Zenith City Press and the Lake Superior Railroad Museum present “The Twin Ports Rail-to-Sail Connection,” an illustrated history presentation featuring Duluth historian Tony Dierckins. Adapted from Dierckins’s book “Twin Ports Trains: The Historic Railroads of Duluth and Superior,” this talk traces the rise and decline of the “Head of the Lakes” as a vital commercial shipping center and illustrates the socioeconomic, cultural, and environmental impact that railroads, Great Lakes freighters, and the industries they served had on the region.
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Out of Hibernation — A Siiviis Artist Collaboration
After a long northern winter, there’s a moment when the light shifts, the colors return and everything starts to feel possible again. Out of Hibernation is a collaborative exhibition celebrating that feeling. The reawakening of spring and the simple things that make us feel alive after months of cold and quiet. Through vibrant color and the energy of the changing season, our artists explore what it means to step out of the dark and into the warmth. What does it feel like to wake up to a new world? Join us for the opening reception: Saturday, April 11th | 2–5 PM Siiviis Gallery Come shake off winter with us, experience new work from our incredible artists and celebrate the return of color, light and community. We hope to see you! Original Art: Bear’s Spring Awakening By: E.J. Klepinger
Volun-Cheers, Northshore!
This year for National Volunteer Week, Head of the Lakes United Way is teaming up with our non-profit partners in the Twin Ports and on the Northshore to celebrate current volunteers and spark volun-curiousity for those looking to give back to their community. We are hosting two Volun-Cheers events that will feature door prizes, food, music and a chance to mingle with volunteers, volunteer coordinators, leaders from local non-profit organizations, sponsors and participating businesses. This event will be followed by a screening of a local documentary, “The Middle Ground,” highlighting the work of local volunteers with the Duluth Center of Women and Children in their Nourish Initiative. The film will be shown at the Harbor Theater at 6:15 pm. Following this screening at 7 pm, the Harbor Theater will show “To Kill a Mockingbird.”
Volun-Cheers, Twin Ports!
This year for National Volunteer Week, Head of the Lakes United Way is teaming up with our non-profit partners in the Twin Ports and on the Northshore to celebrate current volunteers and spark volun-curiousity for those looking to give back to their community. We are hosting two Volun-Cheers events that will feature door prizes, food, music and a chance to mingle with volunteers, volunteer coordinators, leaders from local non-profit organizations, sponsors and participating businesses.
“Mail Is What They Want Most:” The WWII Letters of Edward A. Kennedy
Presented by the Executive Director of the Carlton County Historical Society, who wrote this amazing book after finding a very special collection of letters in their archives. After losing both his sons in combat during World War II, Edward Kennedy did something positive with his grief. He took a request from his employer, the Northwest Paper Company of Cloquet, Minnesota, to collect names and addresses of their employees in military service and turned it into a letter-writing mission. Kennedy wrote newsy, upbeat four-page letters every two weeks from July 1943 to the end of the war: 57 letters in all. His letters talked about the weather, sports, hunting and fishing, and local events. Those receiving the letters wrote back with their news, which Kennedy then shared with the group. These letters served as a lifeline for men and women adapting to war-time assignments far from home. They weathered the war because…
Hartley Sustainability Workshop Series
This workshop series aims to connect community members with local environmental experts to learn about local environmental challenges and solutions shaping our region. Workshops are on the 3rd Thursday of each month and will run through July 2026. Register here.