VisitDuluth.com :: Membership News Brief

October 30, 2009

MEMBERSHIP NEWS
Gail Walkowiak, Director of Market Services, Visit Duluth

Visit Duluth welcomes the following new members:

Tom Hanson
Duluth Grill
118 South 27th Avenue West
Duluth, MN 55806
(218) 726-1150
hanson84@charter.net
www.DuluthGrill.com
At the Duluth Grill, you will find an exceptional dining experience with the Hanson family committed to providing a welcoming atmosphere and great value. Extensive variety of dishes made from scratch including vegetarian and gluten free along with breakfast all day. Burgers, sandwiches, salads, home-style entrees and soups served fresh daily. Don’t miss the house made pies and locally roasted coffee. Open Monday-Sunday 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. GLUTEN FREE MENU

Debra Livadaros
Grape Vine Cafe
220 West Superior Street
Duluth, MN 55802
(218) 728-4917
GrapeVineDuluth@gmail.com
www.GrapeVineCafeDuluth.com
OPA! The Livadaros Family welcomes you to get a taste of authentic Greek Cuisine. Traditional Greek dishes gyros, seafood and lamb special, vegetarian and gluten free selection. Greek and American wine and beers. Summer hours: Monday-Saturday 11 am-10 pm/ Sunday Brunch 9 am-3 pm. After Labor Day hours: Monday-Saturday 11 am-9 pm/ Sunday Brunch 9 am-3 pm.

Crystal Pelkey
Teatro Zuccone
222 East Superior Street
Duluth, MN 55802
(218) 336-1414
info@teatrozuccone.com
www.teatrozuccone.com
In its commitment to promoting the value of live theater, Teatro Zuccone inspires, creates and produces entertainment that’s both unique and thought-provoking. Teatro’s stage is also home to Duluth’s iconic theater ensemble, The Renegade Comedy Theatre Company.

Nick Fleming
Vertical Endeavors
329 South Lake Avenue
Duluth, MN 55802
(218) 279-9980
nick@verticalendeavors.com
www.verticalendeavors.com
Our facility beckons visitors with the giant VE logo on our front wall. Once inside the facility, the center point of our facility is a giant lighthouse which truly gives it a North Shore feel. Vertical Endeavors features climbing surfaces reaching heights of up to 42 feet. A large bouldering cave rounds out what is one of the Midwest’s most impressive indoor climbing facilities. Vertical Endeavors is a full service climbing facility offering a full line of indoor and outdoor lessons, kids programs–including birthday parties, scout troops, church youth groups, day camps and many others, group events. Our experiential and teambuilding programs are perfect for sports teams, corporate groups and non-profit groups.

Tim Massett
Zinema 2
222 East Superior Street
Duluth, MN 55802
(218) 722-7300
tim@zinema2.com
www.zinema2.com
Zinema 2 is Duluth’s only independent movie theater showing the best in independent, foreign, documentary, classic and cult films. Enjoy a glass of wine or an ice cold beer during the show. Call for show times or visit our Web site. Tickets are also available online. Open daily at 4 pm, 2 pm on Saturday and Sunday. Adults $7.50/ Seniors & Students $6.50/Children $5.50. Matinees $6.50.

Kat Eldred
Zeitgeist Arts Building
222 East Superior Street
Duluth, MN 55802
(218) 726-5430
(218) 726-5431 fax
Kat@zeistgeistarts.com
www.zeitgeistarts.com
Zeitgeist Arts is philanthropic social venture of the A. H. Zeppa Family Foundation that seeks to create socially responsible and environmentally sustainable enterprises that support and celebrate the arts through the venues in the Zeitgeist Arts Building. Proceeds are returned to the Foundation for further giving.

Michael Olsen
Zeitgeist Arts Café
222 East Superior Street
Duluth, MN 55802
(218) 723-9100
info@zeitgeistartscafe.com
www.zeitgeistartscafe.com
Contemporary American cuisine featuring classic comfort foods with a contemporary flaire~artfully presented. Full bar. Here you can enjoy dinner and a movie or theater performance all under one roof at the Zeitgeist Arts Building. All major credit cards accepted.

