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Mar 2024
UUCD Forums: Elder Wisdom, Part 2
UUCD elders Barb Kelly, Charlie Moore, Jan Magree and Sue Dailey will share a brief life story and then share what drew them to Unitarianism, some favorite UUCD memories and why they remain members today. This is the second installment of this topic so if you missed it in February be sure to attend and if you came in February you are welcome to come again.
Find out more »A Musical Tour of Ireland
Featuring the Blue Canvas Orchestra. Stevie Matier, Molly Otis, Andy Noyes, Harrison Olk and Nori Schwenzfeier perform both traditional and modern Irish music. An Irish menu and Irish cocktails will be available at the bar.
Find out more »The Gilded Age Dinner
Taste the elegance and excess and savor the foods visitors like JD Rockefeller enjoyed when visiting The Cotton Mansion over 100 years ago. Journey through the Gilded Age of Duluth when the population consisted of more millionaires per capita than anywhere else in the country and they dined like it! Explore the foods and times of Duluth’s most prominent business tycoons and titans of industry. The Gilded Age Dinner will include multiple historically inspired courses and paired wines set in…
Find out more »Ignite Your Fuse Experiential Luncheon: Zenith DCHS Apartments
Zenith DCHS Apartments, 215 N. 1st Ave. E., Duluth. A behind-the-scenes tour of one of Duluth's newest apartment complexes.
Find out more »Murder at the Cotton Mansion
This interactive, Jazz Age-set murder mystery includes light hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar with beer and wine.
Find out more »Jay Cooke and the Railroad to Duluth (Canceled)
This event has been canceled. Ken Buehler, Executive Director of the Lake Superior Railroad Museum, speaks on Cooke's historical influence on the local railroad industry. Green Room, main library.
Find out more »Apr 2024
Twin Ports Festival of History 2024: Before the Bridge Lifted
Zenith City Press publisher Tony Dierckins presents “Before the Lift Bridge Lifted,” which explains why and how Duluth built the most unique aerial bridge ever constructed -- twice! This look at Duluth's iconic bridge explains it all, from the digging of the ship canal to the decision to build an aerial transfer bridge and the controversial battle to convert that bridge into today’s Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the presentation starts at 7. The third…
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Twin Ports Festival of History 2024
One event on Apr 4, 2024 at 2:00 am
One event on Apr 5, 2024 at 2:00 am
One event on Apr 6, 2024 at 2:00 am
One event on Apr 7, 2024 at 2:00 am
One event on Apr 8, 2024 at 2:00 am
One event on Apr 9, 2024 at 2:00 am
One event on Apr 10, 2024 at 2:00 am
The third annual Twin Ports Festival of History runs April 3-9 at multiple venues in Duluth and Superior. It features lectures, tours and more. The event aims to provide those with an interest in history an opportunity to listen and discuss topics with authors and historians of local, regional, national and international renown. It is sponsored by the University of Minnesota Duluth's Public History and Museum Studies Programs and the multiple heritage organizations that are putting on events.
Find out more »Maang Sings to the Manoomin Artwork Unveiling
The St. Louis County Historical Society is unveiling the newly commissioned Samuel Zimmerman/Zhaawanoogiizhik painting, Maang Sings to the Manoomin, as part of the Twin Ports Festival of History. Zimmerman, a direct descendant of the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (Ojibwe), will share his process and inspiration for the painting and answer questions. The unveiling location is in the Union Lounge off of the Great Hall — the artwork will be exhibited in the Lake Superior Ojibwe Gallery on…
Find out more »Twin Ports Festival of History 2024: The Red-Light Crusade
"The Red-Light Crusade: Prosecution of Prostitution" is a presentation that shares stories of the forgotten women and men who suffered and succeeded in the sex industry in Koochiching County and the affect it had on public health policy. For most of Western history, prostitution has been tolerated, but because of its nature, it has been largely unrecorded. During the American Progressive Era, 1900-18, society experienced one of the most zealous and best-recorded campaigns against prostitution. Social, political, economic and ethical…
Find out more »Twin Ports Festival of History 2024: History Walking Tours of Duluth’s Ship Canal
The third annual Twin Ports Festival of History runs April 3-9 at multiple venues in Duluth and Superior. It features lectures, tours and more. The event aims to provide those with an interest in history an opportunity to listen and discuss topics with authors and historians of local, regional, national and international renown. It is sponsored by the University of Minnesota Duluth's Public History and Museum Studies Programs and the multiple heritage organizations that are putting on events.
Find out more »Twin Ports Festival of History 2024
The third annual Twin Ports Festival of History runs April 3-9 at multiple venues in Duluth and Superior. It features lectures, tours and more. The event aims to provide those with an interest in history an opportunity to listen and discuss topics with authors and historians of local, regional, national and international renown. It is sponsored by the University of Minnesota Duluth's Public History and Museum Studies Programs and the multiple heritage organizations that are putting on events.
Find out more »Twin Ports Genealogical Society Field Trip
The TPGS holds a field trip to the Family History Center in Duluth to explore that resource.
Find out more »Celtic Song Circle
Ryan Lane and Linda Crumpton lead. Attendees can sing and play Irish and Scottish favorites in a group setting. Instruments are welcome.
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