Market, 2-5 p.m., 503 E 3rd St. by Gloria Dei, Duluth Carlton County Farmers Market, 4-6 p.m., Four Seasons Complex parking lot, Carlton, Minn. Hibbing Farmers Market, 2.-5 p.m., 1309 E. 40th St., Hibbing, Minn.
WEDNESDAYS We know fresh produce grown locally tastes a little better. It’s grown with extra care, attention and love. There are a ton of farmers markets happening every day across the Northland. This is your handy guide to the who, when and where of these markets this summer.
DAILY Kunnari’s Farm Market, Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-2 p.m., 1305 8th St. S., Virginia, Minn.
TUESDAYS Downtown Duluth Farmers Market, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Lake Superior
Virginia Market Square Farmers Market, 2:30-5 p.m. Virginia City Center Park, 250 N Fourth Ave, Virginia, Minn.
Lincoln Park Farmers Market, 4-7 p.m. Harrison Center, 3002 W. 3rd St., Duluth
FRIDAYS Madeline Island Farmers Market, 9:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m., on Main Street across from ferry office. La Pointe, Wis.
SATURDAYS
Superior Downtown Farmers Market, 11 am-2 p.m. 1215 Banks Ave., Superior, Wis.
DeWitt-Seitz Farmers Market, 8 10 a.m., 394 S Lake Ave, Duluth
Duluth Farmers Market, 2-5 p.m. 1324 E 3rd St, Duluth, MN
Duluth Farmers Market 8 a.m.Noon. 1324 E 3rd St, Duluth
Grand Rapids Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., corner of Hwy 169 & Golf Course Road, Grand Rapids, Minn.
Ashland Area Farmers Market, 8 a.m. - Noon. Howard Pearson Plaza, Ashland, Wis.
Washburn Farmers Market, 3-7 p.m. 509 W. Bayfield St., Washburn Wis.
THURSDAYS Finland Farmers Market, 5-6:30 pm, Clair Nelson Center, 6866 Cramer Road, Finland, Minn.
S.S. Meteor, Superior, Wis. Carlton County Farmers Market, 9-11 a.m., Premiere Theatres Parking lot, Cloquet, Minn. Two Harbors Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-Noon. 1130 11th Ave. Two Harbors, Minn. Grand Rapids Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., corner of Hwy 169 & Golf Course Road, Grand Rapids, Minn. Hibbing Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 1309 E. 40th St., Hibbing, Minn. Cable Community Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., parking lot of UCC Church, Cable, Wis. Port Wing Saturday Market, 9 a.m.-noon, Port Wing Town Hall pavilion. Port Wing, Wis.
Moose Lake Area Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-Noon. Riverside Arena, Moose Lake, Minn. Bayfield Farmers Market, 8:30 a.m.-Noon. S 1st Street, Bayfield, Wis. Barker’s Island Farmers Market, 9 a.m.-Noon. Festival Park near the
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Friday 8.21
Friday 8.28
Similar Dogs, 6pm Belknap Lounge, 130 Belknap St., Superior 715-394-3616
Outerbike Duluth, 8am-5pm Spirit Mountain, 9500 Spirit Mountain Pl., Duluth 800-845-2453
Superior Siren, Jerree Small, 7pm Vikre Distillery, 525 Lake Avenue South, Suite 102, Duluth
Tribute Fest, 2pm Bayfront Festival Park, Duluth 218-422-8210 Glensheen: The Musical, 6pm Reif Performing Arts Center, Grand Rapids 218.327.5780
Movies in the Park(ing) Lot: Peanut Butter Falcon, 8:40pm The DECC, 350 Harbor Drive, Duluth 218.727.4344
is scheduled to run at the Reif Performing Arts Center, Grand Rapids, Aug. 28-30. Glensheen: The Musical
Saturday 8.22 Art in Bayfront Park, 10am-5pm Bayfront Festival Park, Duluth 952473-6422 Real Horse Power Family Day, 10am-5pm Forest History Center, 2609 County Road 76, Grand Rapids 218-327-4482
Todd Eckart, 7pm Belknap Lounge, 130 Belknap St., Superior 715-3943616
Sunday 8.23 Art in Bayfront Park, 10am-4pm Bayfront Festival Park, Duluth 952473-6422
Thursday 8.27 Tribute Fest, 3pm Bayfront Festival Park, Duluth 218-422-8210 Outerbike Duluth, 5-7pm Spirit Mountain, 9500 Spirit Mountain Pl., Duluth 800-845-2453
Jane Gang, 7pm Belknap Lounge, 130 Belknap St., Superior 715-3943616 One Less Guest 7pm Ursa Minor Brewing, 2415 West Superior St. Suite B, Duluth 218-481-7886 Movies in the Park(ing) Lot: Abominable, 8:25pm The DECC, 350 Harbor Drive, Duluth 218.727.4344
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Saturday 8.29
Monday 8.31
Outerbike Duluth, 8am-5pm Spirit Mountain, 9500 Spirit Mountain Pl., Duluth 800-845-2453
Chris Holmes, 8pm Crocks, 228 Red River Rd., Thunder Bay 807344-3123
Tribute Fest, 10:30am Bayfront Festival Park, Duluth 218-422-8210
Friday 9.4
Grand Minnesota Taste-Together, 4pm Grand Casino Hinckley, 777 Lady Luck Drive, Hinckley 800.472.6321
Lake Superior Ribfest, 4-8:30pm Bayfront Festival Park, Duluth 218722-5573
Glensheen: The Musical, 6pm Reif Performing Arts Center, Grand Rapids 218.327.5780
Sunday 8.30 Outerbike Duluth, 8:30am-4pm Spirit Mountain, 9500 Spirit Mountain Pl., Duluth 800-845-2453
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Saturday 9.5 Mural Fest & Car Show, 9am-3pm , Ashland 715-682-2500 Military/Civilian Vehicle Show & Labor Day Weekend Community BBQ, 11am-3pm Bong Heritage Center, 305 Harbor View Parkway, Superior 715.392.7151
