Stores in Duluth, Minnesota
Posted: 12 Jan 2020 14:42
I spent the holiday season in Minnesota, and passed through Duluth en route from Ontario. I dearly wanted to do some research for Groceteria there. Unfortunately, it was not to be:
* Though finding the downtown library was no trouble, I could not figure out where to park my car in downtown Duluth. I circled around, and pulled into the first parking garage I saw. Instead of a ticket dispenser, I pulled alongside a man who curtly informed me that "this is a valet lot," and implied that I should scat. So I did...
* All the street parking was metered, and all the meters required American quarters that I didn't have in my pocket of Canadian change.
* Eventually I found another parking garage, but it didn't have a ticket dispenser either. Each spot was metered, and all the meters required American quarters once again!
* Downtown Duluth was an absolute nightmare to drive through, with steep hills and snowbanks impairing visibility. I also turned the wrong way onto a poorly-signed one-way street by accident, and got the fright (and embarrassment) of my life!
* After all these ordeals, I was completely exhausted. I also had to get to Minneapolis-St. Paul by nightfall. So, reluctantly, I called off the research and drove on; resolving to go back there again someday.
* Though finding the downtown library was no trouble, I could not figure out where to park my car in downtown Duluth. I circled around, and pulled into the first parking garage I saw. Instead of a ticket dispenser, I pulled alongside a man who curtly informed me that "this is a valet lot," and implied that I should scat. So I did...
* All the street parking was metered, and all the meters required American quarters that I didn't have in my pocket of Canadian change.
* Eventually I found another parking garage, but it didn't have a ticket dispenser either. Each spot was metered, and all the meters required American quarters once again!
* Downtown Duluth was an absolute nightmare to drive through, with steep hills and snowbanks impairing visibility. I also turned the wrong way onto a poorly-signed one-way street by accident, and got the fright (and embarrassment) of my life!
* After all these ordeals, I was completely exhausted. I also had to get to Minneapolis-St. Paul by nightfall. So, reluctantly, I called off the research and drove on; resolving to go back there again someday.