SPOTLIGHT ON A MEMBER
Lori Steinbach, Travel Information Manager, Visit Duluth

Visit Duluth’s Spotlight on a Member for October is Old Chicago Restaurant. Thank you to Kerri Hoffman, Manager, for answering our questions.

Old Chicago opened in Canal Park in June of 1997. The location was chosen because of the high volume of traffic Canal Park receives.

Old Chicago makes all of their own fresh dough for the pizzas, calzones and sandwiches daily. Along with those menu items, they also feature pasta and chicken dishes, along with steak and shrimp.

If you would like to “tour the world of beer from one bar stool,” you can join the world beer tour which includes 110 of their 120 different beers from around the world. There is no cost become a member, and it doesn’t matter if it takes you two months or eight years to finish all of the variety of beers. Along the way you receive free prizes such as t-shirts, hats and more. So if you like beer, it is definitely worthwhile for you to join.

Old Chicago joined Visit Duluth to be sure their name was out there to bring in customers.

Grandma’s Marathon is always a memorable experience for Old Chicago. They nearly double their sales on race day. They love the crowd and enjoy serving people.

Old Chicago features football every Sunday and on Monday nights on their big screen TVs. And on Tuesday night you can have a night out at the ball park while you watch the Minnesota Twins.

One thing that most Old Chicago customers don’t know is that they have a parking lot around the backside of the restaurant. It’s kind of hidden so you have to drive all the way behind The Suites Hotel in order to find it but that way you don’t have to feed a meter.

Whether you are looking to enjoy a nice family dinner or to sit back, enjoy the game, and have a drink or two, Old Chicago is the place to be!

Thank you, Old Chicago Restaurant for being our spotlight on a member.

Old Chicago Pizza
327 Lake Avenue South
Duluth, MN 55802
(218) 720-2966
(218) 720-2930 fax
duluth@oldchicago.com

CONVENTION SALES
Julie Johnson, Senior Sales Manager, Visit Duluth

“WELCOME TO DULUTH” VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
Visit Duluth invites you to be a part of our Welcome to Duluth Team!

The purpose of the Welcome to Duluth Team is to provide a warm welcome to international, national and key state conventions while they are meeting in our city. Team members will receive official welcome buttons and be responsible for greeting/applauding attendees at a time and location coordinated by Visit Duluth.

Orientation will be November 11, 2009, 10am at Visit Duluth. A tentative 2010 schedule will be provided.

Contact us to become a part of the WTD Team! Let’s show these groups how friendly Duluthians are and how much we appreciate their business.

To volunteer or receive additional information contact Julie Johnson at (218) 625-8105 or jjohnson@visitduluth.com

GROUP TOUR NEWS
Mary Nelson, Director of Packaged Travel, Visit Duluth

CRUISE SHIP
September 12 the cruise ship, Clelia II, finished its voyages between Duluth and Toronto for 2009. The 2010 tour dates have been published with 5 trips scheduled for Duluth.

Members of the Duluth Cruising Committee and others involved deserve thanks for working together to make their visits here carefree and enjoyable. We are looking forward to next year!

We also showcased Duluth to several other cruise companies with an interest in Great Lakes cruising, during the Great Lakes Air Safari in late September.

“WHAT GROUP TOURS ARE SAYING ABOUT VISIT DULUTH”

"Our visit to Duluth was just outstanding. Thanks for all your assistance in making this a great adventure. The weather was perfect. The people we dealt with were friendly and accommodating.

Dale (tour guide) was great! Good information, a little humor, and some charm----a very good combination. His two stops at Enger Tower and the rose garden were unexpected but absolutely wonderful, especially because of the weather. The tour was one of my favorites of the 2 days.

Our group was very complimentary of the city. And I plan to return with my family very soon.

Thanks for everything!"

Joan S., Chaska Parks & Recreation Department, Chaska, MN.

If you would like additional members of your staff to receive the Membership News Brief, please contact Gail Walkowiak at gailw@visitduluth.com or call
(218) 625-8104.

Visit Duluth, the city's convention and visitor's bureau, is Duluth’s only officially recognized destination marketing organization. Chartered in 1935, as a non-profit corporation, we represent more than 450 businesses that make up Duluth’s tourism industry. We are dedicated to promoting the area as one of America’s great vacation and meeting destinations while providing comprehensive, unbiased information to all travelers.