Glensheen: The Musical, 2pm Reif Performing Arts Center, Grand Rapids 218.327.5780
Wonders of the Night Sky, 9-11pm Forest History Center, 2609 County Road 76, Grand Rapids 218-3274482
Ward Davis, 6pm Wussow's Concert Cafe, 324 N. Central Ave., Duluth 218-624-5957
June Star, 8pm Wussow’s Concert Cafe, 324 N. Central Ave., Duluth 218-624-5957
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY
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Our regional HHW Facility provides residents with free, safe disposal of unwanted chemicals and other hazardous waste.
Residents and businesses can recycle or dispose of many wastes at the MRC. We recycle or recover as much as possible, reducing waste sent to landfills.
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Paint and paint thinner Rechargeable batteries Used motor oil and filters Antifreeze Cleaners and degreasers Weed killer and pesticides Fluorescent tubes and bulbs Medical sharps Mercury thermometers Waste cooking oil … and more
Mixed waste .................$22/cu yd Dry Mattresses ............... $13 each Wet Mattresses............... $15 each Microwaves .............1 free per day $5 each add’l Appliances ...................... $5 each Passenger Tires .........4 free per day $3 each add’l Household Electronics ................... .................................................... $15, $12, $9, $2 or free
LOCATION 2626 Courtland Street 27th Avenue West and the Waterfront HOURS Year-Round Thursday - Saturday 9 am - 4 pm Sunday - Wednesday Closed CLEAN SHOP Minnesota businesses with small amounts of hazardous waste can contact the WLSSD Clean Shop at 218-726-1602.
Ashalnd’s Mural Fest & Car Show
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Household recyclables, scrap metal, fluorescent bulbs .................. Free LOCATION 4587 Ridgeview Road at the corner of Rice Lake and Ridgeview Roads HOURS Year-Round Tuesday - Saturday Sunday, Monday
9 am - 4 pm Closed
Prices listed are for households. Contact WLSSD at 218-722-3336 for non-residential pricing.
Due to COVID-19 and social distancing protocols, WLSSD has temporarily closed its reuse programs. Safety protocols can also result in longer wait times at some of our facilities during the busier periods. We appreciate your patience. Plan accordingly or see wlssd.com for more disposal options.
Western Lake Superior Sanitary District For questions, holiday hours or to learn more about how to dispose of stuff: wlssd.com or 218-722-0761
Poplar-native Richard Bong, ace of aces during World War II, in his P-38 Lightning. A military and civilian vehicle show and Labor Day weekend commuity BBQ is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 5, at the Bong Heritage Center in Superior.
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Ticked off! Imagine, if you will, an animal born in the woods that, after hatching from an egg, must have blood to survive, and it does not care where it comes from – amphibians, birds, reptiles and mammals are all fair game for this insatiable blood sucker. Once it has found its victim, the animal inserts a barbed feeding tube into its live meal, and through the process of feeding – which can take from 10 minutes to five days – small amounts of the animal’s saliva enter the skin of the host, infecting the host with whatever pathogens are in the aggressor. A horror writer couldn’t make this stuff up. Meet the tick. While there are hundreds of tick species, three of them are transmitters of human disease, and all three are found in Minnesota and Wisconsin – the blacklegged tick (or deer tick), American dog tick (or wood tick) and the Lone star tick (which is a recent immigrant to the area). Ticks are most famous for spreading Lyme disease, but they also carry Rocky Mountain spotted fever, anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis and the
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Powassan virus, which killed a woman in Maine recently. In fact, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information and the U.S. National Library of Medicine, at least 38 viral species are transmitted by ticks. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) receive about 30,000 reports of Lyme disease every year, and they think that is just the tip of the iceberg, with as many as 10 times the number of cases going unreported. Perhaps the most important thing to know about ticks is how to remove them if they do insert their barbed feeding tube into your skin. All sources say you should avoid folk remedies such as touching the tick with a lit match and “painting” the tick with nail polish, or applying rubbing alcohol or petroleum jelly to make the tick detach from the skin. The application of petroleum jelly, fingernail polish, 70 percent isopropyl alcohol, or a hot kitchen match failed to induce detachment of adult American dog ticks attached for either 12 to 15 hours or three to four days. These methods are not effective and may cause the tick to regurgitate into the bite wound.
