Editing Duluth, Minnesota (section)

===Recreation===
Duluth offers numerous outdoor activities including fishing, hiking, skiing, sailing, canoeing, kayaking, surfing,<ref name="TwinCities.com">{{Cite web |last=Cadeau |first=Terri |date=January 10, 2022 |title=Duluth surfing community chronicled in new documentary |url=https://www.twincities.com/2022/01/10/duluth-surfing-community-chronicled-in-new-documentary/ |access-date=February 7, 2022 |website=Twin Cities Pioneer Press}}</ref> [[trail running]], and [[mountain biking]]. In addition to the two public golf courses at Lester and Enger Park, golfers can play at the Northland Country Club and the [[Ridgeview Country Club]]. Duluth has five public tennis courts and 63 private tennis club courts. The city has many indoor and outdoor ice rinks, including [[curling]] facilities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Duluth Curling Club |url=http://www.duluthcurlingclub.org/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081026010929/http://www.duluthcurlingclub.org/ |archive-date=October 26, 2008 |access-date=August 25, 2008}}</ref>

The University of Minnesota Duluth Recreational Sport Outdoor Program offers classes in kayak, stand-up paddleboarding, and canoe whitewater river running, and holds the Annual St. Louis River Whitewater Rendezvous Slalom & Sprint Races in July. The program also provides sea kayaking and rock climbing lessons for individuals and families.<ref name="University of Minnesota Duluth Recreational Sport Outdoor Program">{{Cite web |title=University of Minnesota Duluth Recreational Sport Outdoor Program Catalog |url=http://www.umdrsop.org/(RSOP%20Web)/catalog_pdfs/Bro96408_V2.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114164233/http://www.umdrsop.org/(RSOP%20Web)/catalog_pdfs/Bro96408_V2.pdf |archive-date=January 14, 2016 |access-date=July 4, 2015 |publisher=University of Minnesota Duluth |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

====Superior Hiking and Piedmont Mountain Biking trails====
Duluth hosts a {{convert|39|mi|km|adj=on}} segment of the [[Superior Hiking Trail]], which is also part of the [[North Country National Scenic Trail]]—the nation's longest hiking trail. This trail segment passes through Jay Cooke State Park, Ely Peak, [[Bardon Peak]], the Magney–Snively old growth forest, Spirit Mountain, Enger Park, Point of Rocks, the Lakewalk, Chester Park, UMD's Bagley nature trails, and Hartley Park. It features views of the Saint Louis River, the Twin Ports, the Aerial Bridge, and Lake Superior.

The hilly, {{convert|10|mi|km|adj=on}} Piedmont [[mountain biking]] trail crosses numerous bridges and offers scenic views of Duluth and the bay. The trail is recommended for both beginner and intermediate riders.<ref name="Minnesota Off - Road Cyclists">{{Cite web |title=Piedmont Trail System - Duluth |url=http://www.morcmtb.org/forums/showthread.php?26952-Piedmont-Trail-System-Duluth |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518100910/http://www.morcmtb.org/forums/showthread.php?26952-Piedmont-Trail-System-Duluth |archive-date=May 18, 2015 |access-date=August 10, 2014}}</ref>

====Skiing====
[[File:Spirit Mountain ski area aerial.jpg|thumb|[[Spirit Mountain (ski area)|Spirit Mountain]] aerial photograph]]
With a vertical elevation of approximately {{convert|700|ft|m}}, [[Spirit Mountain (ski area)|Spirit Mountain]] is Minnesota's second-highest ski hill. The park includes jumps ranging from {{convert|15|ft|m}} to over {{convert|60|ft|m}}, as well as numerous rails, boxes, and other jibs. Spirit Mountain opened an alpine coaster in 2010. In 2011, it announced plans to add a zip line, miniature golf, and snow tubing. In 1995, the mountain completed its first [[NORBA]] application; in 2012, work began on downhill mountain bike trails.

The Duluth area also has a large and active [[Nordic skiing]] community, with many parks providing excellent Nordic skate skiing and classic cross-country skiing opportunities.

