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Best The Northland’s People’s Choice Awards 2020 Arts & Entertainment 18 Categories Best Art Gallery Rank LAKE SUPERIOR ART GLASS 1 OLDE TOWNE GALLERIES 2 Tweed Museum of Art 3 Duluth Pottery 4 Indigenous First Art & Gift Shop 5 Board and Brush Creative Studio 6 Lizzard’s Art Gallery & Framing 7 Sivertson Gallery 8 Art on the Planet 9 Prøve 10 Macrostie Art Center 11 Kruk Gallery, UW-Superior 12 Burdock Ceramics 13 Magic City visuals 14 Best Attraction Rank BENTLEYVILLE 1 AERIAL LIFT BRIDGE 2 Glensheen Mansion 3 Superior Hiking Trail 4 Split Rock Lighthouse 5 Lakewalk 6 Great Lakes Aquarium 7 Best Attraction continued Rank Amnicon Falls State Park 8 Enger Tower 9 North Shore Scenic Railroad 9 WI Point 10 Christmas City of the North Parade 11 Lake Superior Zoo 11 Brighten Beach 12 NorthShore Inline Marathon 13 Vista Fleet 13 Leif Erickson Park 14 Fairlawn Museum 15 Munger Trail 16 William A. Irvin Museum 16 Beaver Air Tours 17 Take It With You 18 Best Bowling Center Rank SKYLINE SOCIAL & GAMES 1 INCLINE STATION BOWLING CENTER 2 Village Lanes 3 Country Lanes North 4 Landmark Lanes 5 27,074 Votes 257 Businesses 1 2 1 2 1 2

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Duluth News Tribune Best of the Best 2020 3 Best Casino Rank BLACK BEAR CASINO RESORT 1 FORTUNE BAY RESORT CASINO 2 Grand Casino Hinckley 3 Fond-du-Luth Casino 4 Best Golf Course Rank NEMADJI GOLF COURSE 1 BOTTEN’S GREEN ACRES GOLF COURSE 2 The Wilderness at Fortune Bay 3 Lester Park Golf Course 4 Enger Park Golf Course 5 Ridgeview Country Club 6 Pike Lake Golf Course 7 Pattison Park Golf Course 8 Giants Ridge Recreation Area 9 Lakeview National Golf Course 10 Poplar Golf Course 11 Black Bear Golf Course 12 Northland Country Club 13 Grand View Golf Links 14 Hidden Greens North 15 Cloquet Country Club 16 Sugar Lake Lodge 17 Silver Bay Golf Course 18 Norwood Golf Course 19 Best Hiking Trail Rank SUPERIOR HIKING TRAIL 1 JAY COOKE STATE PARK 2 Hartley Park Trails 3 Chester Park Trail 4 Lester Park Trails and Playground 5 Amnicon Falls 6 Pattison State Park 7 Munger Trail 8 Best Hiking Trail continued Rank DWP Trail 9 Millennium Trail 9 Congdon Park 10 North Country National Scenic Trail 11 Tischer Creek 12 Western Waterfront Trailhead 13 Pine Valley Ski Area 14 Best Live Music Venue Rank BAYFRONT FESTIVAL PARK 1 AMSOIL ARENA 2 Duluth Cider 3 Ursa Minor Brewing 4 Cedar Lounge Earth Rider Brewery Taproom 5 Jack’s Place 6 Clyde Iron Works 7 Wussow’s Concert Cafe 8 DECC Arena 9 Glensheen 10 Pier B Resort Hotel 11 Sir Benedicts Tavern on the Lake 11 Chester Bowl 12 The Fall Inn Bar & Grill 13 Black Bear Casino Resort 14 Blush 15 The Caddy Shack Indoor Golf & Pub 16 Ripple Bar 17 Blacklist Brewing Co. 18 Main Club 19 Best Local Author Rank SAM COOK 1 LAURA SEITZ 2 Brian Freeman 3 Linda LeGarde Grover 4 Alex Messenger 5 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

