Rainbow on the Lake

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One of the joys of living on the shores of Lake Superior is moments like this. Everything stops, and we are filled with serenity. This is something we enjoy being able to offer our guests. Although we certainly can’t guarantee rainbows, we can promise that this great lake can work a little magic on you if you let it while you stay at our Lake Superior bed and breakfast. Whether you walk along its shores or gaze at it from our deck or from the window of your room, we hope you will find it relaxing and rejuvenating.

Spring is a good time to golf in Duluth

One pleasant addition to a weekend getaway in Duluth is a round of golf. Throw your clubs in the car and plan to tee-off after a delicious Solglimt breakfast of fresh produce and locally roasted coffee. There is great golfing near our Canal Park MN bed breakfast. Enger Park Golf Course and Lester Park Golf Course both offer 27 holes, short game practice areas and driving ranges. Lester Park is on the north shore of Duluth and has spectacular views of Lake Superior, while Enger Park offers more territorial, pastoral views. If you feel like improving your game, lessons with a PGA golf professional are available.

After your game, return to Solglimt, our Duluth b&b on the shore of Lake Superior, where you can soak your sore muscles in one of our Hydromassage bath tubs.

Fall colors are not here yet. There are some small pockets of color here and there in the Duluth area and up on the North Shore of Lake Superior. As for colors at Solglimt Bed and Breakfast, so far we have our fall perennials blooming and the Engleman Ivy by the lake is always the first to turn bright red. Our fall menu is fitting in right on cue also. Check our web site soon for the few weekdays that we have left during the upcoming weeks and you will be able to enjoy some of our fresh, additive free, fall breakfast items like pumpkin pancakes with apple cider syrup, fresh pear almond streusel cake, and wild rice sausage.

If there was an Olympic event that handed out gold, silver and bronze medals for the top bed and breakfasts in North America …. Solglimt and the Bed and Breakfast Inns of Duluth Minnesota have just won the Silver Medal in the new issue of Coastal Living! Visit the Coastal Living web page to see how we ranked in their listing of the top 10 B&B towns in North America. http://www.coastalliving.com/coastal/travel/bestofthecoast/article/0,14587,1829891,00.html

The tall ships Pride of Baltimore II, from its namesake city, and the U.S. Brig. Niagara of Erie, Pa., arrived in Duluth at Solglimt on their 10-city tour of the Great Lakes. These two War of 1812-style reconstructions will be joined by other maritime visitors for a three-day festival of music, entertainment and food with a focus on the maritime history of Duluth and the Great Lakes. The third ship is the Schooner Madeline, a reconstruction of a Great Lakes vessel that sailed the upper Great Lakes 150 years ago.

Of course we are full at the Inn for this event but the weather is wonderful here on Lake Superior at Solglimt Bed and Breakfast! A walk from Solglimt, along the Lakewalk to the Rose Gardens that are blooming is a great way to relax while here. We have some weekday availablity if you make your reservation soon.

The weather today is hot! The weather tomorrow will be cooler so if you are looking for a great place to escape the heat… come to Solglimt, A Lakeshore Bed and Breakfast, Jewel on the Water. Dip your toes or take a plunge and swim in the cool waters of Lake Superior right out our back door to cool off. All of our suites are air conditioned and what could be better than a delicious breakfast on our back deck!

This past weekend was a wonderful opportunity for our guests to explore the beach and visit Canal Park on foot because of warm temperatures. There was a lot of shipping traffic to watch coming and going from the harbor and also from the lake. Our guests visited Glensheen and the Great Lakes Aquarium. Sunday was a glorious sunny morning and we were able to have our first breakfast outside on the back deck overlooking Lake Superior.

One thing that is always for certain when staying at Solglimt, the views are all stunning no matter what the weather brings: sun, clouds, rain, rainbows, calm, breezy or stormy.

Come watch the CANADIAN FORCES SNOWBIRDS
May 14th at 5:30 pm as they fly over Solglimt!

For the first time in more than 15 years the Canadian Forces Snowbirds will decend on the Twin Ports of Duluth, MN and Superior, WI. This event dubbed as “Air Spectacular” will feature a 35 minute performance by the world renown Candian Forces Snowbirds and will signal the start of a very busy Aviation Summer in Duluth!

Bad weather… is good weather watching at Solglimt! Our guests that have braved the elements and have come to stay with us are enjoying the spring fling that Mother Nature is giving us.

After getting about four inches of new snow last Wednesday to “freshen” up the snow banks, today the sun is bright and melting it away quickly. The ice breaker Alder was out breaking up the ice in the Harbor and around the North and South Piers today getting ready for the first shipping traffic to leave the port. This time of year at Solglimt is always fun to watch the ice floes come & go, come & go and then go for good and hear the waves lapping on the sand beach again until next winter.