Synopsis
Duluth is a community of parks, with 170 separate greenspaces, sports facilities, and scenic boulevards comprising nearly 12,000 acres or roughly 25 percent of the city. Illustrated with over 250 photographs, sketches, and lithographs, Duluth's Historic Parks covers the creation and development of today's Skyline Parkway and Duluth's major historic parks (Lincoln Park, Chester Park, Lester Park, Fairmount Park, Leif Erikson Park, Congdon Park, Kitchi Gammi Park, Enger Park, Chambers Grove, Fond du Lac Park, Hartley Park) and parks located on Minnesota Point as well as the city's undeveloped parks, playgrounds, and sports venues, unfolding the story of how Duluthians from all walks of life gave their time, energy, and often personal wealth to ensure a quality of life and appreciation of nature that makes the Zenith City remarkable as one of the greenest modern communities in the nation, if not the world.
About the Author
Duluth author Tony Dierckins has written over a dozen books celebrating the history of Duluth, Minnesota, including "Lost Duluth," "Duluth's Grand Old Architecture," "Duluth's Aerial Bridge," "Duluth's Historic Parks," "Naturally Brewed, Naturally Better: The Historic Breweries of Duluth & Superior," "Glensheen: The Official Guide," 'Historic Glensheen 1905-1930," and "Duluth: An Urban Biography. He is a 3-time winner of the Northeastern Minnesota Book Award, a past recipient of the Duluth Depot Foundation's Historic Preservation and Interpretation award, and the publisher of Zenith City Press.
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