Look back on 2022 in the Duluth area with this end-of-the-year quiz.
The next PDD quiz will preview coming attractions for 2023; it will be published on Jan. 15. Submit question suggestions to Alison Moffat at aklawite@d.umn.edu by Jan. 11.
Results
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#1 This former mayor of both Duluth and Superior died on Feb. 10.
The Duluth News Tribune remembers Bergson here.
#2 Duluth was a Final Jeopardy answer on an episode that aired on Feb. 14. How many contestants came up with the correct city?
PDD has more on the story here.
#3 Chris Swanson, the mayor of this city, was recalled.
The Duluth News Tribune reports on the recall here.
#4 This local business ventured into agritourism with two vacation rentals.
Read more about Locally Laid’s “Airb-n-bawk” on the Star Tribune website.
#5 Owners of this Canal Park restaurant announced plans to open a new restaurant near Island Lake.
Read more about the new venture on PDD.
#6 The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa reclaimed a mass grave site on the Nemadji River and burial grounds at this location.
The Duluth News Tribune reports on the story here.
#7 Which institution announced–and quickly scrapped–plans to update its mascot?
KBJR has more on the story here.
#8 Developers shared that this building, being converted into apartments, will be renamed Leijona.
Leijona is Finnish for lion; read more on the Duluth News Tribune website.
#9 This holiday-themed movie, filmed in Duluth, debuted on Hulu on Nov. 24.
MPR dissects what the movie gets wrong about Duluth here.
#10 Mimi Parker, a member of this Duluth band, passed away on Nov. 5.
PDD has a collection of tributes to Parker here.