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Duluth can be found in the north east corner of Minnesota, bordering both Lake Superior and the state of Wisconsin. Once on the verge of becoming a midwestern urban powerhouse, Duluth’s industry and population eventually leveled off and this now quaint harbor city seems content doing its own thing, away from the limelight. But that won’t be the case today, because with this post, we intend to blow the mind of every reader who dare to digest some of the truly remarkable facts about Duluth, Minnesota.
Food
The unassuming city of Duluth just happens to be the birthplace of not one, but two of the country’s most relevant food concoctions. The first is “Pie à la Mode.” Who knew Duluth was capable of producing the type of mad-genius-Frankenstein it’d take to doctor up a piece of pie by plopping a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top? No one. It doesn’t stop there. Italian chef and entrepreneur, Jeno Paulucci, was also born and raised in the “Zenith City.” All he ended up doing was inventing the world famous Jeno’s pizza rolls–tiny dough balls stuffed with processed cheese and pepperoni, which can be found in frozen food aisles around the country. One city, two revolutionary delicacies. There must be something in the water…
Music
Everyone knows the Crash Test Dummies as the legendary Canadian alt-rockers who penned modern classics such as “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm” and whatever the B-side for “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm” was called. What they may not know is that the band recorded their 2004 album, ”Songs of the Unforgiven,” at the Sacred Heart church and recording studio in Duluth, Minnesota. Let that sink in for a moment… For the past ten years, you’ve been listening to the Crash Test Dummies seventh studio album, ad nauseam, totally oblivious to the fact that it is actually a piece of Duluth history.
(Honorable Mention: Bob Dylan is from Duluth)
Architecture
To the untrained eye, Duluth, Minnesota looks no different than any other small-to-mid-size US town–a few 19th century buildings, a parking lot or two, a Kohls. But take a closer look at the city harbor, particularly one road–South Lake Ave–and you won’t believe your eyes. Like any other road, this Duluth thoroughfare starts off on solid ground, meandering along, until it hits the gap of water that connects the harbor basin to Lake Superior. So what, end of road, right? WRONG. Somehow South Lake Ave keeps going over the water until it touches down again nearly 400 feet away. Locals refer to this marvel of human engineering as the “Aerial Bridge” and it’s quietly been around since 1905! If that weren’t crazy enough, there’s another thing this “bridge” does that just defies all logic. In fact, words cannot come close to doing it justice, so, do yourself a favor–sit back, relax, and feast your eyes on this…
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