My wife and I actually got married last year at the Park Point Beach house. I know for a fact that the cutoff was not 9pm. I believe it was either 11pm or midnight (though a few of us actually stayed there until the wee hours finishing off the kegs).

I think it was around $600 dollars (the cheapest in town for a facility of that size) to rent the place, but you can check on the particulars through the Duluth YMCA. We felt like the Beach House was ideal for a reception with food and booze, as they have refrigerators and freezers, keg barrels, an ice maker and kitchen prep space. They also let you bring in your own food and booze, and a lot of other comparable facilities do not.

Depending on how many guests you have, you will need to hire at least one cop, at a cost of around $300 for the evening. There are also a couple of permits that you need to get, one being a license to serve alcohol if you should choose to do so. I could be wrong, but you may not need the cop if you have no booze at the reception. Go figure. I believe you can also pay someone $100-200 to clean up the next day, otherwise you are on the hook for that. I think this cleanup fee is money well spent, personally.

I really liked having our reception there. It is an absolutely beautiful spot. Hope all of this helps.