All posts in History on the Hill

Duluth Benedictines pave history of St. Scholastica Monastery
October 31, 2012 · No comments

Before the College of St. Scholastica and before the monastery on Kenwood Avenue, the Duluth...

Northland Country Club swings into 113 years
October 16, 2012 · No comments

Duluth gets its reputation largely because of two things – its hill and its lake....

Lester Park United Methodist Church withstands the tests of time
October 16, 2012 · No comments

It was 4 a.m. on a blistering cold December morning. As the people slept peacefully...

Historic memorabilia found at Northland Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial
October 16, 2012 · No comments

“It’s good that it’s this box and not this one,” said Daniel Hartman, program curator...

Duluth Playhouse fire garners community support
October 16, 2012 · No comments

It was a cold and quiet morning as the screams of engine sirens and the...

Duluth residents remember Central Hillside’s Cascade Park
October 16, 2012 · No comments

Tucked away from the bustling traffic of Mesaba Avenue lies the remnants of a once...

Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial forges the future
October 16, 2012 · No comments

They still came. Even through a rainstorm they still showed up. The day was June...

Point of Rocks is Duluth’s ‘urban wilderness’
October 16, 2012 · No comments

On a chilly October afternoon, a massive, black outcrop hovers over the world driving by....

Duluth Ski Club reflects on 107 years
October 16, 2012 · 1 comment

It was a warm spring day in 1937 when 11-year-old George Hovland and his friends...

Duluth’s granitoid roads inspired memorial park
October 16, 2012 · No comments

There are a lot of hidden gems in the city of Duluth. One of these...

After 30 years since its shutdown, St. Anthony’s parishioners still meet and remember
March 15, 2012 · No comments

In September 1984, the parishioners of St. Anthony de Padua Catholic Church were devastated. Bishop...

Duluth Jefferson Elementary finds new life in the children’s center
March 15, 2012 · 1 comment

The City of Duluth boasts a multitude of historic architecture, but changing times call for...

Duluth video store remains open in dying industry
March 15, 2012 · 1 comment

As the door swings open, an immediate smell of buttered popcorn fills the air. The...

The roots of Denfeld High School in West Duluth
March 15, 2012 · No comments

Looking across the street from the new Laura Macarthur Elementary School, you will see an...

Duluth Playhouse makes plans to renovate NorShor Theatre
March 15, 2012 · No comments

The City of Duluth is planning on selling the NorShor Theatre in downtown to private...

The Whole Foods Co-op travels around Duluth until finding its home in the Hillside
March 12, 2012 · 2 comments

The Whole Foods Co-op, which now resides on Sixth Avenue E. and Fourth Street, has...