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From budget-friendly family activities to hidden waterfalls to recommendations from locals, check out our blog for trip ideas and to learn more about what makes Duluth so special. 

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Lydia Boyum & Ryan Lane | Live in the Yard!

Lydia Boyum & Ryan Lane are a singer/songwriter duo from Duluth, MN. Drawing from folk, Americana, and indie genres, they blend poetic and witty lyrics with catchy melodies in their original songs. Their music is influenced by artists such as Leonard Cohen, Jason Isbell, Kris Kristofferson, and Colbie Caillat. Lydia’s debut EP, “Paradise Lost,” as well as Ryan’s debut album, “Aspiring Romantic,” can be found on all streaming platforms.

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Student Day & Live Music

Valid August 29th, enjoy $4 Bent Paddle Drafts and 25% off appetizers, and a scenic lift ride with a food purchase with a valid student ID. Enjoy live outdoor (weather permitting music) at our Riverside Bar and Grill at Spirit Grand Ave performed by the Wetland Willows from 6pm – 8pm.

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Halestorm & Lindsey Stirling

The nEVEREST Duality Tour with special guest Apocalyptica Presented by Sasquatch 92.1 & the DECC Saturday, September 27 | AMSOIL Arena | 6:30pm   TICKETS Tickets on sale now! VIP Upgrade: halestormrocks.vip/tours/duluth   ABOUT HALESTORM What started as a childhood dream of siblings Lzzy and Arejay Hale, Halestorm has become one of the most celebrated rock bands of the last two decades. Halestorm has scored seven number ones at rock radio, and their music has surpassed a billion streams worldwide. They have received two GRAMMY nominations and took home the award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance for “Love Bites (So Do I)” in 2012, which Rolling Stone called a “muscular, adventurous, and especially relevant rock record.” Fronted by the incomparable Lzzy Hale (an outspoken advocate of women’s rights and Gibson Guitar’s first female brand ambassador), along with drummer Arejay Hale, guitarist Joe Hottinger, and bass player Josh Smith, Halestorm has…

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Rich Mattson and the Northstars

Over the course of his long and illustrious musical career sprouting from the same teal backwater as Bob Dylan on northern Minnesota’s Iron Range, Rich Mattson came up learning songs from John Denver to Van Halen with a little Elvis Costello and Neil Young tossed into the mix. Add in some heaping handfuls of U2, the Replacements, and CCR and blend until the ingredients come splattering in bits and pieces and you have around 500 tunes and this fella’s discography. Now residing in Sparta MN with his life and love partner Germaine Gemberling, the two have been writing, recording, and performing (among other things) together since 2010. The latest incarnation of the Northstars (with longtime drummer and cohort Keely Lane and bassist Kyle Westrick) features Duluth’s Dan Anderson on keys. Their 6 albums have received rave reviews and high praise from the indie rock/americana/jangle-core crowd. The Northstars perform all around…

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