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The COVID-19 pandemic suppressed tourism last year, but Duluth scene shows signs of resilience. Written By: Peter Passi | × Vehicles line up to visit Santa on Nov. 21 during the opening night of the Bentleyville Tour of Lights at Bayfront Festival Park in Duluth. Bentleyville switched to a drive-through format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Clint Austin / 2020 file / News Tribune) Duluth's 2020 tourism tax collections declined 32.5% from the previous year as local attractions were forced to temporarily close and many restaurants and bars had to turn customers away in order...

Standing on top of Spirit Mountain, looking down the snowy slopes that drop 700 feet toward west Duluth, it's easy to see why the state Legislature chose to build a

Duluth gears up for Viking cruises in 2022 Officials hope the pandemic-stricken industry will come roaring back.  January 20, 2021 — 11:08am Text size Copy shortlink: DULUTH – After a year without travel, international cruise line Viking is catering to built-up wanderlust and taking reservations for its new expedition ships, which are scheduled to sail to Minnesota in summer 2022 as the company makes its Great Lakes debut. Viking's eight-day "Undiscovered Great Lakes" itinerary includes a stop in Duluth, advertised in a promoti...

Fox21Online January 9, 2021 Vikings expeditions first travel ship the Viking Oceantis has hit the water. The ship will carry over 370 passengers into Canal Park in May of 2022. Other cruise ships are coming into Duluth next summer for the first time since 2013. Those at Visit Duluth say the ships will bring more tourists to the area. “As the cruising initiative continues to ramp up, with Viking’s arrival on the great lakes in 2022, we are already experiencing tremendous interest from other cruise lines as well,” said Visit Duluth President Anna Tanski. Along with Duluth, Viking Oceant...

New Viking Expedition Ship Set To Visit Duluth Next Year The Viking company announced that their first expedition ship called the Viking Ocantis  a 378-guest ship was “floated out” late last year, the first time the ship was in the water. The Viking Ocantis will debut in 2022, visiting Duluth as part of an 8-day itinerary exploring Lake Superior and Lake Michigan. Other Ports of Call are Thunder Bay, Canada, the Apostle Islands, WI, Houghton, MI, Mackinac Island, MI, and Milwaukee, WI and will even venture to Antarctica. They are also constructing another identical ship called the Vik...