The Boat Club

Welcome Dinner

Wedding Day

Gooseberry Falls State Park

Pre-Ceremony Coffee & Snacks

Ceremony

Break for Travel

Hoops Brewing Company

Reception

Spring

Our Wedding

Our Story

Photos

Wedding Party

Located on Park Point in Duluth. Complimentary shuttle to Canal Park (where reception is located) that runs hourly in the summer. We have a hotel room block of 20 rooms reserved for Wednesday, June 25th, 2025, until Friday, June 27th, 2025. It is not required to stay both nights to book at the discounted rates below. Rooms must be booked before Friday, April 25th, 2025. Check-in is 4pm and check-out is 11am. Double Queen Cityview $199+tax Double Queen Harborview $249+tax Double Queen Harborview Deluxe $269+tax King Harborview w/Sofa Sleeper $269+tax

Park Point Marina Inn

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Here's a shuttle that can get you from Minneapolis- St. Paul Airport to Duluth, MN should you wish to not rent a car.

Airport Shuttle

There are many hotel options near the MSP airport, but this is one we’ve stayed at and enjoyed. Clean, feels nice for the price, next to a good restaurant, and a short walk to Mall of America. 

AC Hotel Bloomington Mall of America

Travel

When you come to Duluth, you understand what makes it special. From the world-famous lift bridge to charming neighborhoods filled with local breweries and restaurants, Duluth is a true original along the pristine shores of Lake Superior.

Visit Duluth

Gooseberry Falls State Park has beautiful trails, forests, wildlife, an ancient lava flow on the Lake Superior shore, and of course iconic waterfalls. PARK MAP: <a href="https://files.dnr.state.mn.us/maps/state_parks/spk00172_summer.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://files.dnr.state.mn.us/maps/state_parks/spk00172_summer.pdf</a>

One of the area’s best breweries, with a beautiful beer hall in Canal Park.

Hoops Brewing

Meg and Jonas make sure to stop here at least once on every visit to Duluth. There will be food from the Smokehaus at the reception, and it’s worth checking out the full menu at their Canal Park location.

Northern Waters Smokehaus

Good stop on the shore for solid Minnesotan food. Their pie is excellent and we’ll have it at the reception.

Rustic Inn Cafe

Canal Park is Duluth’s busiest area. You can watch 1,000-foot boats go through the canal under the Aerial Lift Bridge, check out the maritime museum or aquarium, take a walk on the Lakewalk, and explore many shopping and dining options.

Canal Park

If you cross the Aerial Lift Bridge from Canal Park, you’ll find yourself on the longest freshwater sandbar in the world. Park Point has a sand beach along the entire lake side, and at the end of the road a hiking trail extends through a pine grove to the shipping canal that divides Minnesota from that other state. Watch for Poison Ivy in the dunes.

Park Point

Fitger’s is a historic brewery building overlooking Lake Superior that now holds an inn, shopping complex, and dining options.

Fitger's

The Rose Garden is one of Meg’s favorite places in Duluth. It’s just off the Lakewalk so the two can be combined if you feel like a longer walk.

Duluth Rose Garden

Excellent food, wine, and cocktails, located in Canal Park’s historic Dewitt-Seitz Building.

Lake Avenue Restaurant & Bar

Good Italian food, and many seats offer great views of the lake.

Va Bene

Dream Cloud Coffee Roasters: Best coffee in the area Amity Coffee: Favorite coffee shop in Duluth Duluth Coffee Company: Best coffee downtown Cedar Coffee Company: Traditional Benson family stop on the way up the shore with beautiful Cedar trees Dovetail Cafe and Market: Cozy coffee shop and market in a folk school

Coffee

Duluth has a ton of breweries for its size. In addition to Hoops, here are a few of our favorites. Ursa Minor: Some of the area’s best beer and good pizza Bent Paddle: Maybe the most well known these days and worth a stop Earth Rider: Across the bridge in Superior but the beer is good Meg loves Castle Danger’s cream ale and Wild State’s raspberry hibiscus cider so look for those in the area as well Vikre Distillery: Located in Canal Park, good gin, aquavit, cocktails

Beer and Cocktails

The parks around Duluth all have great hiking and plenty to see. Here are some of the things that make each park distinctive. Gooseberry Falls: Waterfalls, lava flow picnic area, accessible Jay Cooke: Swinging bridge over big river rapids, nice contrast from parks on the shore Tettegouche: Maybe the best for hiking, check out Shovel Point trail by the visitor center for lake views Split Rock Lighthouse: Historic lighthouse, nice rocky beach

State Parks

Duluth is on a hill overlooking Lake Superior and has several parks right in town with nice views and trails. Enger Park: Located high on the hill with an observation tower and gardens Chester Park: Close to the Benson childhood home, trails by Chester Creek lead up the hill to a park and ski hill Lester Park: The site of our engagement photos, picturesque creeks, playground and picnic area Hawk Ridge: Incredible hawk migration in the fall, beautiful views and trails Brighton Beach/Kitchi Gammi Park: Recently renovated, rocky beach and picnic area

Jonas & Meg

Jonas & Meg

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