Petrozavodsk, Russia

Established as a Sister City in 1987, Petrozavodsk shares a mining and shipping history with Duluth. The city of 266,000, one of the biggest in Northwestern Russia, was founded by Peter the Great in 1703. Petrozavodsk is also situated on a large lake, Lake Onega, which has a similar waterfront lake walk with sculptures from its many Sister Cities. The idea of Duluth’s lake walk was the inspiration for theirs. A sculpture from Petrozavodsk, “Green Bear,” is located in Lake Place Park as a sculpture from Duluth, “Fishermen,” is located on Petrozavodsk’s embankment.

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