As the last week of voting takes place in Outside magazine’s “Best Place to Live” contest, with Provo, Utah and Duluth, Minnesota going head-to-head in the final round (vote daily at voteduluth.com!), I thought I would share my Top 10 reasons why Duluth, Minnesota is the Best Town and deserves your vote. Let’s begin:
1. The excitement of watching those 1,000-footers go through the canal and under Duluth’s Lift Bridge never gets old.
2. You can experience the thrill of releasing a raptor from Hawk Ridge. Visit with the Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory staff and volunteers during fall migration season and learn about raptors. Make a donation, “adopt” a hawk or passerine, and help release the newly banded bird with the beauty of Lake Superior as your stage.
3. As I shared on my Facebook page, where else can you get teens out the door and on the water by 8:00 a.m. every weekday for most of the summer? The Duluth Rowing Club’s Juniors program makes it happen.
4. During the holidays, the outdoor fun continues with Bentleyville, the “Tour of Lights” at Bayfront Festival Park.
5. There’s enough room for everyone, and everyone tries to get along.
6. Duluth supports a world-class marathon, Grandma’s Marathon: Fresh Air, Fresh Water, Fresh Race.
7. Skiing at night under the lights at Lester Park is magical — the crisp, cold silence of the woods broken only by the hooting of an owl, or the swish of skis as they cut through the fresh snow. Miles and miles of ski trails, just blocks from almost any neighborhood in the city.
8. Do you like to run? bike? hike? Have we got options for you! The joy of the trails is found throughout Duluth, all year long.
9. We know all sorts of ways to have fun when it’s a long winter. You may recall my winter post on blowing frozen bubbles, tossing boiling water … over 70 days of sub-zero temps in one season?! Bring it on!
10. Because every sunrise is beautifully unique …
… and the moonrises aren’t bad, either.
I could go on, but you need to vote …. voteduluth.com. Spread the word and #VoteDuluth!
Ciao! ~ Kat B.
Travel. Garden. Eat. 
21 responses to “Top 10 Reasons Duluth is the Best Place to Live”
I haven’t been to Duluth in a couple of decades, but I loved it back in the day when I used to travel and camp a lot. Gorgeous photographs… makes me think I need to see the area again!
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You definitely need to make a return visit — you will be amazed at the changes over the last 20 years. The Lakewalk and bike trails along Lake Superior was done so well, making the Lake accessible to walkers, runners and bikers without ruining the beauty of its shoreline.
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put my vote in!
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Thanks, J!
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Great blog and pics! Thanks for using #VoteDuluth.
Jerry, FB admin for facebook.com/DestinationDuluth
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Thanks, again, Jerry — Destination Duluth has done such a great job with social media spreading the word about the great features of Duluth.
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Great photos, Kat! I have never been to Duluth or Minnesota either…. thanks for allowing me to “visit” via your fabulous photos!
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You will have to get out this way some day — so much to explore on your visit! Thanks for commenting, Karen.
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You made a very convincing case! Voted! You’d do well as their outdoor marketing person 🙂
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Ha! It’s easy to make a good case with so much to work with.
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The attention that Duluth will get from this vote will confirm what so many of us already know, Duluth is a fantastic place to live.
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Particularly fantastic when we enjoy some of those “perfect” summer days — let’s hope we have more than just a few this year.
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I’ve never been to Provo, but I have been to Duluth and you are right. It is wonderful! Great post.
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Thank you, Debra — it has been fun to see folks share their enthusiasm for Duluth.
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Certainly does look like a great place to live. 🙂
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Hard to beat! Thanks, Tiny.
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H Kat! I have not seen your Blog for the longest time! I must agree it’s a wonderful town!
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Good to hear from you, K! Yes, life has been full and we just enjoyed the graduation of our oldest from high school so busy summer ahead as he prepares to head off for college. Hope all is well with you.
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It is so good to see you and I would never guess you had a HS graduate, your Avatar looks about 20 : )
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Ha! — the prematurely gray hair wipes that age guess right out 🙂
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Yes I know but mine is dyed…PERMANENTLY : )))
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