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Saturday will mark the 33rd annual Chester Bowl Fall Fest, which has become an annual rite of autumn for many Northlanders. The event runs from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with more than 125 vendors selling locally grown and handmade items, artwork, a farmers market, live music, activities...

A former Duluthian is being recognized by the Nebraska History Museum. Leta Powell Drake's 60-year television career is the focus of the exhibit "Kalamity Kate & The George Churley Puppets," which is on display through June. Drake, a former Morgan Park resident and a graduate...

From the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources weekly conservation report, this entry from Darin Fagerman, who works the Grand Marais area: "Conservation Officer Darin Fagerman saw firsthand why sometimes humans need to override their (vehicle) navigation systems. When the road...

Glen Avon Presbyterian Church in Duluth will host an ice cream social and outdoor movie night, along with a sale benefiting Habitat for Humanity.The ice cream social and movie will take place Wednesday, with the social starting at 7 p.m. and the movie — “Homeward Bound: The Incredible...

A “Break the Chain” event will take place from 4-7 p.m. on Sunday at Bent Paddle Brewing Co., 1912 W. Michigan St. The event is part of the buildup to the three-day “Chainbreaker” event that will include bicycling, entertainment and volunteerism starting Aug. 11 in the south...

Top baby names of 2016 Emma and Noah were the most popular baby names in the country in 2016, the federal Social Security Administration reported Friday — the third year in the row they've claimed the top spots. The rest of the top 10 for girls, in order: Olivia, Ava, Sophia,...

The 2017 Duluth Airshow — featuring the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and the Canadian Forces Snowbirds, among other performers — is less than a month away, and organizers are looking for volunteers to help stage the event. Volunteers are needed primarily to assist with parking and concessions...

Mentor Duluth wanted to gain 31 new mentors during the month of March and recruited 35, exceeding its goal for the second year. The annual March campaign works to reduce a wait-list of more than 200 area kids. The new mentors move the number of mentor-mentee matches to more than 300....

Americorps is aiming to recruit 35 literacy tutors and seven math tutors for several Duluth schools as part of its Minnesota reading and math corps programs. Full and part-time tutors are needed for the Barnes Early Childhood Center at Lowell Elementary, and Congdon Park, Homecroft,...