St. Louis River Corridor
The St. Louis River Corridor Initiative invests in public park and trail improvements from Lincoln Park to the Fond du Lac neighborhood. The overall goals of the Initiative are to support the natural environment, enrich neighborhood quality of life, attract new home buyers, establish new visitor destinations and stimulate appropriate development. Initiative projects are funded in part by $18 million in bonds, collected through the ½ and ½ tourism tax approved by the Minnesota Legislature in 2014. These funds will leverage additional dollars through community partnerships and grants.
In June 2016, Duluth City Council approved the St. Louis River Corridor Parks Mini-Master Plans. The parks identified in this set of plans include: Historical, Fond du Lac, Blackmer, Smithville, Riverside, Norton, Grassy Point, Keene Creek, Merritt, Harrison, and Piedmont.
