Duluth Sister Cities, International would like to thank the following sponsors for their support and contributions:

Greenfield Communications Fryberger, Buchanan, Smith & Frederick, P.A. Stewart Taylor Printing NelsonJersett
Red Rock Radio Corporation Sterling Pond Estates Duluth Energy Efficiency Program
Power of One Comfort Systems
AIA Minnesota Whole Foods Coop
Northland's NewsCenter Fire & Industrial Sales
Mellin Promotional Advertising, Inc. Pfeifer-Hamilton Publishers
Genesis

Duluth Sister Cities & Isumi-shi 20 Year Anniversary Commemorative Postcard Sponsors:

  • Bill & Connie Dinan
  • Wayne, Kim, Kristin & Kate Elmer
  • Hanna & Buck Erpestad

Duluth Sister Cities & Isumi-shi 20 Year Anniversary Celebration & Japanese Peace Bell Garden Dedication Sponsors:

  • Gary & Marcia Doty
  • Diane & Leo Ellison
  • Wayne, Kim, Kristin & Kate Elmer
  • Sumiko Gummert
  • Gale & Jeri Kerns
  • Jerry & Jean Kwako
  • Monaco Air Duluth
  • Erik & Cindy Nelson
  • Susan Poupore
  • Cherie Sawinski
  • thriveOn Creative
  • Sharon Wahman
  • Richard & Mavis Whiteman

Our Sister Cities

Växjö, Sweden
An exciting combination of idyllic small town, university town and center of entertainment, Växjö is a strong regional center in the middle of southern Sweden, with close to 80,000 people inhabiting the city. More ...

Isumi-shi, Japan
Located 50 miles south of Tokyo, this 22,000 person agricultural town has been a Sister City since 1990. That tie began in 1954 when an ancient Buddhist temple bell, which found its way to Duluth after World War II, was returned to Ohara. More ...

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. More ...

Thunder Bay, Canada
Duluth’s first and closest Sister City – the community formalized the bond in 1980 – Thunder Bay is one of the largest and busiest ports in Canada. More ...