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Jan 2021
One event on Jan 30, 2021 at 10:00 am
One event on Jan 31, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Lake Superior Ice Festival Half-Price Tours and Snow Creations
One event on Jan 30, 2021 at 10:00 am
One event on Jan 31, 2021 at 12:00 pm
Stop in the gift shop where Superior Public Museums will check out spray bottles with colored dye inside. Make a snowperson, snow dog, or another creation. Half-price tours also available. For more information, please call 715-394-5712.
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Brrr Garden
An event every week that begins at 5:00 pm on Friday, repeating until Feb 26, 2021
Presented by Great Lakes Aquarium. Enjoy sturgeon-themed hot toddies served from a handcrafted, freshly-frozen ice bar at festively-lit high top tables (also made entirely of ice). Though table space is limited, guests are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs and sit around one of six outdoor fire pits. Full details and COVID-19 health restrictions here.
Find out more »Fat Tire Bike Demos at the Lake Superior Ice Festival
Try out a fat-tire bike suitable for newer cyclists and for riding in the snow. Learn about Outdoor Pursuit’s outdoor-recreation equipment-rental program and Zeitgeist’s annual Winter Bike Week activities, which kick off at the Lake Superior Ice Festival and run through Friday, Feb. 5th.
Find out more »Feb 2021
Spring Open House & Virtual Boat Show
MAC Sport and Marine's Spring Open House & Virtual Boat Show runs Feb. 4-6 on YouTube and Facebook. The online event showcases the new line of Bennington pontoons, Alumacraft and Skeeter fishing boats, Yamaha Wave Runners, Floe Docks and Lifts, Toro Snow and Lawn and Suzuki ATVs. Stop into the dealership and register to win a Toro 721 ES Snow Blower and other prizes.
Find out more »An event every month that begins at 12:30 pm on day Second of the month, repeating until May 14, 2021
St. Louis River Field School
An event every month that begins at 12:30 pm on day Second of the month, repeating until May 14, 2021
During widespread distanced/hybrid learning, the Lake Superior Reserve Education Program has found a way to keep doing outdoor learning with students. The St. Louis River Field School will take place monthly over the 2020-21 school year. The Field School is offered free of charge to middle-school students (grades 6-8) who are learning virtually or in homeschool. Field School will be hosted in the afternoon of the second Friday of each month. Students will participate in S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art…
Find out more »Jul 2021
One event on Jul 30, 2021 at 11:30 am
One event on Jul 31, 2021 at 11:30 am
Lumberjack World Championships 2021
One event on Jul 30, 2021 at 11:30 am
One event on Jul 31, 2021 at 11:30 am
Lumberjack World Championships are held at the Lumberjack Bowl in Hayward. Known as the "Olympics of the Forest," 21 events are showcased each day with men and women competing for world records in timber sports. Categories include logrolling, boom run, pole climb, chopping and sawing. Ticket prices are based on age and the day of the event. Both one-day tickets and three-day passes are available. Prices can be found at lumberjackworldchampionships.com.
Find out more »Aug 2021
Bike Duluth Festival 2021
The seventh annual bike festival features racers participating in cross country, enduro and downhill events. The festival runs Aug. 6-8 and includes adventure rides, bike demos, contests, bike-related games, live music, a silent auction, raffle, and vendors with food and beverage tents. For more information or to register visit bikeduluthfestival.com.
Find out more »Superior Porchfest 2021
Superior Porchfest is a free, family-friendly music and art festival that takes place on the third Saturday of August in Superior’s Central Park neighborhood. This grassroots music event is a community gathering inviting every patron, neighbor, porch host, musician, artist and organizer to come together to unify the city by the lake through music and art.
Find out more »Sep 2021
Lake Superior Harvest Festival 2021
Lake Superior Sustainable Farming Association's 26th Harvest Festival features one of the largest farmers markets in the region, live music, hot food court, artisan wares, family activities, renewable energy fair, Kiwanis kite fly and informational exhibits. The festival will continue rain or shine.
Find out more »NorthShore Inline Marathon Skate Fest 2021
The Duluth Skate Fest includes a Skate Expo with vendors across the industry, clinics and skills sessions, demos and shows from the best in their sport and social group skates around Duluth. Visit northshoreinline.com for full details and to sign up.
Find out more »NorthShore Inline Marathon 2021
The 25th annual NorthShore Inline Marathon is a 26.2-mile race along Highway 61. The half marathon starts at 6:45 a.m. and the full marathon starts at 8:45 a.m. The course follows the same route as Grandma's Marathon from Two Harbors down the North Shore, then rolls through the I-35 tunnels and finishes at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. In addition to the full and half inline marathons, there is a roller-ski marathon, a combined 39.3 marathon, a wheels-off half marathon…
Find out more »Oct 2021
One event on Oct 22, 2021 at 2:00 am
One event on Oct 23, 2021 at 2:00 am
One event on Oct 24, 2021 at 2:00 am
Winter Camping Symposium 2021
One event on Oct 22, 2021 at 2:00 am
One event on Oct 23, 2021 at 2:00 am
One event on Oct 24, 2021 at 2:00 am
The annual Winter Camping Symposium at Camp Miller in Sturgeon Lake runs Oct. 21-24. General registration is $30. Camping per person for the entire weekend is $40. Single-day attendance is $15.
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