Swimming
Mojakka Day
Come and enjoy the amenities that Sampo has to offer and purchase a bowl of Mojakka (beef stew), bread, dessert and beverage. There will be live music by Dick Rees and Friends. Ira Salema will demonstrate how to make a Vihta (birch sauna whisk). Raffle baskets, bake sale goods and crafts for sale. Meal cost $15 for adults $15 and $8 for kids under 12 years.
Swimming in Duluth
Summer is fast approaching, which means warm weather and swimming. With that in mind, my video “Swimming in Duluth” has been attracting attention in recent national and international online festivals and even garnering a few awards.
Lake Superior Trust Fall
Lake Superior water temps rise to roughly 60°F in late July, but even that can feel like a “frigid ice box” for folks like photographer Kip Praslowicz.
Long Winter Reprieve
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaJo2dOttQs
Summer scenes from several of Duluth’s many swimming locations to help shake off what seems a very long winter.
Keep a lap pool in Downtown Duluth!
There are rumors that Essentia Health’s downtown campus may no longer include a lap pool, after the planned remodel/reorganization. The aquatics center slated for Hermantown may be meant to replace the current pool. Hermantown is not a convenient location for many people who swim at Essentia’s Duluth facilities, including many medical staff, seniors, and those with special needs.
If Essentia is serious about improving and expanding its health and wellness services, it should continue to provide the health-promoting benefits of a pool, at a convenient, affordable downtown location, accessible by public transportation. Essentia got many swimmers hooked on fitness through swimming in its great adults-only, extended-hours lap pool!
To sign a petition in support of the lap pool, go to: petitions.moveon.org.