You do want to remove the tick as quickly as possible. Do not wait for it to detach by itself. The risk of Lyme disease is reduced if removed within 36 hours but not necessarily the other pathogens transmitted by these ticks. The best technique for removing ticks is to use a fine-tipped tweezers to pull the bug straight out of your skin. Repel ticks • Use repellent that contains 20 percent or more DEET, picaridin, or IR3535 on exposed skin for protection that lasts several hours. Always follow product instructions. Parents should apply this product to their children, avoiding hands, eyes and mouth. • Use products that contain permethrin on clothing. Treat clothing
and gear. Permethrin remains protective through several washings. Pre-treated clothing is available and may be protective longer. • The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has an online tool to help you select the repellent that is best for you and your family (epa. gov/insect-repellents/find-insectrepellent-right-you). Find and remove ticks Bathe or shower as soon as possible after coming indoors to wash off and more easily find ticks that are crawling on you. • Conduct a full-body tick check using a hand-held or full-length mirror to view all parts of your body upon return from tick-infested areas. Parents should check children for ticks, especially in their hair. • Examine gear and pets. Ticks can ride into the home on clothing and pets, then attach to a person later. • Tumble dry clothes in a dryer on high heat for 10 minutes to kill ticks on dry clothing after you come indoors. If the clothes require washing first, hot water is recommended. If a tick bites you • Don’t squeeze, twist or squash it. Don’t burn it with a match or cover it with Vaseline. • Use fine-point tweezers or a special tick-removing tool. Grasp the tick as close to the skin as possible. If you don’t have tweezers, protect your fingers with a tissue. • Pull the tick straight out with steady, even pressure. • Disinfect the bite area and wash your hands. • Save the tick for testing (alive if possible) in a small bottle or plastic bag with a green leaf or damp tissue. • Label it with your name, date, site of bite and how long tick was attached. • Don’t panic. A tick must feed for at least 24 hours to transmit Lyme disease bacterium. Tick-borne illness symptoms • Fever/chills. • Aches and pains: Symptoms include headache, fatigue and muscle aches. With Lyme disease you may also experience joint pain. • Rash: Lyme disease, southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI), Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), ehrlichiosis and tularemia can result in distinctive rashes. Although easily treated with antibiotics, these diseases can be difficult to diagnose. However, early recognition and treatment of the infection decreases the risk of serious complications. So see your doctor immediately if you have been bitten by a tick and experience any of the symptoms described here.
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IN & ON WATER
Swim • Canoe • Sail • Kayak Paddleboard • Yoga • Snorkel Sand beaches at Big Bay State & Town Parks & Joni’s Beach
SMALL TOWN-BIG SHOPPING
Art Guild • Dockside Gift Shop Motion to Go • Island Carvers Woods Hall • Bell Street Gallery The Inn • M.I. Candles • Museum Shop • Yacht Club • Adventure Vacations • Ricky Rocks & JEM
OPEN AIR & TAKEOUT OPTIONS
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THE HISTORY OF A TRAIL
Photographer’s enthusiasm for Superior Hiking Trail on display in new book “The sparkle on the water, the majesty of the single tree below, the soaring of the hawks, this my friend is all the medicine humankind needs to be healthy, serene and wise for life.” The above sentiment is one of the thousands of such sentiments that have been written by visitors to the Superior Hiking Trail on trail registers they stopped to add to during their journeys. And it’s the sort of sentiment that inspired Rudi Hargesheimer to produce the new coffee table book The Superior Hiking Trail Story. “I was reading quotes from the trail logbooks and thought, Jeez, I’ve got pictures to match these quotes,” Hargesheimer said. That was an “aha” moment
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Rudi Hargesheimer’s new book, The Superior Hiking Trail Story, tells the tale of the 310-mile trail in words and some breathtaking photos.
