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Aug 2023
Aerostich’s Very Boring Rally 5: Guest Speaker & Storyteller, Robert Higdon
Aerostich is celebrating 40 years. During August, a variety of activities are scheduled to share this business milestone with Very Boring Rally 5. Bob Higdon will discuss "Why people ride bikes, and why they stop." He is a record-holding long-distance rider and a motorcycle journalist. A self-described “recovering attorney,” these days he migrates between Maryland and Florida, depending on where the better riding weather is currently found.”
Find out more »Up North Excursions: Minnesota State Fair
Up North Excursions Day Trips explore and support arts, music, history and nature in the region. Travel is via coach bus equipped with a bathroom. Pickup location is Perkins West. For more information, contact wendyupnorth @ yahoo.com or call Wendy at 218-525-5098. Bus departs at 7:30 a.m. and returns at 7:30 p.m.
Find out more »Aerostich’s Very Boring Rally: Guest Speakers and Storytellers Voni & Paul Glaves
Voni Glaves is one of two women who have ridden more than a million miles on a BMW motorcycle. Back in the 1970s, Voni had no idea that women could ride motorcycles, but with encouragement from her husband Paul, she learned to ride just so they could take their kids on motorcycle camping trips. And since then there has been no stopping her. Voni and her husband, Paul will share stories and moto tips.
Find out more »Aerostich’s Very Boring Rally 5: Andy Goldfine
Andy Goldfine, founder of Aerostich and Ride To Work Day, will share his motorcycle insights and stories. Aerostich is a Duluth business celebrating 40 years of making motorcycle gear in Lincoln Park. Stop in and see the factory, take a tour, shop the store and meet Andy and other cool folks.
Find out more »Sep 2023
Fall Color Helicopter Tours
Passengers can take flight on a tour over the North Shore and see Duluth and its historic landmarks and fall colors from above. Reservations are recommended. Many different appointment times and days available.
Find out more »The Biggest Little Train
Join the St. Louis County Depot for the annual arrival of the largest model railroad constructed in the Twin Ports. The model will be set up in the Great Hall of the Depot and it is free to see the display. Expand your visit of the Biggest Little trains with a tour of the museum and a ride on the railroad. Separate and COMBO prices are available at experiencethedepot.org.
Find out more »Lawnmower Races and Big Truck Night
Big trucks on display from 3-6 p.m. Tractor show from 3-6 p.m. Lawnmower and minibike races from 4-7 p.m. The Cotton Volunteer Fire Department will be grilling food to raise funds. Also: giveaways, raffles, a senior race, a push-mower relay and more.
Find out more »Oct 2023
Safer Sixth Avenue East Public Input Session #2
This is the second of three public-input sessions to review the city's proposed designs for phase-one resurfacing of Sixth Avenue East. It has an open-house format with a chance to ask questions and offer feedback. City staff will give a short presentation at 5:30 p.m. Food and childcare will be provided.
Find out more »Biking While Black
A documentary film centering the daily experiences that Black lives encounter while bicycling. The film addresses critical conversations around police enforcement, historic disinvestment of infrastructure, racism, racial profiling and celebrating Black joy on two wheels. The film focuses on Los Angeles and speaks to wider issues of transportation safety and institutional racism.
Find out more »Nov 2023
The Bentley Helicopter Tours
Passengers can enjoy a 15-mile flight over the holiday lights of Bentleyville and get a view of Enger Tower and the Aerial Lift Bridge.
Find out more »The Bentley Helicopter Tours
Passengers can enjoy a 15-mile flight over the holiday lights of Bentleyville and get a view of Enger Tower and the Aerial Lift Bridge.
Find out more »An event every week that begins at 4:35 pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, repeating until Dec 23, 2023
An event every week that begins at 6:35 pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, repeating until Dec 23, 2023
Bentleyville Shuttle Train
An event every week that begins at 4:35 pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, repeating until Dec 23, 2023
An event every week that begins at 6:35 pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, repeating until Dec 23, 2023
The North Shore Scenic Railroad and Fitger’s are partnering to offer train service to Bentleyville on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, Nov. 30 to Dec. 23. The Bentleyville Shuttle departs Fitger’s twice each night to provide roundtrip train service to the popular tour of lights in Bayfront Festival Park. Trains depart from Fitger's at 4:35 and 6:35 p.m. Return trains depart Bentleyville at 6:05, 7:05 and 8:20 p.m. Those who take the train from Fitger’s can park in the ramp there,…
Find out more »Dec 2023
An event every week that begins at 4:15 pm on Friday, repeating until Dec 15, 2023
An event every week that begins at 3:15 pm on Sunday and Saturday, repeating until Dec 17, 2023
Christmas City Express
An event every week that begins at 4:15 pm on Friday, repeating until Dec 15, 2023
An event every week that begins at 3:15 pm on Sunday and Saturday, repeating until Dec 17, 2023
The Christmas City Express on the North Shore Scenic Railroad is an annual train ride and storytelling experience. Trains leave from the Depot on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Nov. 24 to Dec. 17. The performance begins in the Lake Superior Railroad Museum, where the story is told, carolers sing and a special guest pays a visit. Show times are 4:15, 5:15, 6:15 and 7:15 p.m. on Fridays; 3:15, 4:15, 5:15, 6:15 and 7:15 p.m. on Saturdays and 3:15, 4:15,…
Find out more »Jan 2024
Transportation Equity Doc & Talk Series: Free to Ride
Free to Ride is a 2016 documentary telling the story of expansion of public transit along a commercial corridor in Dayton, Ohio. Zeitgeist Arts is seeking to connect, educate and advocate around barriers that persist in transportation networks. The Transportation Equity Doc & Talk Series features screenings of documentaries that follow the history of transportation in the United States from buses and bikes to super highways and self-driving cars. A related discussion follows each film. Tickets are available at zeitgeistarts.com.…
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