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5 days ago | 
fox21online.com | Paige Hansen
DULUTH, Minn. — One of the Northlands biggest signs of summer is here, and that’s the season opening of the Duluth Farmers Market. For over 100 years local farmers and crafters have been selling produce, plants, jewelry and much more at the market. Community members flocked to market for opening day, getting a taste of the produce to come throughout summer. One of the newest vendors is a crafter from Superior who makes designs and creates items herself.
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5 days ago | 
fox21online.com | Paige Hansen
DULUTH, Minn. — As the school year wraps up, graduation season is upon us, and the University of Minnesota Duluth celebrated the class of 2025 at AMSOIL Arena on Saturday. Over 1,600 students attended this years commencements, there was two ceremonies on Saturday, in the morning and the afternoon. Bulldog students who earned their bachelor’s degree, doctoral degree, or master’s degree were recognized during the ceremonies.
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5 days ago | 
fox21online.com | Paige Hansen
DULUTH, Minn. — Saturday kicked off the Minnesota fishing opener, and anglers took to the water in hopes of reeling in a big one. The fishing opener is like an unofficial holiday across the state. Hundreds of boaters hit the water looking for some of Minnesota’s most popular fish including walleye, bass, and northern pike. During the fishing opener almost every lake in the Land of 10,000 is filled with boats, and in Duluth, many took to the St. Louis River.
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6 days ago | 
fox21online.com | Paige Hansen
DULUTH, Minn. — The fire danger in the Northland has been rated as high, as a result the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has issued burn restrictions across the region.
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6 days ago | 
fox21online.com | Paige Hansen
DULUTH, Minn. — After a five year hiatus, the nations largest one-day food drive is returning to the Northland. The National Association of Letter Carriers is bringing back their Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, it was put on pause for a few years. but organizers say there is now a great need to support food drives. People are asked to leave bags with non-perishable and unopened food by your mailboxes by 9 a.m. Saturday, May 10.
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2 weeks ago | 
fox21online.com | Paige Hansen
DULUTH, Minn. — Volunteers came together in Lincoln Park to clean up for Earth Week. Local organization Ecolibrium3 wrapped up it’s 5th annual Earth Week on Saturday. The week consists of a series of events dedicated to bettering the environment. On Saturday Eco3 hosted a community clean up in Lincoln Park. Volunteers were provided gloves, garbage bags and grabbers. Last year the clean-up saw nearly 200 volunteers and collected over 4,000lbs of trash.
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2 weeks ago | 
fox21online.com | Paige Hansen
DULUTH, Minn. — A new burger joint opened up this weekend, seeing large crowds of hungry customers. MadHouse Burgers opened it’s doors on Saturday, offering the first 150 guests free burgers. MadHouse Burgers is a partner of Chilly Billy’s located on Woodland Ave, meaning smash burgers, frozen yogurt and craft beer are now served under one roof. The updated space is rebranded as MadHouse Burgers, but the self-serve fro-yo station remains the same.
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1 month ago | 
fox21online.com | Paige Hansen
DULUTH, Minn. — 25 years ago, Dave Hoops left California and returned to the northland where he was born. “I moved to Duluth, Christmas, ’99 with my wife and newborn daughter,” Dave Hoops, Owner of Hoops Brewing said. Dave went from brewing on the West Coast to taking over the reins of one of Minnesota’s four breweries at the time. “January, 1, 2000 I took over Fitger’s Brewhouse, which at that point had been brewing fairly small amount of beer they’d started.
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1 month ago | 
fox21online.com | Paige Hansen
DULUTH, Minn. — This weekend, the Great Lakes Aquarium held a birthday celebration for two of its most popular animals. The two female otters, Agate and Ore, turned 12 years old this year. Each year to celebrate, the aquarium holds a birthday party for the otters, which includes crafts, a birthday cake and animal encounters. The otters were rescued and brought to Duluth after breaking into a craw fish farm in Louisiana when they were around a year old.
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1 month ago | 
fox21online.com | Paige Hansen
DULUTH, Minn. — With Easter right around the corner, the 10th annual Egg-Splosion event was held in Lincoln Park. Northern Expressions Arts Collective hosted Egg-Splosion at the Harrison Community Center on Saturday. The Easter event welcomed community members to have fun with games and crafts. With the rising price of eggs, this year the event was budget friendly as wooden and plastic eggs were decorated instead. The free event allows for kids and families to have fun at no cost.