for Hargesheimer, a dedicated outdoorsman and nature photographer who had for years
been contemplating a photo book featuring his adventures on the North Shore. “Literally, I was thinking about it in the ’90s,” he said. “I had written a lot of stuff, pages of information, mostly history of the North Shore. Even though I live in the Twin Cities area, I consider myself a North Shore fan and expert. In 1992 I bought a cabin by Spilt Rock Lighthouse, so I was up there almost every weekend. I have hiked virtually every single trail in all the state parks, hiked all the rivers, skied every trail, kayaked every shore. So I know it pretty well.” It seemed a natural that a photographer who named his photo business and website gallery North Shore Photo Art would want to do a big, glossy book on the North Shore. But Hargesheimer said publishers just were not interested in such a book. “I gave up on that,” he said. But he did not give up on the
idea of a book, which just happened to intersect with another of his interests, the Superior Hiking Trail. “One day back in 1987 I stumbled on a sign that said Superior Hiking Trail, and I didn’t know what that meant because I hadn’t seen it before,” Hargesheimer said. That next weekend he learned more about it from a Minneapolis Tribune story about the trail association that had been awarded alegislative grant to start the trial. “That was exciting,” Hargesheimer said. “They were reaching out to build membership in the association, and came to Midwest Mountaineering, where I used to work. Bill Anderson from Duluth did a nice little talk, and I got enthused and became a member right away. I was member No. 80.” Hargesheimer eventually joined the trail association board and has served as president. So he’s been involved almost from the start and had all the resources at his fingertips to tell this story. It finally coalesced when he realized there was a bigger story to be told. “Then I said, wait a minute, the history of the whole trail is really interesting,” he said. “Maybe that should be the focus and these quotes and photographs are add-ons to the book to make it a page turner. “But it wasn’t until last year, I think it was in June, when Judy, my significant other, kind of pushed me, and said, ‘You’ve gotta do that book. Now’s the time.’ Literally, it was her push that made me sit down at the
computer and start designing the book. That also motivated me to start getting more interviews and quotes from people.” What most impressed Hargesheimer as he was gathering those interviews is that everyone he talked to was as enthused he was about the trail, and supporting the book project by talking to him. “Everybody I talked to when I told them I was thinking about this book, they thought it was a good idea and shared my boundless enthusiasm for the trail,” he said. The book tells a story of collaboration and team work to build what today is 310 miles of trail, running from Jay Cooke State Park to the Canadian border, that connects eight state parks on the North Shore. Besides telling the history of how the park came to be, the book is filled with gorgeous photos by Hargesheimer and a few others from contributors who captured important trail moments, such as a bull moose on the trail or the June 2012 flooding of the swinging bridge at Jay Cooke State Park. Hargesheimer takes us on a virtual tour of the trail, breaking chapters down into trail section, beginning with “Wisconsin Border to Jay cooke State Park,” followed by “Duluth” and “Duluth to Two Harbors,” all the way through to “Rosebush Ridge to Canada and the Lost Trail at Grand Portage.”
Having grown up in the Chester Park area at a time when my friends and I felt Chester Creek was our personal playground, I was happy to read in the Duluth chapter that to this day it’s hard for hikers “to believe they are in the city of Duluth” when walking the Chester Creek portion of the trail, with its multiple waterfalls, towering pines and wildlife Each section of the book bristles with photographs and is sprinkled with quotes from trail hikers, known as “Sentiments from the Heart,” so named by Superior Hiking Trail Association Ridgeline newsletter editor Jack Morris. Ultimately, the book makes you want to get out on the trail. Prior to the pandemic lockdown, Hargesheimer had been scheduled for a booksinging event at Zenith Bookstore, but that’s off now, he said. “There won’t be any book singings in June,” he said, but adding there will be somewhere down the road. In the meantime, you can buy the book on Hargesheimer’s website, northshoreartphoto.com), and it should be available at your favorite neighborhood bookstore once this thing is over.
At right, volunteer Kim Fishburn is part of a crew working on a trail. Hargesheimer’s story about the Lake Superior Trail is a tale of volunteerism and teamwork that brought the project together. Top right, the Cascade River at Cascade River State Park near Lutsen. Photos by Rudi Hargesheimer.
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Wisconsin adventures Those who live year round in the Northland know to relish every moment of warmth and sunshine that the summer offers once a year. Those visiting this beautiful area marvel at our lakes, forests and wildlife. So what are some fun things to do in this area before we’re brushing three inches of snow off the car each morning? These activities are rated 1-5 in “adventure level.” 1 being something just about anyone can do, 5 being something you probably shouldn’t do. Bonfire at the beach (Adventure Level: 1) Want to spend some quality time with friends? Don’t mind having sand embedded in places of you that you didn’t know existed? Then it’s probably bonfire time! What’s cooler than watching the sun come up and hit Duluth and watch it’s street lights slowly turn off? Not much. Tubing (Adventure Level: 1) Many will agree that tubing down the Namekagon River in Trego rules. Jack’s Canoe Rental will take you several miles away in a van and then all you have to do is lie back and enjoy the roughly three-hour ride.
