While we tend to choose the holiday season for our visits, know that there is plenty to do and see all winter long in the Duluth area. If you want to be out playing in the elements, the city never disappoints.
As I developed this list, our family was packed into the van and headed north. The kids, my little captive audience, chipped in their suggestions for making the best memories on the north shore of Lake Superior in Duluth this winter:.
This dazzling outdoor light display draws thousands each holiday season to Bayfront Festival Park in Duluth. Note that this year, the North Shore Scenic Railroad is not offering train rides to Bentleyville from Fitgers downtown. If you are staying at one of the Duluth area hotels, be sure to check if there is a shuttle that will transport your family to the park; often this is a free service during the holiday season.
We rate this attraction the best thing to do in Duluth over the holiday season with your family! Bentleyville in Duluth is open evenings November 23rd β December 28th, If you have but one season to pick for a trip to the Lake Superior Railroad Museum, choose the holidays. Departing from the historic Duluth Depot, a ticket aboard the Christmas City Express treats you to a minute ride to the lake while you make merry with cocoa and Christmas carols. Prior to boarding, your kids will enjoy a reading of The Christmas City Express, a visit with St Nick, and clambering all over the trains all decked out for the holidays.
Trains run November December 21, Tickets to Bentleyville will not be offered in but there are hopes to bring back the route in Instead, it focuses on the splendor of the Congdon family Christmases and their customs. To get kids engaged, we recommend taking the self-guided Christmas tour and making the visit into a giant game of I-Spy: how many Christmas trees can they count? How many hidden elves? As an additional challenge, I had to coax them out of a swimming pool in order to get them to Fairlawn Mansion..
