Canal Park Drive
Duluth, MN

Damon Farber Associates took the lead design role in this project which included the orchestration of a team of architects, engineers, artists and Duluth city staff.

A series of landscape architectural markers were introduced – ranging from a structural element which recalls historic light houses – to site furnishings, paving, fountains, sculptures and plantings which emphasize the use of indigenous materials to create a recognizable regional image, sense of context and visual continuity.

The success for this refurbishment project has been realized through its ability to host groups as intimate as individual strollers and as large as the thousands of runners and spectators who participate in the annual Grandma’s Marathon. It has become a significant open space which celebrates Duluth’s four very distinct seasons, embraces daytime shoppers and night-time revelers and captures the spirit and diversity of the Duluth community.