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Photo from Superior Skydiving Facebook page. Get some friends, get some beverages and if you have enough people on board, they’ll throw in a tube for your cooler, which may or may not hold a bunch of booze.
There’s no need to be risky after tossing back brews with your friends during this activity, Jack’s has a campground at the end of the journey. Simply walk ashore, gather by
a campfire and enjoy a night in the Northwoods. We won’t tell anyone if you go skinny dipping in the river wasted at 3 a.m.
Canoeing (Adventure Level: 2) A great way to spend a day is to canoe or kayak down the Brule River near Iron River. Much like the tubing, you’ll travel a few miles in a van and get dropped off. Brule River Canoe Rental facilitates hundreds of people each day during these warm and sunny days of summer. Unlike tubing, there is a little bit of skill and obstacle negotiation involved or you’ll spend some time getting yourself free off a rock or out of the trees that line most every inch of the journey down. Sea Kayaking (Adventure Level: 3) There is really nothing more awe inspiring in the area than visiting the “sea caves” of Meyers Beach just a few miles away from the small but wonderful little town of Cornucopia. Thousands of years of wind and water have carved out wondrous caves and valleys in the rock. The caves can be visited on foot during the winter, but making it out on a summer day is truly something that will be unforgettable. The company Lost Creek Adventures out of Cornucopia facilitates trips out to the sea caves, or if you have your own kayak or canoe, even better. This is one of the most beautiful things on the South Shore of Lake Superior. Sky Diving (Adventure Level: 4) Skydive Superior was founded back in 1960, and we at The Reader must admit, out of all these things, we have never jumped out of a plane. Maybe they’ll hook us up for the
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mention, but who knows if we’d take them up on it? We hear you get a great view of Lake Superior as you plummet toward the ground of Superior. This activity will be much more memorable than the latest crappy summer blockbuster. Get Through The Woods (Adventure Level: 5) Think you got what it takes to get through the woods? Take your vehicle, it doesn’t matter what kind (added points for the less “off road” the vehicle is), and drive out to the Chequamegon National Forest. You’ll eventually find a bunch of logging roads, that’s the easy part. Off of these logging roads you’ll find ATV trails. Take your vehicle down one of them, then the game of “get through the woods” begins. No compass or navigation aid is allowed, you must use your gut and instinct. It’s hard to say what the DNR would say to you if they catch you doing this. Actually DON’T do this. There’s no cell phone reception out there and getting a tow truck to come in to get you off an ATV trail in the middle of the woods will be expensive, that’s if they agree to do it at all. This isn’t to mention playing “get through the woods” on foot trying to find any kind of civilization might result in you being in a episode of “I Shouldn’t Be Alive.” Expect to spend at least 4 hours getting through the woods since you’ll be driving at around 10 mph most of the way. A handy trick to getting through the rutted up parts that your KIA Optima might not be able to handle is getting out and breaking up sticks and layering them
over the ruts so your tires will have traction. Do not play “get through the woods” if you are not confident in your driving ability or don’t have basic nature survival skills. Added points for not telling anyone that you plan on playing “get through the woods” before doing it. When all else fails – backyard BBQ! (Adventure Level: Awesome) Photo at right shows some happy tubers on the Namekagon River. Photo courtesy Jack’s Canoe Rental.
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Roadtrip: Highway 61 revisited
Sam said, “Tell me quick, man, I got to run” Oh, Howard just pointed with his gun And said, “That way, down Highway 61” Bob Dylan, “Highway 61 Revisited”
Well, Georgia Sam, he had a bloody nose Welfare department, they wouldn’t give him no clothes He asked poor Howard, “Where can I go?” Howard said, “There’s only one place I know”
When Bob Dylan sang that song on his 1965 album of the same name and until 1991 when it was officially changed, U.S. Highway 61 stretched from the Canadian border – hitting Dylan’s hometown of Duluth along the way to its end (or beginning, depending which way you were going) in New Orleans. All of which made it a worthy road to sing about. Today it is known as Minnesota State Highway 61 and stretches from the east end of Duluth, hugging the North Shore for nearly 150 miles
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until it hits the Canadian border. In a drive on today’s Highway 61, you pass seven state parks: • Gooseberry Falls State Park is 13 miles northeast of Two Harbors in Lake County. • Split Rock Lighthouse State Park is in Lake County between Two Harbors and Silver Bay. • Tettegouche State Park is located in Lake County at the base of the Baptism River. The park is immediately northeast of Silver Bay.
