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411 West First Street • Duluth, Minnesota 55802 • www.duluthmn.gov
SUBJECT: Nine City Parking Facilities Open for Grandma's Marathon
BY: Amy Norris, Public Information Coordinator
Nine City Parking Facilities Open for Grandma’s Marathon
The City of Duluth on Saturday, June 22, will open nine facilities for Grandma’s Marathon event parking. Four surface parking lots, containing 193 total spaces, will open in Canal Park. Five additional parking facilities, located within a block of the race course and containing 1,753 total spaces, will open throughout other areas of downtown.
The Canal Park lots only are open for pre-race parking from 4:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. Access in and out of these parking lots then will be shut down until after the races finish. The Canal Park lots will reopen to parkers about 3:00 p.m.
The other downtown surface lots and ramps will be open from 5:00 a.m. until they are full.
Payment must be in cash and will be collected by Interstate Parking event staff at the entrance of each facility.
Canal Park Surface Lots – 193 spaces
· Irvin Lot – $15 per space
o 56 West Railroad Street
o Open from 4:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.
o Street closures render lot inaccessible during marathon
o Reopening about 3:00 p.m.
· Steam Plant Lot – $15 per space
o 55 West Railroad Street
o Open from 4:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.
o Street closures render lot inaccessible during marathon
o Reopening about 3:00 p.m.
· Sculptured Wall Lot – $15 per space
o From South Lake Avenue, take a left onto Sutphin Street and then an immediate right at the alley
o Open from 4:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.
o Street closures render lot inaccessible during marathon
o Reopening about 3:00 p.m.
· Lake Place Lot – $5 per space
o Underneath Canal Park Drive bridge on south side of I-35
o Part of race course (closed before and during race)
o Opens about 3:00 p.m. for post-race parking
Other Downtown Parking Lots and Ramps – 1,753 spaces
· Library / Depot Parking Facility – $15 per space
o 6th Avenue West and West Michigan Street
o Open from 5:00 a.m. until full
o Any parkers arriving before the event staff must pay at the automated pay station.
· Coney Island Lot – $15 per space
o 112 West 1st Street
o Open from 5:00 a.m. until full
· Technology Village Ramp – $10 per space
o 14 East 1st Street
o Open from 5:00 a.m.
· East Superior Street Public Ramp – $10 per space
o 124 East 1st Street (Superior Street entrance will be closed)
o Open from 5:00 a.m.
o From its 1st Street entrance, this facility looks like a surface parking lot. However, it is a multi-level structure with more floors of parking below the 1st Street level.
· Medical District Ramp – $10 per space
o 336 East 1st Street
o Open from 5:00 a.m.
o The Medical District Ramp typically has open parking spaces even when other facilities are nearing full capacity.
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