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July2025sq speaker series

Red Arrow Across the Pacific

Mark Van Ells will be speaking at the Bong Center about the Thirty-Second “Red Arrow” Infantry Division and the crucial role it played for the Allied Forces in World War II. The former National Guard unit made up largely of men from WI and MI would eventually log more combat hours than any other US Army division during the war. Mark D. Van Ells is a professor of history at Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York and the author of the previous books To Hear Only Thunder Again: America’s World War II Veterans Come Home and America and World War I: A Traveler’s Guide.

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Beer Garden at Great Lakes Aquarium

Join us on Thursdays in July and August (starting July 10th) for al fresco food and beverages on the Duluth Harbor featuring a local selection of beer, hard cider, wine, and local non-alcoholic options. Each week will feature a performance by a local musical artist/group along with a rotating selection of food trucks. See schedules below for details. 2025 Food Truck Schedule July 10th – Tom’s Taste of Chicago July 17th – ACME Chicken Bowls July 24th – Bowlz N’ Thangz July 31st – Johnny B’s Food Truck August 7th – Buns To Go August 14th – The Gumbeaux Guys August 21st – Johnny B’s Food Truck August 28th – ACME Chicken Bowls 2025 Performance Schedule July 10th – Skarlett Woods July 17th – Yuya Mix July 24th – Ashe Berton July 31st – Hannah Rey August 7th – Russ Sackett August 14th – Charity and the Hue August 21st…

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Cover photo beer garden 2020

Beer Garden at Great Lakes Aquarium

Join us on Thursdays in July and August (starting July 10th) for al fresco food and beverages on the Duluth Harbor featuring a local selection of beer, hard cider, wine, and local non-alcoholic options. Each week will feature a performance by a local musical artist/group along with a rotating selection of food trucks. See schedules below for details. 2025 Food Truck Schedule July 10th – Tom’s Taste of Chicago July 17th – ACME Chicken Bowls July 24th – Bowlz N’ Thangz July 31st – Johnny B’s Food Truck August 7th – Buns To Go August 14th – The Gumbeaux Guys August 21st – Johnny B’s Food Truck August 28th – ACME Chicken Bowls 2025 Performance Schedule July 10th – Skarlett Woods July 17th – Yuya Mix July 24th – Ashe Berton July 31st – Hannah Rey August 7th – Russ Sackett August 14th – Charity and the Hue August 21st…

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Cover photo beer garden 2020

Beer Garden at Great Lakes Aquarium

Join us on Thursdays in July and August (starting July 10th) for al fresco food and beverages on the Duluth Harbor featuring a local selection of beer, hard cider, wine, and local non-alcoholic options. Each week will feature a performance by a local musical artist/group along with a rotating selection of food trucks. See schedules below for details. 2025 Food Truck Schedule July 10th – Tom’s Taste of Chicago July 17th – ACME Chicken Bowls July 24th – Bowlz N’ Thangz July 31st – Johnny B’s Food Truck August 7th – Buns To Go August 14th – The Gumbeaux Guys August 21st – Johnny B’s Food Truck August 28th – ACME Chicken Bowls 2025 Performance Schedule July 10th – Skarlett Woods July 17th – Yuya Mix July 24th – Ashe Berton July 31st – Hannah Rey August 7th – Russ Sackett August 14th – Charity and the Hue August 21st…

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Cover photo beer garden 2020

Beer Garden at Great Lakes Aquarium

Join us on Thursdays in July and August (starting July 10th) for al fresco food and beverages on the Duluth Harbor featuring a local selection of beer, hard cider, wine, and local non-alcoholic options. Each week will feature a performance by a local musical artist/group along with a rotating selection of food trucks. See schedules below for details. 2025 Food Truck Schedule July 10th – Tom’s Taste of Chicago July 17th – ACME Chicken Bowls July 24th – Bowlz N’ Thangz July 31st – Johnny B’s Food Truck August 7th – Buns To Go August 14th – The Gumbeaux Guys August 21st – Johnny B’s Food Truck August 28th – ACME Chicken Bowls 2025 Performance Schedule July 10th – Skarlett Woods July 17th – Yuya Mix July 24th – Ashe Berton July 31st – Hannah Rey August 7th – Russ Sackett August 14th – Charity and the Hue August 21st…

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Cover photo beer garden 2020

Beer Garden at Great Lakes Aquarium

Join us on Thursdays in July and August (starting July 10th) for al fresco food and beverages on the Duluth Harbor featuring a local selection of beer, hard cider, wine, and local non-alcoholic options. Each week will feature a performance by a local musical artist/group along with a rotating selection of food trucks. See schedules below for details. 2025 Food Truck Schedule July 10th – Tom’s Taste of Chicago July 17th – ACME Chicken Bowls July 24th – Bowlz N’ Thangz July 31st – Johnny B’s Food Truck August 7th – Buns To Go August 14th – The Gumbeaux Guys August 21st – Johnny B’s Food Truck August 28th – ACME Chicken Bowls 2025 Performance Schedule July 10th – Skarlett Woods July 17th – Yuya Mix July 24th – Ashe Berton July 31st – Hannah Rey August 7th – Russ Sackett August 14th – Charity and the Hue August 21st…

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