• Temperance River State Park is immediately northeast of Schroeder in Cook County. • Cascade River State Park is located in Cook County between Lutsen and Grand Marais. • Judge C. R. Magney State Park is located on the banks of the Brule River. The park is located 14 miles northeast of Grand Marais in Cook County. • Grand Portage State Park is in Cook County on the banks of the Pi-
geon River. The community of Grand Portage is nearby. Grand Portage is near the terminus of the U.S. portion of Highway 61 (it continues on in Canada), and it is home to the Grand Portage National Monument, dedicated to the history of fur trading. It includes the Heritage Center, a collaboration between the National Park Service and the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. Overlooking a reconstructed fur trading post, the Heritage Center features exhibit galleries about Ojibwe culture and the fur trade, a bookstore, multi-media programs, park offices, archives and a classroom. But maybe we got ahead of ourselves on this trip up Highway 61. Let’s make our first stop in Knife River for smoked fish at Russ Kendall’s Smokehouse. After your fill of smoked fish, a few miles up the road is Larsmont, home of the Little Red Schoolhouse, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. Since you are now nearing Two Harbors, maybe it’s time to pick up a growler from Castle Danger Brewery for a picnic along Highway 61. Maybe somewhere near Iona’s Beach Scientific & Natural Area, a 300-yard beach with pink rhyolite rocks. It’s also known as “singing Beach” for the sound the waves and rhyolite rocks make together. The area includes a portion of the Gitchi-Gami State Trail, which eventually will run 86 miles connecting Two Harbors to Grand Marais along the North Shore. To date, there are alittle more than 28 miles of paved trail. When finished, the trail will connect to five state parks, several communities, four Scientific and Natural Areas, and great views of Lake Superior. On the road again, let’s make out next stop at Split rock Lighthouse for a photo session with the iconic lighthouse towering over the lake from a cliff. Moving on, make the next stop to ooh and aah at the vistas at Palisade Head, and a few miles laterlet’s pull over at Sugarload Cove to stretch our legs on the 1-mile interpretive nature trail before continuing on to the Temperance River, so named because it was the only river in the area without a (sand)bar at its mouth. Onward to Oberg Mountain, then on to Cut Face Creek wayside rest for the great view from the west pullover. This would be the time to decide whether continue on to Canada. Did you bring your passport?
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The Grand Portage National Monument pays tribute to the long history of fur trading in the area. It was one of the four major fur trading centers of the British empire.
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Try bird-watching while at home
A hummingbird heads for nectar in a backyard. All of the accompanying photos were shot in backyards. Photos by Jim Lundstrom By Victor Block Joann and Bill Jessen excitedly train their binoculars on a stretch of salt marsh that is alive with the sights and sounds of hawks and falcons that are resting after pursuing songbirds for their dinner. The 24 species of birds that John Beatty spots during the first few minutes of daylight may seem like a lot, but it’s no great feat for where he is. These folks are among the many Americans – estimates range as high as 60 million – who get their kicks from observing our fine feathered friends going about their daily tasks. Some are stay-at-home birders, as they’re called, who enjoy observing high fliers that venture into their backyard or neighborhood. A Others are known as away-fromhome aficionados. They’re willing to take to foot, car or in normal times even airplanes to seek out a rare specimen that has been seen in another part of the state or country or perhaps elsewhere in the world. They’re likely to maintain a list of the species they have seen, with details about the date and location of each sighting. If you have time on your hands during this stay-at-home period, you might consider trying the excitement, joy and learning experience that training your eyes – perhaps through a pair of binoculars – on visitors to your yard or neighborhood can provide. Many serious bird-watchers got their start as casual observers who don’t stray far from where they live. As the list of sightings grows, their
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turkey vulture cruising on air currents. newly acquired knowledge often extends beyond facts about the birds themselves to the places from which they came and are going. In the case of migratory fowl, that can include farflung states or even countries. The birds of prey that are holding the Jessens’ attention are making their annual journey south, so the couple are able to observe part of the trip that took them near their home in Massachusetts. Beatty didn’t have to travel far from his home in Galveston, Texas, to enjoy a treasure-trove of sightings. That area is known for the diversity of both its resident and fly-by types. White pelicans float lazily in bay waters, reddish egrets dance and prance in a
A lonely bluejay. frenzy of activity and roseate spoonbills display their unusual beaks, which resemble elongated ping-pong paddles. Practiced birders know – and newcomers soon learn – that the weather can play a role in how successful a wait-and-watch quest can be. If the search is good during pleasant weather, it can become phenomenal when conditions deteriorate. When rain and storms force birds to the ground, people can enjoy swarms that are seeking shelter in their own yards. Not surprisingly, where one lives and the time of year play a big role in the kinds of birds likely to appear. The Adirondack wilderness in New York state offers a patchwork of
