Self-Guided Local Library Tours

Do you love to visit the local libraries when you travel? If so, check out these local libraries.

Libraries in Duluth, MN:

Duluth Public

Harold P. Erickson Library at Lake Superior College.

Kathryn A. Martin Library at the University of Minnesota Duluth.

The College of St. Scholastica Library at the College of St. Scholastica.

Just over the bridge in Superior, WI:

Superior Public

Jim Dan Hill Library at the University of Wisconsin Superior.

Learning Resource Center at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College.

A little south in Cloquet, MN:

Cloquet Public

Ruth A. Myers Library at Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College

A little north in Hibbing, MN:

Two Harbors Public Library

Bob Dylan's first home

On May 24, 1941, Robert Allen Zimmerman was born right here in Duluth. If you would like to see (at least from the outside) the house where Bob Dylan spent the first six years of his life, you can drive by it at 519 North 3^rd Avenue East. Bob and his family lived in the upstairs apartment.

Food in the Downtown area

The Holiday Center at 207 West Superior Street (in the Skywalk) has several fast-food options available for lunch. If you like Indian food, there is India Palace at 319 West Superior Street, which has a lunch buffet as well as a full dinner menu with wine and beer. 7 West Taphouse is at 7 W. Superior Street. Pizza Luce is at 11 E. Superior St. Original Coney Island at 107 E. Superior St. is a beloved local institution. Toasty's Sandwich Shop is at 220 W. Superior St. A more complete list of downtown eating and drinking establishments can be found here.

Food in the Canal Park Area

Canal Park is full of restaurants and just steps away from the DECC. Along Lake Avenue (the street with the Aerial Lift Bridge) you will find Red Lobster The Green Mill, Old Chicago, Grandma's Saloon and Grill, Grandma's Sports Garden, Bellisio's, and Famous Daves.  On Canal Park Drive you will find Canal Park Brewing Company, Vitta Pizza  and Endion Station.  In the DeWitt Seitz building you will find Amazing Grace Bakery and Cafe, The Lake Avenue Cafe, Northern Waters Smokehaus and the Taste of Saigon and  next door is Little Angie's.

Take a self-guided walking tour

Do you enjoy historic architecture? Duluth has many beautifully preserved historic homes, and the Duluth Preservation Alliance offers a free download of their East End Walking Tour Book.

PLD Happy Hour

In town early? Join the Public Libraries Division (PLD) for a happy hour and low-key book-themed trivia at Grandma's Saloon & Grill, 522 Lake Avenue South on Canal Park. You'll find us upstairs in the bar area from 8:00pm-10:00pm. All are welcome!

Your Hosts:  Frances Veit, PLD Chair and Stacey Hendren, PLD Chair Elect

Vegan? Hungry? In Duluth?

Are you looking for restaurants with vegan entrees on the menu? Pizza Luce offers many vegan options with a choice of two vegan cheeses for their pizzas. (This vegan can’t get enough of their Pizza Athena with Rinotta.) The Burrito Union has a couple of vegan items on the menu, and so does At Sara’s Table Chester Creek Café. Over on the West Side the Duluth Grill is vegan friendly, and if you don’t want to venture far from Canal Park you can get a hummus-veggie sandwich at Amazing Grace. Duluth also has two Whole Foods Co-op stores (not the corporate chain Whole Foods Market – Duluth’s came first) and both have deli bars serving breakfast through dinner with vegan options.