Sails, ho! Tall Ships scheduled to arrive in Duluth today
Sail fanatics, today is the day. Nine tall ships are scheduled to enter Duluth this afternoon in a spectacular parade of towering masts, straining sails and floating wood. “If it all goes as it should, it will just be fantastic,” said Gene Shaw, spokesman for Visit Duluth, which is helping sponsor the Tall Ships festival.
Teen survives lightning strike with good humor
Austin Shinler started running a only month ago, so on Tuesday when he ran four miles from his grandfather’s cabin near Spirit Mountain to Bardon’s Peak on West Skyline Parkway, the 16-year-old realized he didn’t have the energy to run back. His cousin, who was riding his bike with Shinler, went to get their grandfather.
Twins sweep Royals
Delmon Young and Jason Repko hit home runs and Joe Mauer was 2 for 4 as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals 6-4 Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep.
Faces & Names: Duluth’s first family expecting again
Duluth’s first family is expecting its third child in January, Mayor Don Ness confirmed Wednesday night after he did some recent vaguebooking: “2+1=3,” Ness wrote as his status update on the social networking website Facebook, where his friends guessed what he was talking about and the mayor confirmed.
Hikers approach one year being detained in Iran
Nicole Lindstrom is able to keep herself busy during the day. But when she goes to sleep, and right when she wakes up, she said her thoughts are flooded with her brother Shane Bauer — one of the three American hikers who are being held in Evin Prison near Tehran.
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82-year-old Duluth golfer betters his age
Just six days after turning 82, John Oltmanns of Duluth bettered his age at Lester Park Golf Course. He didn’t plan to shoot 80 on Monday, it just happened.
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Preparing to paint
Jeff Hall of Duluth prepares the Sundew for painting Wednesday afternoon. Owner Jeff Foster had to remove all of the U.S. Coast Guard symbols and names off of the ship before sailing. The ship will be a part of the tall ships parade into the Duluth Harbor. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
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