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☀️ Summer is here, and so are Sidewalk Saturdays! ☀️ Make the most of your summer weekends with a stop at our monthly outdoor shopping series. Come for the beautiful Lake Superior views, stay to stock up on your favorite kitchen essentials! 🛍️ What to expect: • Exclusive shopping for your favorite Epicurean cutting boards & utensils. • Beautiful Duluth-Superior harbor and lake views. • A fun, local community vibe. 📍 Where: 257 B Main St. Superior, WI 🗓️ When: 10 AM – 4 PM, July 11th & August 15th See you on the sidewalk!
Chester Bowl’s 42nd Annual Fall Fest is on Saturday, September 19th, 2026 from 9:30-4:30. Fall Fest is all about building community with friends and neighbors in the park! At this regional craft event you will enjoy music, food, crafts, locally grown fresh produce, vendors, and informational booths about local programs. This annual event hosts 135 vendors selling locally made crafts and art, a great line up of music, fifteen food trucks (if you go home hungry you are doing Fall Fest wrong), and activities for children and families. In addition, Chester Bowl branded clothing and other items are always sold at our tent just inside the front gate. Fall Fest is a fundraising event for Chester Bowl’s scholarship fund. Suggested donations of $5 per person or $10 per family will be accepted at the entrance to support the scholarships we will award in the coming year. Last year our community…
Join us in the woods at the Cloquet Forestry Center for an evening of information exchange and community building. We will have a community social hour which will include an alumni gathering. There will also be a variety of information tables from Extension, Fond du Lac Natural Resources, and Bemidji State University to name a few! During this time Room at the Table will have their food truck on site ready to simplify your dinner plans. After the social hour we will host a few wagon tours showcasing some ongoing projects out in the forest, and presentations centered around climate ready woodlands. You are welcome to stick around until the end of the evening when we will draw our raffle prize winner, though you need not be present to win.
Stellar DSSO concertmaster Erin Aldridge joins the NSPO to perform the Tchaikovsky violin concerto. Also featured is the dramatic second symphony by Sibelius, plus Rossini’s William Tell Overture. Conductor J. David Arnott leads this full orchestra in its 16th summer season. This regional group is dedicated to providing high-quality music to the Northland FREE OF CHARGE (free-will offerings appreciated).
MARK YOUR CALENDARS — THE MAKERS MARKET IS COMING TO CANAL PARK! Join us Saturday, July 25 and Sunday, July 26 for a weekend filled with handmade goods, talented makers, and one-of-a-kind finds right in the heart of Canal Park. We’re bringing the market outdoors to the deck between Duluth Studio Market and Little Angie’s for a fun, open-air shopping experience just steps from the lake. Saturday, July 25 Sunday, July 26 10 AM–5 PM both days Come meet talented makers, discover unique handmade goods, shop small, and find something you won’t see everywhere else. Whether you’re spending the day in Canal Park, visiting Duluth for the weekend, or looking for something fun to do close to home, make the Makers Market part of your plans. Deck between Duluth Studio Market and Little Angie’s Canal Park, Duluth Free to attend. Come shop, explore, and support independent makers!
Join us on Saturday, August 29, for our Salute to Soldiers event as we come together to honor those who have served our country. The day begins at Elite Sports Complex with great food, community, and fundraising before the celebration continues at Roscoe’s Pioneer Bar for the official after-party. Rome’s Ribs be serving roast pig,, brats, and hot dogs, and sides. We’ll have a large community raffle featuring some incredible prizes donated by local businesses and supporters. Food is donated by Roscoe’s Pioneer Bar for the event and will all food will be paid via donation. More details on raffle items and the day’s events will be announced as we get closer.
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