An Incomplete and Random List of Beloved Characters in Duluth
Hung – Vo Hung has bought more rounds of drinks than the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.
Richard Wozniak – The longtime proprietor of Young at Heart Records could find anything you needed.
Frank Nichols – He’s lovable, he’s cuddly, he plays harmonica and rides the lift bridge.
Christmas Tree Lady – Claudia Abrahamson put up 37 Christmas trees in 2008, carefully placing them in every room of her house.
Five-mile-an-hour Harold – Harold Nelson was an elderly Duluth Heights resident, known for constantly walking around the city. Sadly, he was struck by a car while crossing Central Entrance at Trinity Road on August 10, 2009. He died three days later. Up until the very end — at age 83 — he was still walking, often stopping to pick up garbage or clear snow from bus stops. In his younger days he worked for the city of Duluth in the purchasing division.