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with appeal to a variety of birdlife. As a result, more than 250 species have been observed in the area. In warm weather colorful wood warblers and loons are common. Fall is spectacular, with a major migration of hawks taking place against a backdrop of dramatic foliage. In winter, avian residents with colorful names such as rough-legged hawks and saw-whet owls brave the cold weather. In December 1818 more than 500 men took part in an organized hunting expedition in the present-day Cleveland suburb of Hinkley, Ohio. Their goal was to rid the township of bears, wolves and other wild animals that were considered to be pests or
A pileated woodpecker makes a beeline for a chunk of suet. threats to crops and livestock. The following spring, buzzards appeared to feast on remains of animals that were left to rot. Flocks of descendants of those original visitors continue to return each year, reportedly on March 15, and their arrival is marked by an annual “Buzzard Day” celebration. Numerous places for sightings are available to residents of and visitors to Wisconsin. Burnett County provides a welcome home for nesting herons, double-crested cormorants and sharptailed grouse. Wisconsin Point at the western end of Lake Superior attracts rarities such as the imaginatively named piping plover, parasitic jaeger and Cassin’s kingbird. Grand Island, Nebraska, located in the center of the United States, becomes the epicenter each spring of a visitation by an estimated half-million sandhill cranes during their annual migration. The birds, which represent about 80 percent of the world’s population of that species, spend several weeks feeding and resting. Then there are those unusual occasions when birds show up at places where they’re not supposed to be. When a wood sandpiper took refuge in marshes near Rye, New York, hundreds of people flocked to the area to watch and marvel. That’s because the visitor is known to breed in Scandinavia and Russia, and to spend winters in southern Africa and Australia. Knowledgeable birders speculated that the tringa glareola, one of some 40 species of sandpipers, had been blown across the Atlantic Ocean by a severe storm. Its loss was the excited watchers’ gain. For more spots that have good birdwatching: birdwatchingdaily.com
A Bonaparte’s gull and its reflection in a Lake Michigan tidepool.
A cedar waxwing munching on winter berries in a backyard.
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LOCAL LIBATIONS Two flights at Castle Danger Brewing. Photo credit: Felicity Bosk
Beer here! We have a lot of craft brewery options here in the Northland. This handy guide will take you through each of them. Navigate your way across town and across the two states as you discover all Lake Superior has to offer the local beer industry. Go forth, get a flight, and have fun.
The Bent Paddle Brewing Company
1832 W Michigan St., Duluth (218) 279-2722 bentpaddlebrewing.com Their beer, naturally, is made with local water. This snazzy brewery located in the ever-growing Lincoln Park craft district is an upbeat hidden gem. It’s production is large
scale, with its beer available in cans and in bars all across Minnesota and Wisconsin. If you’ve been there before you’ve got to go back to see their new taproom and try their summer seasonal beer, Paddle Break Blonde.
Blacklist Artisan Ales
120 E Superior St, Duluth (218) 606-1610 blacklistbeer.com Blacklist specializes in Belgianstyle brews, but has a few others. Their mainstays are the Classic Wit, Belgian India Pale Ale, Last Pale on Earth, and Or de Belgique. They are constantly changing their selection with special runs and seasonal ales. They have made themselves widely available in bottle shops and bars across the Twin Ports. Their taproom
is located right on Superior Street and if it’s a nice day, they open up the garage door, creating a bar halfinside, half out.
Canal Park Brewing
300 Canal Park Dr., Duluth (218) 464-4790 canalparkbrewery.com A Duluth brewpub featuring craft brew and food with a Northcoast attitude. Canal Park Brewing excels in quality beer and offers amazing grill-style food that is a few notches above typical bar burgers. When the weather is nice, the patio area that sits just a stone’s throw away from the Big Lake, offers a relaxing atmosphere to kick back and take the area in while still being a quick walk or drive to many things Duluth has to offer. Enjoy the company of locals and travelers at night beside their outside fire pit and listen to the waves lap up against the shore.
Carmody Irish Pub
308 E Superior St. Duluth. 218-740-4747 carmodyirsihpub.com Carmody’s has a fair selection of beers, and they also brew their own beer. Carmody’s has a nice European atmosphere. Note the flags when you step in. Both young and old frequent this historic part of Duluth. The home-brewed Irish Red is delicious. Also available is Famine 4.7 Stout, a unique take on Irish stout. Halcyon Days ESP is an English pale ale. People’s Pub Ale is a smooth ale, the ground breaker ale created through People’s Brewer Company,
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the forerunner to Carmody’s.
Castle Danger Brewery
17 7th St., Two Harbors, Minn. (218) 834-5800 castledangerbrewery.com Sure, there’s plenty of breweries in the Twin Ports but just a short drive out of town up the North Shore, you’ll find Castle Danger Brewery and taproom in Two Harbors. It was founded by Clint and Jamie MacFarlane and has done nothing but progress. Flavor and quality is key with their beers. Whether it be their flagship American “Danger” Ale or the Castle Cream Ale, the brewery to the North has made its presence known and is starting to hit local Twin Port’s taps.
