Storm Drain Project Details here

Hi Neighbors, Here is what is happening with the storm drain projects on Park Point. This is a note from the contractor. Thank you and please drive slowly and safely! The City contact is Brad Scott, bscott@duluthmn.gov

Work is starting today at the 32nd St location, with additional work scheduled later this week in front of 3917 S Lake Ave. Excavation and pipe installation at both locations should be completed by the end of this week. Next week, we’ll move on to concrete pouring, paving, and restoration. Both sites are expected to be fully restored by Labor Day. After Labor Day, we’ll begin work at the 37th St crossing, which is estimated to take 3-4 weeks to complete.

Ryan Ostrofsky

Project Manager/ Estimator

JMF Construction, INC. 

3613 Martin Rd. 

Duluth, MN 55803

Office: 218-525-1701

Fax:218-525-1754

Cell: 218-390-1173

WWW.JMFCONSTRUCTION.NET

The Breeze of Park Point, August edition is here. Agenda/notes here.

Cool video from the Canal after the air show.

Check out the new website for Minnesota Point 50, aka MP50 & the work continues. Please join us!

National Night Out on Tuesday August 6, St. Andrews By The Lake is hosting a neighborhood gathering and celebration! See you there from 5-7pm, great food and music too!

PPCC will hold its July meeting on Tuesday, 7/16, at Lafayette, upstairs. Neighbors gather at 645 and the meeting starts at 7pm. Hope we will see you there! Agenda here.

Photos and videos from the Sky Harbor Ribbon Cutting on July 10

Link to Baby’s Breath Workshop on June 25; photos here & many thanks to Rebecca Holmstrom, Plant Ecologist/ Botanist | Minnesota Biological Survey, Ecological and Water Resources. Besides digging up the invasive bb, we identified native plants in the dunes.

• The Park Point 5-Miler is scheduled for July 18! It will start at 6:30pm as always, and we will again have a small post-race shindig near the Beach House with a beer & cider garden, food trucks, and music. All are welcome!  Course is same as always.
• Traffic Advisory & schedule details will be same as 2023:
  • 5:30 PM – Free Kids Races (14 & under) at the Point, near the Beach House
  • 6:00 PM – Minnesota Ave south of 22nd St closes to traffic
  • 6:30 PM – 5 Mile run start
  • 6:40 PM – 2 Mile walk start
  • 7:05 PM – Estimated final participant reaches turnaround (2328 Minnesota Ave). DPD begins to gradually allow local traffic (moving slowly) as the race sweep vehicle (behind final participant) moves back toward the park.
  • 7:45 PM – Minnesota Ave fully open to traffic
• We will also place advance traffic signage again on Sunday/Monday of the event week again at the S-Curve and just inside the Park area
• Tables and water access from the Lafayette Community Center for our water station needed, volunteers will be needed to facilitate.
• Event on the S-curve to remind residents and visitors

Lose you radio? Found on the beach at 10th by neighbors in that area. Contact parkpointcc@gmail.com if this is yours. Scroll down to see the keys found around marathon time.

From Duluth Chamber on Ribbon Cutting on July 10:

“Congratulations to our friends and members at the Duluth International Airport on the grand opening of their beautiful new terminal and snow removal equipment building at Duluth-Sky Harbor Airport. The Duluth Area Chamber was proud and honored to be part of the program and ribbon cutting to help celebrate the $2.66M+ investment in our community. The improved airport facilities will also bolster Duluth’s strong tourism infrastructure with new patio space, which will be open to the public. A recent Minnesota Department of Transportation Economic Impact Study on Sky Harbor Airport showed its annual impacts include providing 52 jobs, influencing economic activity of around $5.1M of economic activity, and generating about $200K in state and local tax revenue. 

Congratulations and thank you to all involved in this project from the local congressional delegation who helped secure federal funding, local labor and other community partners (including several Duluth Area Chamber members such as Gardner Builders, SEH – Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc., AG O’Brien, The Jamar Company, VEIT, Northland Constructors and more) and all involved in this impressive project. 

It was an exciting event on another perfect Duluth day. Our member, Love Creamery, even provided free ice cream. Congratulations and thank you to the Duluth International Airport staff and Board for their leadership, partnership and continued investment in Duluth, our thriving regional aviation sector and local economy! See stories in the Duluth News Tribune and on WDIO, Northern News Now and Fox21.”

The July Breeze has the details on the Ribbon Cutting at Sky Harbor on July 10 and the Ice Cream Social and Music at St. Andrews on Thursday, July 11. The Duluth Rowing Club will hold its regatta this Saturday, July 13 starting at 8am.