Chester Bowl, off Skyline Parkway in [[Chester Park, Duluth|Chester Park]], is a city-owned park with a chairlift; it has the lowest daily lift ticket prices in the nation, at $6. For decades, Chester Bowl was also known for its ski jumps; they were removed due to safety concerns in 2015.<ref name="MPR News">{{Cite web |last=Olsen, Dan |date=January 27, 2014 |title=In Duluth, community steps up to preserve Chester Bowl ski hill |url=http://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/01/27/news/chester-bowl-ski-hill |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424010401/http://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/01/27/news/chester-bowl-ski-hill |archive-date=April 24, 2016 |access-date=April 13, 2016 |publisher=MPR News}}</ref>

====Sailing and rowing====
[[File:Gull-Duluth-Superior.jpg|thumb|Sailboat in Duluth harbor]]

Duluth has both a [[yacht]] and [[rowing]] club.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Duluth Boat Club |url=https://www.duluthboatclub.com/ |access-date=February 6, 2022}}</ref> Since 1969, the Trans Superior Race has run every other year from [[Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario]], to Duluth. At a distance of almost {{convert|390|mi|km|abbr=on}}, it is said to be "the world's longest known freshwater sailboat race".{{Clarify|date=February 2022|reason=One of the two sources cited says it is "one of the longest" races}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 2009 |title=The Trans Superior Race: Sailing from the Sault to Duluth |url=https://www.lakesuperior.com/the-lake/maritime/313-trans-superior-race-sailing-sault-to-duluth/ |access-date=February 6, 2022 |website=Lake Superior Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=History of the Trans Superior International Yacht Race |url=https://www.transsuperior.com/the-race |access-date=February 6, 2022 |website=Trans Superior |archive-date=February 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206215032/https://www.transsuperior.com/the-race |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Duluth has been holding the Tall Ships festivals since 2008. The events are held every three years, and estimates of 250,000 have crowded the shoreline during each event to watch the vintage ships enter the harbor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harlow |first=Tim |title=Tall Ships festival moves from Duluth to Two Harbors for 2022 |url=https://news.yahoo.com/tall-ships-festival-moves-duluth-214000707.html |access-date=February 8, 2022 |website=Yahoo News|date=November 29, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sailing Lake Superior on General Patton's yacht |url=https://www.startribune.com/sailing-lake-superior-on-general-patton-s-yacht/397021621/?refresh=true |access-date=February 6, 2022 |website=Star Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Harlow |first=Tim |title=Tall Ships festival moves from Duluth to Two Harbors for 2022 |url=https://www.msn.com/en-US/news/tripideas/tall-ships-festival-moves-from-duluth-to-two-harbors-for-2022/ar-AARh3qB |access-date=February 6, 2022 |website=Star Tribune}}</ref>

====Surfing====
[[Surfing]] is a popular Duluth recreation on Lake Superior shores when conditions are right for producing high waves.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 12, 2021 |title=Surfers Take On Lake Superior's Big Waves In Duluth |url=https://www.fox21online.com/2021/11/11/surfers-take-on-lake-superiors-big-waves-in-duluth/ |access-date=February 8, 2022 |website=Fox 21 Local News}}</ref> UMD offers a surfing course as part of its Recreational Sports Outdoor Program. The instructors say that when the wind blows from the northeast, "Duluth becomes a legitimate surf town." They list Park Point, Lester River, and Stoney Point as "local hot spots".<ref>{{Cite web |title=University of Minnesota Duluth |url=https://umdrsop.d.umn.edu/programs/paddle-surf-kite/surfing-school-year |access-date=February 8, 2022}}</ref>

A documentary film about Duluth's surfing community was scheduled to premiere in 2022.<ref name="TwinCities.com" />

====Hunting for agates====
The Minnesota state gem, the [[Lake Superior agate]], can be found on the shores of Lake Superior, in the streams that run into it, and in gravel pits and road cuts. Duluth's Park Point is an excellent area for hunting, as shorelines and beaches are replenished each year because winter ice and storms push new material up on the shores. Books are available in Duluth to help amateur [[rock hound]]s learn more about agates and how to locate them.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hunting for Agates Along Lake Superior &#124; Northland's NewsCenter: News, Weather, Sports &#124; NBC, CBS, MyNetworkTV, and the CW for Duluth MN / Superior WI &#124; Outdoors |url=http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/outdoors/Hunting-For-Agates-Along-Lake-Superior.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140105061427/http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/outdoors/Hunting-For-Agates-Along-Lake-Superior.html |archive-date=January 5, 2014 |access-date=January 5, 2014 |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rock Hound Guide Agates, Rock Picking Lake Superior |url=http://www.superiortrails.com/rock-hound2.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328234444/http://www.superiortrails.com/rock-hound2.html |archive-date=March 28, 2014 |access-date=January 5, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lake Superior agate - Digging into MN Minerals: Minnesota DNR |url=http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/education/geology/digging/agate.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207100013/http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/education/geology/digging/agate.html |archive-date=December 7, 2013 |access-date=January 5, 2014}}</ref>