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Fire Workshop moved to Friday Sept. 22, details here »

September 2023 Breeze Friday September 22, 7-9pm, Lafayette,  Nimaawanji’idimin Giiwitaashkodeng: Together we are gathering around the fire; our guest speakers will be: Evan Larson, Professor of Environmental Sciences & Society, University of Wisconsin-Platteville                 Melonee Montano, Graduate Fellow, Department of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Presentation Summary The old pine forest on Minnesota Point is […]

Upcoming PPCC Events: August 15, 24 »

Next PPCC meeting is Tues. August 15, 7pm with time for checking in with neighbors at 645pm. We will have an update on the new Sky Harbor Airport terminal at this meeting: construction schedule for both the terminal and the snow removal equipment garage project. Updates from: Kaci NowickiPrincipal, Sr. Airport Planner(She/Her/Hers)Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. (SEH®)651.894.2508 […]

PPCC meeting Tuesday June 20, 7pm; Art Fair this Weekend! »

645pm: Arrive a little early and say hi to your neighbors Guests: Fire Chief Shawn Krizaj Meeting notes. Looking ahead to July: Airport Planner Kaci Nowicki on the new terminal at Sky Harbor Airport with updates; bidding starts in June. The June Breeze is here. 51st Park Point Art Fair is on 24, 25 June! […]

Important May meetings: 16th & 18th »

MN Point Open House~ the public is invited! “Strengthening Coastal Community Resilience in the Great Lakes Region” Thursday May 18 from 5-7pm, upstairs at Lafayette.  Your interest & participation are vital to MN Point resiliency efforts! Pizza & Refreshments will be served We welcome Dr. David Hart, Minnesota Point ASFPM Project Lead. Dr. Hart is […]

April 18th: Youth Program Open House 5pm; PPCC Meeting at 7pm~ social at 645pm »

Agenda notes here Guest presenters: Kaci Nowicki,Principal, Sr. Airport Planner SEH, Mark Papko,DAA Director of Operations From Kaci: In March, the Duluth Airport Authority was notified they were awarded a competitive grant to replace the Sky Harbor terminal building.  The grant ($1.187 million) was awarded through a competitive terminal grant (Airports Terminal Program) funded through […]

PPCC meeting is March 21; guests will be Adam Fulton and Kyle Deming from City Planning, 7pm »

FEMA flood maps (Duluth): Thank you to Paul Treuer and Councilor Roz Randorf who attended the 2/16 public meeting on the new St. Louis County flood maps showing new coastal zone mapping. We are inviting City of Duluth Planning Department personnel to attend the March 21 meeting to learn how the new overlays will affect […]

Skating Rink Updates »

Thursday, Jan. 26, rink is looking good! On 1/26, volunteers will staff lower Lafayette for warming from 6-9pm To volunteer to host at Lafayette, call Mark Elden, Rinkmaster at 218-340-6453. Thank you! Rinkfest 2023 is scheduled for Sunday, February 5th, watch for details. Food, fun and fires. Here is The Breeze of January January 17th […]

FEMA maps and Traffic Safety Data from the 11.15 Meeting »

MP50: The maps Paul Treuer spoke of at the meeting can be accessed via the links below: Flood Map Changes DNR Contact Information, Flood Map details and hints on how to use the links- link here Pdf copies of map panels and the Flood Insurance Study- link here FEMA Flood Map Service Center- link here […]

October 18 Meeting at Lafayette, 7pm »

Tuesday, Oct. 18, upper Lafayette 7pm; hope to see you then! Agenda Notes October Breeze

PPCC meets on Tues.,September 20, 6:30pm social and see the trophy & club opportunities; meeting at 7pm at the Duluth Rowing Club »

Thank you to the DRC for hosting the meeting. A 1917 Duluth Central Women’s Rowing trophy will be presented to the Club along with the 1917 yearbook that describes the race. Other happenings in the near future: Thursday, Sep. 22, 2022, 4:30 – 5:30 PM CDT, Park Point Beach House, 4750 Minnesota Ave., Duluth, MN.  […]