
Canal Park is a tourist and recreation-oriented district of
Duluth
Duluth ( ) is a Port, port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of St. Louis County, Minnesota, St. Louis County. Located on Lake Superior in Minnesota's Arrowhead Region, the city is a hub for cargo shipping. The population ...
,
Minnesota
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, United States. Situated across the
Interstate 35
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freeway from
Downtown Duluth, it is connected by the
Aerial Lift Bridge
The Aerial Lift Bridge, earlier known as the Aerial Bridge or Aerial Ferry Bridge, is a landmark in the port city of Duluth, Minnesota. The span began life in 1905 as the United States' first transporter bridge: Only one other was ever construc ...
across the
Duluth Ship Canal
The Duluth Ship Canal is an artificial canal cut through Minnesota Point, providing direct access to Duluth, Minnesota, Duluth harbor from Lake Superior. Begun privately in 1871, it was put under federal supervision and maintenance several years ...
to the
Park Point sandbar and
neighborhood
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. Canal Park Drive and Lake Avenue South serve as the main routes in Canal Park.
History
Canal Park is largely a conversion of an old
warehouse district
This is a list of notable warehouse districts.
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into restaurants, shops (especially those dealing in
antiques
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and other novelties), cafés, and hotels. This conversion began in the 1980s as an attempt to use Duluth's rich
industrial past, the decline of which had left the city in economic turmoil at the time, as an asset in a prospective tourist industry.
Attractions
Many annual events are held in the Canal Park area, such as the
Bayfront Blues Festival and
Grandma's Marathon
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, which starts in
Two Harbors, Minnesota
Two Harbors is a city in and the county seat of Lake County, Minnesota, United States, along the shore of Lake Superior. The population was 3,633 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Minnesota State Highway 61 serves as a main route i ...
, and finishes in Canal Park.
Some of Canal Park's attractions include a 4.2 mile long lake walk, a
lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lens (optics), lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
Ligh ...
pier, the
Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center, the
Great Lakes Aquarium,
Great Lakes Aquarium website
/ref> and the William A. Irvin floating ship museum. Those interested in boats will also enjoy watching vessels from around the world enter Duluth's port.
Until January 2017, Canal Park was the home of broadcast studios for four Red Rock Radio stations. The Duluth NBC
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affiliate KBJR is still located in Canal Park.
The Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC) now connected to the new AMSOIL Arena and the area's prominent entertainment venue, is also located in the district. The DECC provides an indoor connection to the skywalk system in Downtown Duluth.
Gallery
File:Duluth_Drone.jpg, Aerial view with downtown
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and skyline
File:Canal Park Lakewalk High.jpg, Lakewalk
File:CanalParkDuluthLighthouse.jpg, Lighthouse pier
File:Horse and carriage-Duluth-2006.jpg, Carriage ride
File:Duluth canal.jpg, Ship canal
File:Duluth, Minnesota Lakewalk.jpg, Lower North Shore from Canal Park
See also
* Downtown Duluth (North)
*Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth ( ) is a Port, port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of St. Louis County, Minnesota, St. Louis County. Located on Lake Superior in Minnesota's Arrowhead Region, the city is a hub for cargo shipping. The population ...
* Park Point (South)
References
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Duluth–Superior metropolitan area
Neighborhoods in Duluth, Minnesota
Tourist attractions in Duluth, Minnesota
Warehouse districts of the United States
Parks in Minnesota