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42Events this week
10Free things to do
87New spots
92New stories

● Checked Friday, October 9, before the 6 AM send.

This week in Duluth

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 42 events, day by day →

18th Annual Cloquet River Run 5K & 1 Mile

Saturday 9am · Churchill Elementary School

Boo Craft Market

Saturday 9am · Billings Park Community Center

18th Annual Suicide Awareness Memorial Walk

Saturday 9:30am · Cloquet · Free

Open Sew

Saturday 10am · Creations Quilt Shop

Saturday Work Day

Saturday 10am · Oakes Avenue Community Garden · Free

New in Duluth

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

Aerial Lift Bridge

Parks & Outdoors

Watch it lift, Duluth: Whether you're crossing to Minnesota Point this week or just taking a breather on Lake Avenue, the Aerial Lift Bridge is a 1901-1905 span-drive movable lift that still flexes after its 1929 upgrade and multiple rehabs.

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Diva Dog Grooming

Pets

Grooming without the drama: Diva Dog Grooming handles one pet at a time for quick, beautiful cuts, and they’re the region’s only team that’s both Fear Free Certified and AKC S.A.F.E.

divadogduluth.com ↗

Trailfitters

Sporting Goods

Prep for the North Shore: Trailfitters has hand-picked essentials for getting after it around Duluth, from rugged backpacks, cozy sleeping bags, and camp cookware to gym and North Shore crag climbing gear, plus boots and trail runners built for the Superior Hiking Trail.

trailfitters.com ↗

Duluth’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

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Most read in Duluth

The five stories Duluth readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. Duluth-area Theater Primer 2026-2027 – Perfect Duluth Day

    Duluth’s theatrical arts organizations are set to begin a new season of storytelling, blending thought-provoking dramas, glittery musicals, independent productions, topical local comedies and touring Broadway spectacles.

    Full story at perfectduluthday.com ↗

  2. Mark Your Calendar: Sierra Has Opened Its Grand Opening Date

    Sierra has announced a grand opening date for its Duluth store, opening in the Burning Tree Plaza, later this year.

    Full story at kdhlradio.com ↗

  3. Duluth’s Denfeld High School marks 100 years with a time capsule

    Duluth's Denfeld High School celebrated its 100th anniversary by opening a 1926 time capsule.

    Full story at wdio.com ↗

  4. Clyde Ironworks shutting down restaurant; going all in on events

    Clyde Ironworks, a Minneapolis-based restaurant and brewery, has announced a major change in its business, closing its restaurant and Brewery operations and transitioning into a Wedding and Event venue.

    Full story at fox21online.com ↗

  5. Work In Duluth's I-35 Tunnels Brings Nearly 2 Weeks Of Lane Closures, Traffic Impacts

    The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT) is beginning concrete grinding work in the tunnels along Interstate 35 in Duluth, which will result in nearly two weeks of traffic disruptions.

    Full story at kdhlradio.com ↗

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