'Get Downtown' week in Duluth: Visual scavenger hunt answers

A model yellow car is pictured in a display case among jewelry boxes. — If you couldn't place the model car photo from our visual scavenger hunt, this uncropped image might help you make the connection to a downtown Duluth landmark.

By Jay Gabler

April 28, 2022 03:24 PM

DULUTH — Get Downtown week was scheduled for April 25-30, with over 30 different businesses in and around downtown Duluth offering discounts to help entice shoppers, diners and drinkers. To add a little challenge to your downtown adventure, we snapped 10 photographs at several of the participating businesses. Did you figure out where they were taken?

If you named all 10, you cracked the code to answer this question: What's the best cure for spring fever?

To complete the answer, write down the letter "M" (that's a freebie) and then proceed to add the third letter from the name of each business pictured, in order. Spaces don't count as letters, and a single business may be pictured more than once. Remember that "downtown" is defined fairly broadly for this promotion: Here's the list we drew from in selecting these locations.

When you're ready for the answers, scroll down for the reveal.

Green arrow sign pointing toward red stone wall — Image 1 in our "Get Downtown" visual scavenger hunt depicts the outdoor signage at Hoops Brewing Company in Canal Park.

Up-close view of sign with the letters N and B, a dot between them, in yellow against a dark grey background. — Image 2 in our "Get Downtown" visual scavenger hunt is a close-up of the Lyric Kitchen Bar logo on the venue's exterior wall.

A portion of a stylized letter - perhaps an I, a J, or a T - on a sign, printed white against black with red and green trim visible on edges. — Image 3 in our "Get Downtown" visual scavenger hunt is a close-up of the exterior signage at 7 West Taphouse.

Overhead view of a yellow toy sports car. — Image 4 in our "Get Downtown" visual scavenger hunt depicts one of the model cars that appear in the display cases at Security Jewelers.

A wall decoration in the shape of the state of Minnesota, made from reclaimed wood including Bauer hockey sticks. — Image 5 in our "Get Downtown" visual scavenger hunt is a piece of regional art on display in the Hoops Brewing Company taproom.

Wooden sign with black-painted outline of a chicken. — Image 6 in our "Get Downtown" visual scavenger hunt is a detail from the exterior signage at Howard's Que in Lincoln Park.

Two pairs of binoculars hang from straps. — Image 7 in our "Get Downtown" visual scavenger hunt shows the binoculars you can borrow to peer out at Lake Superior from Va Bene.

Tile at an establishment door, reading HUGHES in red-on-gold tile. — Image 8 in our "Get Downtown" visual scavenger hunt shows the historic tile lettering outside the doorway that now leads to 7 West Taproom.

View of wooden roof abutting brick wall, with mounted fish visible against wall overhead. — Image 9 in our "Get Downtown" visual scavenger hunt captures a stuffed fish on display at Duluth Pack.

Small monster-style potted plant, sitting on drink coasters on wall-mounted wooden frame. — Image 10 in our "Get Downtown" visual scavenger hunt depicts a little greenery adding to the ambience at Duluth Coffee Company.

If the riddle answer doesn't make sense to you, catch up on this classic "Saturday Night Live" skit.

By Jay Gabler

Arts and entertainment reporter Jay Gabler joined the Duluth News Tribune in February 2022. His previous experience includes eight years as a digital producer at The Current (Minnesota Public Radio), four years as theater critic at Minneapolis alt-weekly City Pages, and six years as arts editor at the Twin Cities Daily Planet. He's a co-founder of pop culture and creative writing blog The Tangential; and a member of the National Book Critics Circle. You can reach him at jgabler@duluthnews.com or 218-279-5536.

'Get Downtown' week in Duluth: Visual scavenger hunt answers

How many downtown Duluth establishments did you recognize from our mystery photos?