4 Duluth News Tribune Best of the Best 2020 Best Local Author continued Rank Jordan Heikkinen 6 Bethany Helwig 7 Mark Munger 8 Tony Bukoski 9 Adam Herman 10 Jenny Armstrong 11 Margi Preus 12 Dan Urshan 13 Louis Jenkins 14 T.K. O’Neill 14 Linda Berg 15 Michael Furtman 16 Joy Morgan Dey 17 Joe Hart 18 Judith Liebaert 18 Kelly Florence 18 Kelli Owen 19 David J. Brown 20 Ron Morton 21 S.M. Johnson 21 Best Local Band Rank THE NORTHWOODS BAND 1 WHISKEY TRAIL 2 Born Too Late 3 Trampled by Turtles 4 Big Wave Dave and the Ripples 5 One Less Guest 6 Camille Marsten 7 Charlie Parr 8 Black River Revue 9 John and Andy 10 Mackie Brothers 11 Boxcar 12 Feeding Leroy 13 South of Superior 14 Todd Eckart 14 Laura Velvet 15 Rock-A-Billy Revue 16 Best Local Band continued Rank Social Animals 17 The Latelys 18 RUNAWAY 19 Best Local Celebrity Rank BRIAN PRUDHOMME 1 HUNTER MCCULLOUGH 2 Jason Manning 3 Kristen Vake 4 Dan Hanger 5 Galynn Lee 6 Jessica Lange 7 Chris Allen 8 Charlie Parr 9 Justin Liles 10 Dave Hoops 11 Emily Larson 11 Otis (Nikola Bogojevic) 12 Jessie Slater 13 Tim Leutgeb 14 CeeCee Gaines 15 Scott Savage 16 Hannah Rey 17 Jarrid Houston 18 Best Local Sports Team Rank UMD BULLDOGS MEN’S HOCKEY 1 DULUTH HUSKIES BASEBALL 2 Duluth Curling Club 3 Duluth FC 4 Duluth East Boys Basketball 5 Hermantown Hawks Boys’ Varsity Hockey 6 Superior Spartan Football 6 Starks Elite 12U Girls Basketball 7 CSS Volleyball 8 Two Harbors High School Football 9 1 2 1 2 1 2

Duluth News Tribune Best of the Best 2020 5 Best Local Sports Team continued Rank Harbor City Roller Derby 10 UMD Volleyball 11 UWS Yellowjackets 12 UMD Football 13 Proctor Girls Varsity Hockey 14 Duluth Rowing Club 15 Twin Ports Rampage 16 Proctor Boys’ Varsity Hockey 17 St. Scholastica Baseball 17 Hermantown Hawks Girls Varsity Volleyball 18 Best Local Tournament Rank FIRST ROBOTICS REGIONAL COMPETITION (DOUBLE DECCER) 1 KOLAR TOYOTA ALS FISHING TOURNAMENT 2 Great Lakes Pond Hockey Classic 3 Skyline Open 4 Souptown Showdown 5 Art Vonn Lake Park Baseball Tournament 6 Hilltopper Holiday Classic 7 Ole Master Member-Guest Tournament at Ridgeview Country Club 8 Great Lakes Border Battle Girls Fastpitch Softball 9 Best Museum Rank GLENSHEEN 1 SPLIT ROCK LIGHTHOUSE 2 Lake Superior Railroad Museum 3 Duluth Children’s Museum 4 Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center 5 Fairlawn Mansion & Museum 6 Tweed Museum of Art 7 Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum 8 William A Irvin Museum 9 Lake County Historical Society 10 Minnesota Discovery Center - Summer Entrance 11 Best Park Rank GOOSEBERRY FALLS STATE PARK 1 JAY COOKE STATE PARK 2 Hartley Nature Center 3 Lester Park 4 Amnicon Falls State Park 5 Enger Park 6 Chester Park 7 Bayfront Festival Park 8 Pattinson Park 9 Billings Park 10 Chambers Grove 11 Wade Stadium 12 Webster Dream Park 13 Iona’s Beach Scientific and Natural Area (SNA) 14 Lucius Woods County Park 15 Lake Nebagamon 16 Minnesota Discovery Center - Winter Entrance 17 Klang Park 18 Best Place for Kids to Play Rank PLAYFRONT PARK 1 HARTLEY NATURE CENTER 2 Duluth Children’s Museum 3 Lake Superior Zoo 4 Adventure Zone Canal Park 5 Great Lakes Aquarium 6 Skyline Social & Games 7 Edgewater Hotel and Waterpark 8 Chester Park 9 Webster Dream Park 10 Dunlap Island 11 Lake Nebagamon Beach 11 YMCA Day Camp in Lake Nebagamon 12 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

6 Duluth News Tribune Best of the Best 2020 Best Radio DJ Rank JASON MANNING 1 CHRIS ALLEN 2 Brian Prudhomme 3 Scott Savage (Savage) 4 Jean Ryan on Mix 108 5 David Moody 6 Andy Day 7 Niki Corbin 8 Walt Dizzo 9 Ken Hayes 10 Rich@My 95.7 11 Justin Michaels 12 Zooch 13 Kevin Key 14 Lauren Wells 15 Ron Houk 16 Deena Peterson 17 Sarah Puglisi 18 Lisa Johnson 19 Jill Mikkelson 20 Best Radio Station Rank 95 KQDS 1 LIFE 97.3 KDNW 2 Kool 101.7 3 J105 THE THUNDER 4 102.5 Duke FM 5 Northland Fan 106.5 FM 560 AM 6 Mix 108 7 The Current 8 Minnesota Public Radio WSCN 100.5 9 KUMD 10 My95.7 10 B105- KKCB 11 KAT Country 98.9 12 Sasquach 92.1 FM 13 Minnesota Public Radio WSCD 92.9 14 Wisconsin Public Radio Northern Region 91.3 KUWS-FM 15 Best TV Station Rank KBJR 6 1 WDIO-TV 2 WDSE-WRPT 3 Fox 21 4 CBS 3 Duluth 5 MeTV 10.2 6 Magic City Visuals 7 1 2 1 2 1 2

