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Proctor’s Annual Events
Our Town
Proctor, Minnesota is just two
hours north of Minneapolis and
St. Paul, and offers a small-town
feel while being minutes away
from Lake Superior and many
Twin Ports attractions.
Spirit Mountain’s year round
adventure park is nearby. The breathtaking views of
the Duluth/Superior harbor are an added bonus.
• Winter Festival (1st weekend in February)
• MS 150 - Starting point for 150 mile bike ride
(2nd weekend in June)
The F-101F Voodoo Jet
is a memorial to Proctor
graduates Captains James
L.Verville and Sherman
Gonyea, who died in a
plane crash in 1971, and to
all who gave their lives for
the privilege of freedom.
Proctor’s railroad heritage attracts visitors to the
Engine 225 Baldwin-Yellowstone, the largest
and most powerful steam engine ever built.
It hauled over 44 million tons of iron ore from the
Vermillion and Mesabi ranges.
MINNESOTA
• South St. Louis County Fair
(2nd week in July)
• Hoghead - The annual family celebration of
railroad history (2nd week in August)
• Duluth National Snocross - The ‘oldest’
and ‘boldest’ in the Snocross series
(Thanksgiving weekend)
A Covered Gazebo
welcomes everyone to
the site where the
historical museum, train
and plane are on display.
Proctor
• ALS Blizzard Tour - A three day snowmobile
event (Late January)
Railroad
Heritage
The community of
Proctor was created
in 1892 when the
Duluth, Missabe
and Northern Railroad was extended into Duluth.
The city was originally named Proctor Knott,
for a friend of the founder, Beriah Magoffin.The
flat plateau of Proctor proved to be a convenient
site for the railroad’s engine shops and storage
yards. The Proctor railroad yard was once the
largest ore sorting railroad yard in the world. For
more information and to see artifacts of Proctor,
visit the Proctor Historical Society in the building
near the train, which was the former office of the
car shop superintendent.
Proctor is conveniently located at Exit 249 off I-35. Only
2+ hours from the Twin Cities and minutes from Duluth.
Hotels in Proctor
Welcome to the end of the day.
Duluth/Proctor
218-624-1026
185 Hwy 2 - Proctor
AmericInnDuluthSouth.com
Spirit Mountain Duluth
(218) 628-0668
1-800-WESTERN
9330 W. Skyline Pkwy.
All Hotels
Diamond Approved
✦ Newly Renovated
✦ Free, Hot, Homestyle
Breakfast
✦ New Fitness Center
✦ Black Woods Grill &
Bar Attached
Close to
Duluth...
yet far
enough
away!
✦ Adjacent to
Spirit Mountain
✦ Complimentary
Hot Deluxe Breakfast
✦ Business & Fitness
Centers
✦ Indoor Pool
& Hot Tub
bestwestern.com/PLUSSpiritMountainDuluth
✦ Free Deluxe Breakfast
with Waffles
✦ Large Indoor Pool,
Duluth Spirit Mountain Inn
Hot Tub & Sauna
Americas Best Value Inn
✦
One Mile from
800-777-8530
Spirit Mountain
218-628-3691
9315 Westgate Blvd.
duluthspiritmtinn.com
VisitProctorMN.com
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The South St. Louis County Fairgrounds
Let’s Have Some Fun!
The home for
• Proctor Speedway
Sundays, May - Sept
• Annual County Fair
2nd week in July
• Dirt Floor & Ice Arena
• Lake Superior Remote
Car Club Races
Proctor Golf Course
a 9-hole municipal golf
course sits right in the
middle of town.
Our Neighbor - Spirit Mountain
There’s something going on in every season at Spirit Mountain!
• Adventure Park open in all seasons
• 22 runs of downhill skiing and snowboarding
• NEW "Spirit Express II" chairlift
• Winter snow tubing, alpine coaster, and zip line
• Midwest's only lift-access mountain biking
• Scenic chairlift rides in summer and fall
• Beautiful, secluded campground just off I-35
• Riverside Bar & Grill at Grand Avenue Chalet
Hoghead Festival
Annual event honoring the railroad
heritage of Proctor. Includes parade,
golf tournament, car show, food
vendors, kids games and fireworks.
A Playground for Every-Body
Proctor is extremely proud to have built the only
‘all-access’ playground in Minnesota. Children of all
physical strengths can now enjoy this experience.
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