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Duluth, Minnesota

Although the Ojibwe Native American name for Duluth, Minnesota is Onigamiinsing, or "at the little portage", for the small portage across Minnesota Point between Lake Superior and western St. Louis Bay, Duluth is named for Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut (c. 1639-1710). In 1679, Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut, a French soldier and explorer, was the first European known to have visited the area. In 1681, though Sieur du Lhut yearned for more expeditions, he was forced to return to France to defend himself against false accusations of treason; allegations that Sieur du Lhut believed had origins of envy and jealousy over his lifestyle.

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• Chris Plys

• Boulder Lake Ski Race
• John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon (through February)

• Duluth's Big Jig Ice Fishing Contest & Festival

• Arrowhead Home and Builder Show

• Duluth Homegrown Music Festival
• Fairlawn Garden Market

• Demo Days
• Grandma’s Marathon
• Minnesota State H.O.G. Rally
• Park Point Art Fair

• Bayfront Reggae Festival
• July Fourth Celebration

• Bayfront Blues Festival
• Brewhouse Triathlon
• Duluth Festival Opera
• Glensheen’s Festival of Fine Art and Craft
• KIA of Duluth Time Trials & Car Show
• Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival
• Spirit Valley Days

• Burrito Union 10-hr Triathlon
• Duluth Fall Festival
• Duluth-Superior Pride Festival
• Duluth Trail Fest
• Lake Superior Harvest Festival and Energy Fair
• NorthShore Inline Marathon
• Old Last Night - Annual Comedy Extravaganza
• Summer Art Gallery Stroll (through October)

• Black and White Ball
• Boo at the Zoo
• Fall Festival at Chester Bowl
• Haunted Ship
• Weber Concert

• AMSOIL Duluth National Snocross
• Bentleyville "Tour of Lights" (through December)
• Festival of Trees (through December)
• Gales of November
• Gobble Gallop Race
• The Polar Express Train Ride (through December)
• Thanksgiving Day

• Christmas Day
• New Year’s Eve