<P> The Glensheen Historic Estate, located on the shore of Lake Superior, was built as the family home for wealthy businessman Chester Adgate Congdon . Glensheen sits on 7.6 acres (3.1 ha) of lake front property, has 38 rooms and is built in the Jacobean architectural tradition, inspired by the Beaux - Arts styles of the era . The building was designed by Minnesota architect Clarence H. Johnston Sr., with interiors designed by William French . The formal terraced garden and English style landscape was designed by the Charles Wellford Leavitt firm out of New York . Construction began in 1905 at a cost of $854,000 (estimated $21 million in today's dollars), and was completed in 1908 . Aside from its architectural significance, Glensheen is noteworthy for the murders of Elisabeth Congdon and her nurse on June 27, 1977 . The mansion is open to tours year - round . </P> <P> Founded in 1930, the Duluth Children's Museum in the Lincoln Park neighborhood is the fifth - oldest of its kind in the United States . The museum features interactive exhibits, educational programs, and opportunities for creative play designed for children, their families and caregivers, and school field trips . The museum also curates an artifact collection of over 25,000 objects drawn from the lives and cultures of people who have resided in the region, particularly American Indians and immigrants . </P> <P> Each year in November, Duluth is the home of the Christmas City of the North Parade . The parade dates back to 1957 when the holiday shopping season ran particularly short one year . Wanting to extend Christmas shopping days, Bob Rich, who at that time owned the former WDSM - TV, now KBJR - TV, came up with the idea . Since then, the parade has marched through downtown Duluth annually on the Friday night before Thanksgiving . The event has survived pouring rain, snow and frigid cold . Even in years when instruments were too cold to produce music, the bands became choirs, using their voices to entertain the loyal parade crowd . Recorded by entertainer Merv Griffin in 1962, the "Christmas City" song is the signature sound of the parade . According to Rich's grandson, the song was written by a local resident and his grandfather asked a friend, Merv Griffin, at that time not the well - known TV personality that he would later become, if he would sing the song and put it to music . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="5"> Duluth in the NFL </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Finish </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> Kelleys </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1923 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 7th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1924 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 4th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1925 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 16th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> Eskimos </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1926 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1927 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 11th </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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