Two F-16s from the 148th Fighter Wing will provide a ceremonial flyover before the start of this year’s 45th annual Grandma’s Marathon, continuing a longstanding tradition between the two community organizations. The flyover, which is scheduled for 7:35 a.m. on Saturday, June 19, is an extremely rare treat for marathons in the United States. “My...
April 20, 2026
Category: Sports
2021 NHL Draft Order
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Huskies blitzed at St. Cloud
The Duluth Huskies fell 12-0 to the St. Cloud Rox in a Northwoods League college baseball game Friday night before 1,054 at Joe Faber Field in St. Cloud. Duluth (3-9) visits the Waterloo Bucks at 6:35 p.m. Saturday.
Bulldogs add football assistant coaches
The Minnesota Duluth football team will have a few new faces on its coaching staff come this fall. Head coach Curt Wiese has announced the additions of KeyShawn Carpenter and Monay Swafford to his staff on Tuesday. “We are thrilled to welcome both KeyShawn and Monay to the Bulldog football program,” said Wiese. “Both individuals...
Photo: Senior golf standout Neill Busch
Duluth golf legend Neill Busch watched his tee shot on a long par-3 on the far back nine at Enger Golf Course in the Jim Smart Senior League on Thursday afternoon. Howie Hanson / Duluth Times
Keenan publishes Grandma’s Marathon book
Grandma’s Marathon founder and former executive director Scott Keenan has published a new book documenting his journey of bringing the event from just 150 runners in 1977 to one of the most respected road races in the United States. My Journey to Grandma’s Marathon: History and Heroes focuses on the people involved in bringing Grandma’s...
Keiper family to receive 2021 Don Fennessy Volunteer of the Year Award
Darrin and Michelle Keiper, along with their two children, will be presented this year with the 2021 Don Fennessy Volunteer of the Year Award following more than two decades of dedicated service to Grandma’s Marathon. In the mid-1990s, Michelle Keiper was a student employee working for Grandma’s Marathon Board member Candace Furo, who recruited her...
Larsen to receive 2021 Scott A. Keenan Founder’s Award
Brian Larsen was then-executive director Scott Keenan’s right-hand man for the first-ever Grandma’s Marathon in 1977, and this year on race weekend Keenan will be presenting his longtime assistant and confidant with the 2021 Founder’s Award. An avid runner and member of the North Shore Striders, Larsen was the assistant race director for that first-ever...