Upcoming at Glensheen
The following events are scheduled for the next 30 days at Glensheen: New Weekday Tour Hours: Due to high demand, Glensheen is getting a jump start on the summer tourism season. Tours are now offered...
View ArticleAnnual DPA Awards on Monday
The Duluth Preservation Alliance alerts you to the following: The DPA’s Annual Awards Program: Please join the Duluth Preservation Alliance in celebration of the 2015 Architectural Historic Restoration...
View ArticleUpcoming at Glensheen
The following events are scheduled for the next 30 days at Glensheen: Zenith City On Tap: Thursday, May 28 at 7 p.m. This month’s topic: The Mesabi Iron Range and Chester Congdon’s role in the iron...
View ArticleUpcoming at Chester & Clara’s Place
The following events are scheduled for the next 30 days at Glensheen: Chester Chat: Thursday, June 25 at 7 p.m. This month’s topic: Tourism. Join us in Glensheen’s lower-level amusement room as three...
View ArticleExperience Historic Duluth
Check out the Duluth Experience History Tour Lineup in July: Zenith City Walking Tours. This 2-hour history walking tour will take you back in time and give you a deeper appreciation for the City of...
View ArticleThe Dwight & Jane Cutler House
The Duluth Preservation Alliance alerts you to the following: Annual DPA Duluth Historic Places Tour: Join us on September 20 for this self-guided tour of historic homes and business locations in...
View ArticleComing up at Glensheen
The following events are scheduled for the next 30 days at Glensheen: The Final “Concerts on the Pier” for July: Every Wednesday night in July, local musicians play from Glensheen’s boathouse pier on...
View ArticleFree Historic House Tour Tonight
Scroll down to read about upcoming events sponsored by the Duluth Preservation Alliance: _________________________________________ Albert & Louise Ordean Residence 2307 East Superior Street...
View ArticleGlensheen’s Original Fountain
Scroll down for a list of events scheduled for the next 30 days at Glensheen. ______________________ Glensheen’s Original Fountain When Glensheen was first constructed, the pool at the center of the...
View ArticleExploring Greenwood Cemetery
The Lost & Forgotten: Duluth’s Greenwood Cememtery By Kyle Chisholm History Tour Program Coordinator My latest Duluth history adventure took me to an inconspicuous and difficult to find location –...
View ArticleHidden Gem in Glensheen’s Back Yard
My latest adventure into Duluth’s history took me on a fantastic excursion to Glensheen’s Western Trail System. It hides in plain sight, and begins with a “bridge to nowhere”. You might know it… The...
View ArticleFree ‘Historic Glensheen’ Presentation Tomorrow Night
Zenith City Online publisher Tony Dierckins will present “Historic Glensheen, 1905–1930″ tomorrow night, Thursday September 10, at 6 p.m. in the Duluth Public Library’s lower-level Green Room. This...
View ArticleAnnual DPA Awards on Monday
The Duluth Preservation Alliance alerts you to the following: The DPA’s Annual Awards Program: Please join the Duluth Preservation Alliance in celebration of the 2015 Architectural Historic Restoration...
View ArticleDPA Annual Historic Building Tour this Sunday
The Duluth Preservation Alliance alerts you to the following: Annual DPA Duluth Historic Places Tour: Join the Duluth Preservation Alliance September 20, 2015 for a self-guided tour of historic homes...
View ArticleDuluth’s Liquor Laws on Tap at Glensheen
Zenith City On Tap: Thursday, September 24 at 7 p.m. This month’s Zenith City on Tap features ZCO publisher Tony Dierckins reviewing the history of Duluth’s Liquor Laws—many that would seem ridiculous...
View ArticleTrue Stories, Tragedies, and Legends
By Dave Grandmaison It’s finally October, and while the days grow shorter the excitement for our favorite holiday builds. Halloween is a time of fun and celebration – pumpkin carving, trick-or-treating...
View ArticleFree Historic House Tour Tonight!
Upcoming events sponsored by the Duluth Preservation Alliance: FREE historic house tour Tuesday, October 13: The historic John D. Stryker House at 2702 Woodland Avenue will be open TONIGHT, Tuesday...
View ArticleSpooktacular at Glensheen this week!
Jack-O-Lantern Spooktacular: October 22–October 25. Glensheen invites the public to enjoy its fifth-annual Jack O’ Lantern Spooktacular, an incredible display of 1,000 illuminated pumpkins carved by...
View ArticleExperience Historic Duluth
Dark History Tour Recap By Dave Grandmaison Duluth is a proud city with an amazingly rich history. Tales of hard-working Duluthians overcoming the hardships of the Northwoods and laboring tirelessly to...
View ArticleLearn about Duluth’s Brownstone Quarries & Buildings
Upcoming events sponsored by the Duluth Preservation Alliance: Free Presentation on Duluth’s Brownstone Quarries & Buildings Learn about the history of Duluth’s brownstone quarries and Duluth the...
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