History of Duluth, Minnesota

From a Pile of Rocks to the Zenith City: The History of Our Community Presented by Tony Dierckins, Publisher, Zenith City Press & Duluth's Resident Historian Duluth’s resident historian and master storyteller, Tony Dierckins, recently completed his latest book – Duluth: An Urban Biography. It received rave reviews, including from Barton Sutter, Duluth’s 2006 Poet Laureate, who stated, “The book we’ve been missing for years – a reliable, brisk narrative history of Minnesota’s most distinctive city.” Join us and benefit from Tony’s recap of the book, which covers the entire history of Duluth, from the Precambrian lava flows of 2.6 billion years ago that formed the bed of Lake Superior through the November 2019 mayoral election. Thank you to our good friends at National Bank of Commerce for sponsoring this gathering.