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Duluth is located in St. Louis County and it is the county seat. It lies on the shore of Lake Superior along I-35, on the banks of the St. Louis River in Lakes of the Northern Lights Region Region.

Duluth was named after French trader Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut, who visited the site around 1679.

Today Duluth, population 86,918, is a center of tourism, education, medical care, aviation, high-technology development and international shipping. Yearly, more than a thousand ships from numerous foreign countries sail under the historic Aerial Lift Bridge into Duluth's seaport. January's average low temperature is -2.2 degrees. July's high is 77.1. The city boasts 23 parks as well as sculpture and rose gardens. Attractions include the Great Lakes Aquarium, America's only all-freshwater aquarium; Lake Superior & Mississippi Railroad, which offers a 90-minute tour of the St. Louis River; and Canal Park's Marine Museum, Lake Superior's top museum draw.

Duluth is part of the Duluth-Superior, Minnesota-Wisconsin metro area.

All Pints North | CHUM Rhubarb Festival | Canal Park Inn |
Art Jackie Kotlarek Studio |
Highways, Byways, and Scenic Drives Seven Bridges Road |
Restaurants, Cafes, Delis, Bakeries Lakeview Castle |
History Depot | Tom's Logging Camp & Trading Post |
Motels, Hotels and Resorts Econo Lodge Airport | Heinz Beachway Motel and Cabins | The Inn on Gitche Gumee | Willard Munger Inn |
Residential and Commercial Real Estate Gruba Properties | Woodhill Homes |
Science Superior National Forest |
Sports and Sporting Events Lake Superior Charter Fishing |
Transportation North Country Seaplane Base |

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02/17 Coming to The 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.