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Mid-America's gateway to the sea, Duluth's harbor hosts ships from dozens of nations each year. Duluthians enjoy the beauty and sport of four seasons. In close proximity to the College are beaches, biking and jogging trails, ski resorts, cross-country ski trails, boating and fishing sites and rinks for skating, curling and hockey. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is close enough for week-end visits.

Duluth offers a wide variety of cultural activities as well. Each year the city's auditorium hosts a long list of popular entertainers. The Minnesota Ballet, Duluth Playhouse, and Duluth-Superior Symphony Orchestra provide exciting year-round schedules. Duluth's many historical attractions include Glensheen, a 39-room neo-Jacobean style mansion built on the Lake Superior shore, the St. Louis County Heritage and Arts Center, and the Marine Museum at Canal Park.

Duluth's low crime rate, high quality of life and natural beauty frequently earn it high rankings in "best places to live" surveys.

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Claimed for France in 1679 by Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut.

Once home to more millionaires (per capita) than any other city in the world.

Located at the westernmost tip of Lake Superior, halfway between Minneapolis/St. Paul and the Canadian border.

Altitude: Ranges from 605 feet (at Lake Superior’s shoreline) to 1,485 feet above sea level.

Rated by Money magazine as one of the top four Midwestern small cities, based on livability.

Industries include tourism, healthcare, financial/banking, mining, paper, communications, education and shipping.

City’s harbor welcomes over 1,000 ocean-going and Great Lakes freighters annually.

Rated first in the United States for quality healthcare in communities of its size.

Annual precipitation: 30.0 inches.

Annual snowfall: 77.6 inches.

Average January low temp..: -2.2°F.

Average July high temp.: 77.1°F.

4,200 hotel rooms in the city.

50 restaurants in the downtown area.

Extensive, climate-controlled skywalk connects downtown facilities.

105 city parks, sculpture gardens and rose gardens.

Source: http://www.visitduluth.com/about/duluth_facts.php