Lake Superior Zoo seeks help to restore pavilion
June 17, 2012 at 7:00 pm in Duluth News Tribune
Sam Maida has his own memories of the Lake Superior Zoo’s bluestone pavilion: As a crossing guard for the school patrol of Fairmount Elementary School in the early 1960s, he attended end-of-year parties there for all of the Duluth students who served on the patrol.
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This can, again, be a nice gem in the crown that is the Duluth Zoo. Granted, in recent years the crown has tarnished a little with the lack of funding and less than professional management. Nationally, our little zoo is known as one of the nicest, old classic style zoos in the U.S. . Support from the public has always been there, in spirit, if not money. Before you donate to some big national charity, rancorous political campaign or perpetual ‘help the poor of (blank) corrupt nation — consider a donation to the Duluth Zoo. Your money will go to a very worthy local feature that brings visitors to our area, and you can go visit what your money helped build. For your hard earned wages, what could be better than that?
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Everything made out of bluestone should be preserved. It is the quintessential Duluth look. I wish more new construction used it.
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