Duluth News Tribune Best of the Best 2020 7 Best Asian Restaurant Rank GOLDEN INN RESTAURANT 1 TASTE OF SAIGON 2 Hanabi Japanese Cuisine 3 Beijing Restaurant 4 China Cafe 5 PhoHolic Taste of Vietnam 6 Zhong Hua Chinese Restaurant 7 Huie’s Chopsticks Inn 8 Zen House 9 Osaka Duluth 10 China Star 11 Lilly’s Asian Cafe 12 Wasabi 13 Cantonese House 14 Chinese Dragon 15 Cloud 9 16 PhoCali Vietnamese Family Noodles Restaurant 17 Saigon Cafe Virginia, MN 18 China King Buffet 19 New China Restaurant 20 Best Bakery Rank JOHNSON’S BAKERY & COFFEE SHOP 1 DULUTH’S BEST BREAD 2 Great Harvest Bread Co. 3 The Cupcake Lady - 218 4 Positively 3rd Street Bakery 5 A Dozen Excuses Donuts & More 6 Crumbles 7 Amazing Grace Bakery and Cafe 8 Ashland Baking Co 9 Twisted Pastries Coffeehouse 10 Bridgeman’s Restaurant 11 Sunrise Bakery 12 Rich Cuisine Catering & Wednesday Bakery 13 Super One Foods 14 Zenith Bread Project 14 Dovetail Cafe & Marketplace 15 Jamrock Cultural Restaurant 16 Lake Superior Bakehouse 17 Yellow Bike Coffee 17 Mount Royal Market 18 Best of the Best The Northland’s People’s Choice Awards 2020 Dining & Drinking 34 Categories 52,296 Votes 299 Businesses 1 2 1 2

8 Duluth News Tribune Best of the Best 2020 Best Bar Rank THE OTHER PLACE BAR AND GRILL 1 URSA MINOR BREWING 2 Sir Benedicts Tavern on the Lake 3 Tavern on the Hill 4 Cedar Lounge Earth Rider Brewery Taproom 5 Tavern 105 6 Hoops Brewing Company 7 Crooked Pint Ale House 8 Spirit Room 8 Boat Club Restaurant 9 The Breeze Inn 10 Doc’s Sports Bar & Grill 11 Skyline Social & Games 12 Billy’s 13 Boondocks Saloon and Grill 14 Silos Restaurant at Pier B 15 The Duluth Flame Nightclub 16 Beacon Sports Bar & Grill 17 Main Club 18 Earthwood Inn Restaurant & Bar 19 Bricks Wrenshall Pub 20 Best Bartender / Server Rank BREANNA OVERTON AT THE OTHER PLACE BAR 1 TONI SCRIGNOLI AT URSA MINOR BREWING 2 Jaryd Hull at Grand Superior Grill 3 Afton Hemish at Texas Roadhouse 4 Trevor at Klockow Brewing Co. 5 Ricky Hencley at Reef Bar 6 Shelly Nelson at Tavern 105 7 Mike Lefaive at Duluth Cider 8 Stephen Morales at The Main Club 9 T VanOvermeiren at Builders Saloon 10 Cailyn at Boondock’s Saloon and grill 11 Eric Sisler at The Breeze Inn 12 Nicole Barclay at The Duluth Flame Nightclub 13 Best Bartender / Server continued Rank Natalie Newman at Shultzs Sports Bar 14 Meghan A at Skyline and Games 15 Nick Dunstan at Tavern on the Hill 16 Quade Wallace at Crooked Pint Ale House 17 Matt at Third Base Bar Superior 18 Ray from Blacklist Brewing Co. 19 Sara at Bricks Wrenshall Pub 20 Best BBQ Restaurant Rank OMC SMOKEHOUSE 1 FAMOUS DAVE’S BAR-B-QUE 2 Eddie’s World Famous Ribs 3 Doc’s Sports Bar & Grill 4 Duluth Grill 5 Texas Roadhouse 6 Jamrock Cultural Restaurant 7 Hog Wild BBQ 8 Black Woods Grill & Bar 9 Izzy’s Bbq Lounge & Grille 10 Grizzlys Superior 11 Boondocks Saloon and Grill 12 Crooked Pint Ale House 13 Carmen’s Bar & Restaurant 14 Island Lake Inn 15 Trapper Pete’s Steakhouse & Saloon 15 McQuade’s Pub and Grill 16 Family Restaurant 17 Best Beer Selection (restaurant or bar) Rank 7 WEST TAPHOUSE 1 CASTLE DANGER BREWERY 2 Ursa Minor Brewing 3 Bent Paddle Brewing Co. 4 Hoops Brewing Company 5 Sir Benedicts Tavern on the Lake 6 Fitger’s Brewhouse Brewery and Grille 7 Cedar Lounge Earth Rider Brewery Taproom 8 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

