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Lincoln Park Ground Breaking Ceremony to be held August 26, 2022 at 3:00 pm

[Duluth, MN] -  The City of Duluth Parks and Recreation invites the public to a Ground Breaking Ceremony on Friday, August 26, 2022 at 3:00 pm to celebrate the initiation of construction at Lincoln Park. The ceremony will take place at Lincoln Park located at 25^th Avenue West & W 3^rd Street, Duluth, MN 55806. City staff will be available to answer questions about the project immediately following the ceremony.

In 2016, the City of Duluth adopted the Lincoln Park Mini-Master Plan, which provides direction for reinvestment to improve safety and accessibility, and to address programming needs in the park. The scope of the project includes: restoration of the historic stone pavilion to include new ADA-compliant restroom facilities, relocation and replacement of the playground, two new parking lots, a new nature playscape, new and refurbished picnic pavilions, a new multi-use sport court, and stabilization and repaving of Lincoln Park Drive. Throughout the project site, the City will add new accessible trails, improved signage and wayfinding, and green infrastructure such as biofiltration basins, pollinator gardens, and drainage swales. Collectively, this work will transform Lincoln Park into a more functional and accessible recreation space.

This project is made possible by grant funding from the National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program administered by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources Clean Water Fund Competitive Grants Program, the City of Duluth’s Community Development Block Grant Program, and the U.S. Bank Foundation. Additional funding support comes from half-and-half tourism tax proceeds, City of Duluth parks capital, Super Bowl Legacy program, and donations from Essentia Health, maurices, St. Luke’s, and Minnesota Power.

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