Fun in Duluth!

A weekend in Duluth is a weekend well spent! We were lucky enough to compete in the Advantage Emblem Cup Tournament hosted by St. Scholastica to kick off our first non-conference games. While we were there to play soccer, we spent the weekend soaking up everything that is Duluth during our time away from the field.

To start the trip off we stopped at the Como Zoo where we made many new furry and wild friends. We had a great time walking around and exploring all of the great exhibits and animals that occupied them. We even tried to take a furry friend to Duluth but the coaching staff thought otherwise. After exploring the zoo for the couple hours we were back on the bus playing games and watching movies on the long ride to our hotel.








The next morning we got up bright and early to start our day off at Canal Park. It was a perfect way to get our legs moving before our exciting first game against Whitewater. We are lucky to have First Year, Erin Teichroew, who gave us a personal tour of her home town. We walked along the lakewalk taking in Lake Superior and all of the fun shops that Duluth has to offer. 

After exploring Canal Park in the morning, we were off to play soccer. We battled Whitewater that evening where we fought hard but ended up losing the match 0-2. It was a great game against a great opponent to start off the season. After the game we headed to former player, Katie Johnsons, home whose family graciously hosted all 29 of us. We spent the night eating good food and talking around the campfire to end a fun filled day.

The next day we were off on the next adventure. We started the day off at Split Rock Light House followed by Goose Berry Falls. They were both such pretty sights for us to explore and spend our day at. After all of the hiking we did we worked up an appetite to go to the legendary Betty's Pies for lunch and of course, pie. The food did not disappoint and the pie helped us compete that much harder at the practice we had later that day. 

 After a hard practice at St. Scholastica to get ready to play River Falls we went to the Teichroew's. We were fed great food and spent the rest of the night competing in a foosball and bags tournament.

Our last day in Duluth was spent doing something that we can all check off the bucket list. We had the opportunity to go to the UMD Surf Shop where we learned how to paddle board on the Great Lake Superior! We had three very patient and knowledgeable instructors as we found our legs against the rocky waves. It was such a fun experience to all learn how to do something new together while also making fools of ourselves in the process. It was a great morning to end our tourists activities and things to do in Duluth before our second big game against River Falls.