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[DULUTH, MN] The City of Duluth will host its third Lester Park Golf Course Land Use Study open house on Thursday, July 30, 2026 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm at Duluth East High School. City of Duluth staff and consultants from Bolton & Menk have refined the development scenario based on public feedback and additional technical analysis and have created a recommended vision for the former Lester Park Golf Course site that will be showcased in an open-house format at this meeting. This will be the first of several opportunities for public review of the recommended vision; the recommended vision will also be presented to various commissions at their regular monthly meetings in August; including Natural Resources Commission, Parks & Recreation Commission and Planning Commission.

The land use study, requested by Duluth City Council by a resolution in October of 2025, includes the following objectives:

• Increase the housing supply for residents across all income levels

• Identify locations for preservation of open space, as well as recreation and connections to adjacent hiking, biking, and ski trails.

• Incorporate complementary neighborhood amenities, such as neighborhood-oriented commercial development.

The Lester Park public golf course was built as a part of a City Works Administration project in 1932, initially as an 18-hole golf course. It expanded to 27 holes in the 1990s. The Lester Park Golf Course was officially closed for use in 2020 and has since been used informally for recreation by the community.

Upon completion of the study, the recommended vision will be brought to the City’s planning commission and city council as an amendment to Imagine Duluth 2035, the City’s comprehensive plan. More information can be found on the project web site at lpgcstudy.com.

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