According to Christa Lawler of the Star Tribune,
Tony Dierckins' presentation "1856-1950: From a 'Pile of Rocks' to a 'Dachshund of a City'" covers the booms, busts and annexations that turned this place into a 28-mile-long stretch of city... "You've got to make history fun. I love finding the quirky along with the stories," said Dierckins, who plans to pull content from his unrealized book tour for "Duluth: An Urban Biography" published by Minnesota Historical Society Press in 2020. His in-person events were canceled by COVID-19.
For more information about the event, visit: https://www.startribune.com/how-duluth-got-that-dachshund-shape-and-other-mysteries-part-of-new-history-festival/600162420/
For more information about the ELWS programs, visit https://cahss.d.umn.edu/elws