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Juneteenth 2025

Juneteenth Elder’s Luncheon

Join Health Equity Northland for a free luncheon as we honor the wisdom, resilience, and ongoing dedication of the elders in our community. Share a meal, a story, and enjoy some music with new and familiar faces. All are welcome! Food provided will be smoked chicken, macaroni and cheese, cornbread dressing, cornbread donuts, collard greens, and red beans & rice – this dish will be prepared with smoked turkey legs.

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Turning Point Summit

Celebrate Minnesota Point at the Turning Point Summit on May 31, 2025! This event will celebrate the many ways we all experience Minnesota Point – a culturally, economically, and naturally important environment on the Great Lakes – now and into the future. Hosted by Minnesota Point 50 and the Park Point Community Club – all are welcome to this free family event! Park Point Beach House 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Featuring: • Live Music: Frank Montaño • Insightful Voices: Mayor Reinert, Great Lakes Aquarium, Nisogaabokwe Melonee Montano, Evan Larson, Liz Taylor, Barbara Grogan, and Shedd Aquarium, • Local Stories on Screen: Minnesota Point, A Wilderness Act • Connect with: Lake Superior Coastal Program, St. Louis River Alliance, City of Duluth Minnesota Sea Grant, NOAA, Park Point Community Club, and more • Taste Local: Oasis Del Norte Food Truck, for purchase • Family Fun: Children’s Book reading, life-sized puppets, &…

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Antique Appraisal

Bring your antique/collectible item for a free appraisal to the St. Louis County Depot at 506 West Michigan Street, Duluth, Minnesota. The St. Louis County Historical Society has arranged for Denny Mager of Northern Specialty, an expert in antique appraisal, to be at your service beginning at noon in the rotunda, which is on street level. Follow event signage. Registration is in person only and cut-off at 2:30PM, so the appraiser can finish appraisals by 3PM. Guests are called up in the order that they are registered. You may bring up to two items per person for an informal oral identification and evaluation of each antique. If the piece is too large or fragile to be hand-carried, clear photographs with a description of any marks and labels will be sufficient.

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Throngs of people with cameras line the canal to see the tall ships arrival in duluth, mn for the festival of sail. Pictured is the pride of baltimore.

Festival of Sail Duluth 2025

Join us on the shores of the world’s Greatest Lake for the Festival of Sail Duluth 2025! Enjoy a rare chance to catch a glimpse, step aboard, and even set sail on some of the grandest ships of yore. Draw Events is once again bringing tall ships to Duluth. Festival of Sail Duluth 2025 will feature ship tours, day sails, educational programming, food and beverage, entertainment and fun for the entire family!

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Throngs of people with cameras line the canal to see the tall ships arrival in duluth, mn for the festival of sail. Pictured is the pride of baltimore.

Festival of Sail Duluth 2025

Join us on the shores of the world’s Greatest Lake for the Festival of Sail Duluth 2025! Enjoy a rare chance to catch a glimpse, step aboard, and even set sail on some of the grandest ships of yore. Draw Events is once again bringing tall ships to Duluth. Festival of Sail Duluth 2025 will feature ship tours, day sails, educational programming, food and beverage, entertainment and fun for the entire family!

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Throngs of people with cameras line the canal to see the tall ships arrival in duluth, mn for the festival of sail. Pictured is the pride of baltimore.

Festival of Sail Duluth 2025

Join us on the shores of the world’s Greatest Lake for the Festival of Sail Duluth 2025! Enjoy a rare chance to catch a glimpse, step aboard, and even set sail on some of the grandest ships of yore. Draw Events is once again bringing tall ships to Duluth. Festival of Sail Duluth 2025 will feature ship tours, day sails, educational programming, food and beverage, entertainment and fun for the entire family!

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