'Let's start the party': Hopes high for marathon to kick off Duluth summer tourism as pandemic wanes
With COVID waning, businesses expect a typical Grandma's Marathon weekend
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With COVID waning, businesses expect a typical Grandma's Marathon weekend
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) visited Duluth Wednesday to highlight tourism. She said, "Duluth is open for business," and she expects an "incredible resurgence" in the hospitality industry this summer.
Tourism numbers in Duluth and the Northland are huge, which could possibly make the numbers this year close to the what we have seen in the past.
WDIO Created: May 04, 2021 06:56 AM Tourists are making an appearance again in the Northland. Lisa Lauerman is in town from Wales, Wisconsin, and stepped aboard the Vista Star on Tuesday afternoon. "One of my first outings is here. I'm so excited to be back. I love the freighters. I love the people. I love this area." And the hospitality industry is welcoming them back with open arms. May 2-8th is National Travel and Tourism Week, and the theme is The Power of Travel. Tourism leaders are ramping up for a better 2021. WDIO It's National Travel and Tourism Week, and hospital...
Fox21Online Fourth Fest, Reggae and World Music Festival and more are set to return this summer. March 16, 2021 DULUTH, Minn.- Entertainment is on its way back to Bayfront Festival Park this summer, a true sign the pandemic is being pushed farther behind us to allow the City of Duluth to showcase its water front view, full of concerts and even Fourth Fest. “It will be busy, we’ll see cars and we’ll see bodies down in Bayfront Park this summer,” said Director Jeff Stark. The park will soon be empty no more as big festivals and events are set to come back again under the governor’s n...