Bygones: Jan. 2, 1924, was frigid in Duluth

News Tribune, Jan. 2, 1924

Duluth experienced its coldest New Year’s Day on record, with the mercury plummeting to -35 degrees, beating the 1885 record of 26 below.

News Tribune, Jan. 2, 1954

Rodney Steven Reitan checked in at St. Mary’s hospital at 2:41 a.m. yesterday, claiming the honor of being Duluth’s first baby of 1954. Rodney’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Martin Reitan.

News Tribune & Herald, Jan. 2, 1984

A Duluth police officer was injured in an altercation when another officer asked a man to take his drink back into Curly’s Bar in the West End. The officer was treated and released from St. Luke’s, and four people were arrested.

News Tribune, Jan. 2, 2004

Most of the Northland’s snowmobile and ski trails are in poor condition, with bare grass and rocks poking through. High temperatures have made Minnesota and Wisconsin mostly snowless.

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