Once Upon a Time in Duluth: In 1921, two ‘girl hikers’ made the trek from Minneapolis to Duluth Tired? one reportedly said, I ll say we are! And blisters! I never knew they grew so big. Written By: Christa Lawler | ×
(News Tribune archive)
One hundred years ago, two women, referred to as girl hikers in the News Tribune, completed a 168-mile route from Minneapolis to the McKay Hotel, then located in downtown Duluth.
It was an eight-day trek for Lottie Wolstad and Eleanor Bill of the Minneapolis Hiking Club. They were described in the News Tribune as arriving in town with their khaki hiking costumes covered with heavy dust. They were said to have unslung their packs and surprised the room clerk when they said they were from Minneapolis.