This was the 1908 estate of attorney, mining entrepreneur and state legislator Chester A Congdon. The 22-acre property on the shore of Lake Superior includes formal gardens and a Jacobean-style manstion containing original furnishings. A collection of carriages and sleighs is displayed in the carriage house. A separate tour of the third floor and the attic is available; this tour covers an additional six bedrooms and explains the steel beam structure of the home and how it was constructed. Guided house tours are conducted daily 9:30am-5pm, June 1 to mid-October; Saturday & Sunday 11am-2pm the rest of the year. Weekday schedule varies mid-October to May, call ahead for hours.
Location:
3300 London Rd, Duluth Minnesota 55804
Telephone
218-724-8863 Toll Free: 218-724-8864
Other History nearby:
(Cloquet) Carlton County History & Heritage Center
(Duluth) Depot
(Two Harbors) Edna G Tugboat
(Duluth) Glensheen
(Duluth) Tom's Logging Camp & Trading Post
(Duluth) William A Irvin Ore Boat
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12/05 Coming to The Duluth area
Rhubarb Days Osceola WI June7-8 Enjoy rhubarb at Mill Pond Park in Osceola.
CHUM Rhubarb Festival Duluth MN June29 Enjoy a delicious array of rhubarb delicacies, including hundreds of pies, muffins, and crisps as well as rhubarb brats and burritos that will have your taste buds wanting more.
All Pints North Duluth MN July13 Join us by the lake to meet the brewers and enjoy unlimited amazing Minnesota+ craft beer samples, hip food vendors, beer-centered activities and educational components, live music and entertainment, and much more!
Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival Cable WI September13-15 Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival has been conducting fat tire racing and fat tire fun since 1983. Chequamegon 40, Short and Fat tours, Rough Stuff Rendezvous, Cable Criterium, and Sunday Funday.
Apple Festival Bayfield WI October4-6 Apple Festival has been hailed as the “Best Festival in Wisconsin” by Wisconsin Trails Magazine and one of the “Top Ten Autumn Festivals in North America” by the Society of American Travel Writers.
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