Lakeside – Lester Park (Duluth)


Lakeside – Lester Park is a neighborhood in Duluth, Minnesota, United States.
London Road, East Superior Street, and Glenwood Street serve as main routes in the community.
Lester Park also refers to a large park within the neighborhood. The Lester River and Amity Creek both flow through the neighborhood.
Lester Park Golf Course and Lester Park Elementary School are also located in the neighborhood.
Until 2016 Lakeside was a "dry neighborhood". No alcohol was sold in store or available for purchase and restaurants. There were no laws against residents consuming alcohol in their own home or at private events. The ban was ended by popular vote in 2016.

Historical structures

Along the Lester River in the Lakeside–Lester Park neighborhood, are two structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places. They are:
Other historic structures include:
The Lester River Rendezvous festival takes place every September in the neighborhood. This annual event draws people from all over since 1998. It also is a time of neighborhood and community togetherness. The event is sponsored by the Lakeside–Lester Park Business Association and the Duluth Parks and Recreation Department. This fall tradition in Lester Park features food, crafts, and entertainment.
A special feature of the Lester River Rendezvous is the Voyageur Village, where members play out the day in the life of a voyageurs camp from the late 18th century in northern Minnesota. This re-enactment by local residents includes dressing up as voyageurs in the fur trading era, demonstrating outdoor cooking techniques, as well as telling stories of their historic adventures.
There are also games by the Duluth Children's Museum and pony rides. Musicians perform either at the park stage, strolling the park, or at the entrance gates.

Hawk Ridge

Located just above Lakeside, is Hawk Ridge, a popular place in the fall for "Hawk Watch", which many do all year round. It looks over lakeside towards Lake Superior, and if you travel down the road you will cross Seven Bridges road, taking a scenic way through Lakeside.

Adjacent neighborhoods