Dubh Linn Irish Brew Pub
109 W. Superior St., Duluth (218) 727-1559 dubhlinnpub.com On top of a good selection, Dubh Linn’s has been in the microbrew game for a few years. They offer a great menu as well as having music during the evenings on most weekday nights. On Saturdays they often have comedy from national touring stand-up comedians. Just looking for a good scotch or familiar import? It’s likely the Dubh Linn has something that will suit your taste.
Duluth Cider
2307 W. Superior St., Duluth 218-464-1111 duluthcider.com
Remember the speech in Guys and Dolls about getting an earful of cider? Duluth got it in late 2018 when not one but two cideries sprouted up in Lincoln Park Craft District, just a couple of blocks from each other. Duluth Cider is run by UMD alums Jake and Valerie Scott and Christian Fraser, using a 15-barrel system to produce both modern and heritage varieties. The spacious tap room is also a live music venue.
level. If you couldn’t guess by the name, this is not a brewery. They produce quality gin, whisky and Aquavit of Scandinavian origins. The finest of ingredients are used to make these spirits, but perhaps the most important is Lake Superior water and the spirit it contains.
White Winter Winery
68323 Lea St # A, Iron River, Wis. 715-372-5656 whiteinwter.com Some of the area’s finest wine and mead comes from White Winter Winery in Iron River. It is available in many local liquor stores and their “hard” cider remains a constant guest tap at Thirsty Pagan in Superior. This award winning wine is sure to please the palate of any wine lover. The winery is open to visit from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays.
Earth Rider Brewing
1617 N 3rd St., Superior (715) 394-7391 earthriderbeer.com Earth Rider is the first packaging brewery in Superior in the last 50 years. Located on the north end of town, they aren’t too far from the ship slips and train tracks. The taproom, called the Cedar Lounge, is right next door to the actual brewery. The place is filled every night with people wanting to try their brews. They frequently have music or other events. Their North Tower Stout recently won bronze at the World Beer Cup in the oatmeal stout category. They have been putting out more beers in bottle shops around the Twin Ports, so even if you can’t stop by you can bring a six-pack home
Fitger’s Brewhouse
600 E. Superior St., Duluth (218) 726-1392 fitgersbrewhouse.com A staple of the Duluth beer scene since 1995. Fitger’s offers growlers seven days a week, even on Sundays. Try the award-winning Witchtree E.S.B. of Big Boat Oatmeal Stout. Try either one with the delicious Harvest Moon Wild Rice Burger.
Hoops Brewing
323 S. Lake Ave., Duluth (218) 606-1666 hoopsbrewing.com Hoops is one of Duluth’s newest breweries. Located in Canal Park, they typically have about 30 different beers available at any given moment and those are constantly changing so each time you visit it’s a new experience. Their beer is available at their taproom and a select few bars around town on tap.
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South Shore Brewery
808 W. Main St. Ashland, Wis. southshorebrewery.com 715-682-4200 South Shore Brewery has been providing delicious beers for more than 20 years. Their beer can be found at area liquor stores, but if you happen to be in the Chequamegon Bay area (aka…Bayfield, Washburn, Ashland) stop by the Deep Water Grill located in historic downtown Ashland for a bite and to grab a beer right on the spot where it’s brewed.
Thirsty Pagan Brewing Co.
1623 Broadway St., Superior 715-394-2500 thirstypaganbrewing.com The Thirsty Pagan in Superior offers a good selection of ales crafted on site. There are popular mainstays to their beer menu such as the tasty Derailed Ale or the dark, full bodied
Burntwood Black, as well as a variety of seasonal and specialty brews. They have music seven days a week, including in the beer garden on select weekends.
Ursa Minor Brewing
2415 W. Superior St., Duluth 218-481-7401 ursaminorbrewing.com On a mission to unite people through craft beer, Ursa Minor believes in comfort beer that is both reliable and innovative. The brewers are fascinated by the breakfast stout category, but there is always something interesting on tap at the cozy taproom and their grill-fired pizzas are as big an attraction as the beers.
Vikre Distillery
525 S Lake Ave #102, Duluth 218-481-7401 vikredistillery.com Paying homage to Norwegian roots, the Vikre Distillery has taken drinks in the Twin Ports to a new
233 West Hwy 61 Grand Marais, Minn. voyageurbrewing.com 218-387-3163 Voyageur Brewing Company’s beers can be found along the North shore. They have a solid variety of beers including their Devil’s Kettle IPA, Palisade Porter and Wild Rice Brown Ale. They of course have special seasonal runs. They have a beautiful taproom with a view of Lake Superior where their beers can be enjoyed with appetizers from their kitchen.
Wild State Cider
2525 W. Superior St., Duluth wildstatecider.com 218-606-1151 In addition to six flagship ciders that include Classic Dry and Raspberry Hibiscus, there are also seasonals such as Apple Pie and a series of specialty ciders that include Duluth People’s, made with apples from Duluth residents and profits sending kids to summer camps.
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