Dominic Vitiello

6 days ago | northernnewsnow.com | Dominic Vitiello

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (Northern News Now) - The family fun ‘Be a Lumberjack Day’ event kicked off at the Forest History Center with many hands-on activities in the logging camp. 73 visitors braved the heat to be a lumberjack. Everything from using a two-person saw, lumberjack tug-o-war, harnessed themselves up to be honorary draft horses and pulled logs. With a variety of other things to enjoy, like prune on a spoon races, musical stumps, trolley rides, and more.

1 week ago | northernnewsnow.com | Dominic Vitiello

DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - It’s a Grandma’s Marathon weekend tradition: thousands of runners and community members pack the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC) to carbo-load at the annual spaghetti dinner. Event organizers say there’s over 4,000 pounds of marinara, 32,000 meatballs and 1,900 pounds of dry spaghetti that were prepared for the dinner. Preparations for the dinner, much like the race itself, started well in advance.

1 week ago | northernnewsnow.com | Dominic Vitiello

DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - Nearly 50,000 people are expected to gather in Duluth this weekend for Grandma’s Marathon, bringing in an estimated $40 million to the local economy. The annual race, which draws participants and spectators from across the country and around the world, provides a major boost to businesses across the Twin Ports. Hotels, restaurants, and retailers have spent months preparing for the influx.

3 weeks ago | northernnewsnow.com | Dominic Vitiello

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. (Northern News Now) - More than 400 students from across the Midwest are suiting up this week for the annual Wildfire Academy in Grand Rapids, Minnesota—one of the largest wildland fire training events in the state. While the training may be part of an academy, students are being pushed through real-world scenarios, donning full protective gear and learning how to handle the kind of conditions they’ll face in the field.

3 weeks ago | northernnewsnow.com | Dominic Vitiello

DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - Minnesota Point 50 met Saturday as they laid out their coastal resilience action plan for Minnesota Point during the “Turning Point Summit”. This resilience plan is needed as the point faces risks such as erosion, flooding, and more. According to Mayor Reinert, in just the past five years, storms have washed away more than 10 feet of protective sand dunes. While Saturday kicked off action planning, this resilience plan has been in the works for a number of years.