Christa Lawler

Campers returned Thursday as the Forest Service reopened 41 BW wilderness entry points, though permits remain canceled in some fire-affected areas.

When Rockwood Lodge and Outfitters opened Thursday morning, the Cook County business located on Poplar Lake in the middle of the Gunflint Trail had customers ready to paddle into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness for an overnight trip.

Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce president Matthew Baumgartner faces DWI-related charges after he was found slumped over the wheel in a running vehicle at Taco Bell in Duluth MN.

Matthew Baumgartner was convicted of second-degree DWI for a 2022 offense.

Matthew Baumgartner had been in the role since 2021. He was arrested July 31.

Matthew Baumgartner, president of the Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce now facing drunken driving-related charges for the second time since taking the high-profile job, is no longer with the organization.

Blatnik Bridge demolition will begin in March 2027, with the new bridge opening in October 2031.

The Douglas County District Attorney said Ibrahim Carson was “lawfully entitled” to use deadly force on David Menton, a man with a warrant who was found with a gun beneath him.

Before they became one North Shore city, Agate Bay and Burlington Bay followed very different paths. One became a railroad boomtown with 22 saloons and brothels packed into a single block.

Two Harbors began as separate communities at Agate Bay and Burlington Bay. The arrival of the railroad transformed Agate Bay and created the notorious Whiskey Row before the towns merged in 1907.