The City of Duluth will be issuing special hours of operation for the Minnesota Slip Bridge on Saturday, June 19, from 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. The special hours are due to many Grandma’s Marathon events taking place at Bayfront Park and an expected increase in pedestrian traffic crossing the bridge. The bridge will open...
April 20, 2026
Category: City of Duluth
Portion of Superior Street reopening to vehicular traffic today
Superior Street between 1st Avenue West and 3rd Avenue West, beginning at 5:00 p.m. today, June 16, will reopen to vehicular traffic. This portion of Superior Street has been closed to traffic since April 12, 2021, when the project began. Late next week, 2nd Avenue West will be closed between Superior Street and 1st Street...
Duluth to host ceremony celebrating new flag
The City of Duluth and Mayor Emily Larson has invited the community to join in celebrating the new Duluth flag on Monday, June 21 at noon outside of City Hall at the Priley Circle flag pole. Members of the Duluth Fire and Police Departments honor guard will install the new flag. The flag ceremony will...
High risk of dangerous rip currents today at Park Point beaches
By Brent Consie Due to the High Risk of Rip Currents today, the Duluth Fire Department is issuing a warning for dangerous swimming conditions for Park Point beaches effective immediately and continuing until 10 a.m. tomorrow. This warning means that wind and wave conditions can support rip currents. Rip currents are life-threatening to anyone entering...
Duluth Parks & Recreation announces Chester Creek Concert Series
Music in the park is returning this summer with the Chester Creek Concert Series. The free, 10-week series features a variety of live music and local food trucks. Concerts are held on Tuesday evenings throughout the summer at Chester Park, located at 1801 East Skyline Parkway. 2021 Bayfront Festival Park Schedule June 18 — Whipper...
Fire Department warns of dangerous swimming conditions today
Due to a high risk of rip currents today, the Duluth Fire Department is issuing a warning of dangerous swimming conditions for Park Point beaches effective immediately and continuing until 10 a.m. Saturday. This warning means that wind and wave conditions can support strong rip currents. Rip currents develop randomly along the entire Park Point...
Duluth investigators arrest longtime heroin and fentanyl dealer
At approximately 12:40 p.m. today, investigators from the Lake Superior Drug and Violent Crime Task Force and officers from the Duluth Police Department arrested longtime heroin and fentanyl dealer, Carvell N. Robinson in Duluth. Robinson, 39, who is currently on probation for 1st Degree Sale of Heroin, was released from prison in 2020. He has...
National Get Outdoors Day on Saturday
National Get Outdoors Day is Saturday, and Duluth Parks & Recreation and Leadership Duluth have partnered to bring an outdoor scavenger hunt adventure to Duluth parks, encouraging our community to kick start their summer enjoying the great trails and green spaces in the city. Participants can start their search at any of the four locations...