HISTORICAL FACTS: 3 | History Defined

DULUTH, Minn. — The nearly 400-passenger Viking Octantis cruise ship will make a stop in the Duluth Harbor this week (May 30), the first of several international Great Lakes tours that will take advantage of a new customs facility at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center.

ATLANTA — Bravo turned NeNe Leakes into a star. NeNe Leakes turned “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” into a hit. For much of the past 14 years, the network and the long-time Duluth resident have had a mutually beneficial relationship.

DULUTH, Minn. — Readers might remember the bear we wrote about in December, a big bruin that was eating his (or her?) way across the city's Congdon neighborhood until he finally decided to take his winter nap under Jeanette Anderson's front yard.

DULUTH, Minn. — The International Game Fish Association has scoured its records database to find out which lure types and which lure brands have caught the most world-record fish, and the results probably won't surprise many Northland anglers.

DULUTH, Minn. — Hawk Ridge would be a more welcoming and easier place to visit and to watch birds under a major project in the works by the Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory, including permanent toilets, an amphitheater and a covered outdoor classroom/picnic shelter.

MINNEAPOLIS — Daniel Durant watched the Academy Award nominations in early February at his family's home in Duluth. He was in front of several screens, one of which was pointed at him.

Verso Corp (NYSE:VRS) reported fourth-quarter FY21 sales growth of 4% year-on-year, to $328 million, beating the consensus of $298.4 million. Total company sales volume decreased from 392 thousand tons during Q4 FY20 to 341 thousand tons in Q4 FY21, primarily attributable to sold Duluth and idled Wisconsin Rapids mills. Verso incurred inflationary costs…

‘Keep bringing home the W’s, Leidy!’

BEIJING — Chris Plys had never been to Beijing's National Aquatic Centre, but he felt like he knew the place. On the wall of his office in Duluth, Minn., he has a signed photo of swimmer Michael Phelps at the 2008 Summer Olympics, racing to one of his eight gold…