Duluth News Tribune Best of the Best 2020 9 Best Beer Selection continued Rank Anchor Bar & Grill 9 Skyline Social & Games 10 Crooked Pint Ale House 11 Boondocks Saloon and Grill 12 Tavern on the Hill 13 Gronks Grill & Bar 14 The Reef 14 The Breeze Inn 15 Clyde Iron Works 16 Corktown Deli & Brews 17 Black Woods Grill & Bar 18 Silos Restaurant at Pier B 19 Jamrock Cultural Restaurant 20 Best Bloody Mary Rank DOC’S SPORTS BAR & GRILL 1 BOAT CLUB RESTAURANT 2 Choo Choo Bar & Grill 3 The Other Place Bar and Grill 4 Spirit Room 5 Pizza Luce 6 Skyline Social & Games 7 Black Woods Grill & Bar 8 The Breeze Inn 9 McKenzies Bar & Grill 10 Billy’s 11 Clyde Iron Works 12 Crooked Pint Ale House 13 The Reef 14 Boondocks Saloon and Grill 15 Tavern 105 16 Trapper Pete’s Steakhouse & Saloon 17 Lake Avenue Restaurant & Bar 18 Jamrock Cultural Restaurant 19 Keyport Liquor Store Restaurant & Lounge 20 Hacienda Bar & Grill 21 Best Breakfast Rank DULUTH GRILL 1 THE SOCIAL HOUSE 2 Bridgeman’s 3 Vanilla Bean Restaurant 4 The Kitchen 5 Uncle Loui’s Cafe 6 At Sara’s Table Chester Creek Cafe 7 Family Tradition Restaurant 8 New London Cafe 9 Big Daddy’s Burgers 10 Chalet Lounge 11 Superior Family Restaurant 12 Billy’s 13 Julie’s 14 KD’s of Superior 15 Judy’s Cafe 16 Sunshine Cafe 17 Mike’s Western Cafe 18 Crooked Pint Ale House 19 Perkins Restaurant & Bakery 20 Best Brew Pub / Taproom Rank URSA MINOR BREWING 1 BENT PADDLE BREWING CO. 2 Rapids Brewing Company 3 Hoops Brewing 4 Castle Danger Brewery 5 Duluth Cider 6 Klockow Brewing Company 7 Cedar Lounge Earth Rider Brewery Taproom 8 Thirsty Pagan Brewing 9 Moose Lake Brewing Company 10 Fitger’s Brewhouse Brewery and Grille 11 7 West TapHouse 12 7 West TapHouse - Miller Hill 13 Canal Park Brewing Company 14 1 2 1 2 1 2

10 Duluth News Tribune Best of the Best 2020 Best Brew Pub / Taproom continued Rank Blacklist Brewing Co. 15 7 West TapHouse - Duluth downtown 16 Carmody Irish Pub 17 South Shore Brewery Taphouse 18 Best Burger Rank ANCHOR BAR & GRILL 1 THE BREEZE INN 2 Gordy’s Hi-Hat 3 Big Daddy’s Burgers 4 Vanilla Bean Restaurant - Duluth 5 The King Of Creams 6 Gronks Grill & Bar 7 Crooked Pint Ale House 8 Doc’s Sports Bar & Grill 9 7 West TapHouse 10 Tavern on the Hill 10 7 West TapHouse - Duluth downtown 11 Clyde Iron Works 12 Culver’s 12 Tavern 105 13 Billy’s 14 Trapper Pete’s Steakhouse & Saloon 15 Earthwood Inn Restaurant & Bar 16 The Burger Barn 17 Old Chicago 18 Best Caterer Rank KURTZ CATERING 1 BLACK WOODS GROUP CATERING 2 OMC Smokehouse 3 Duluth Grill 4 Valentini’s 5 JamRock cultural restaurant 6 Sarah Mae’s Catering 6 Doc’s Sports Bar & Grill 7 Clyde Iron Works 8 Lake Superior Catering 9 Best Caterer continued Rank Rich Cuisine Catering & Wednesday Bakery 10 Log Home Wood Fired Pizza 11 MidCoast Catering Co. 12 New Scenic Café 13 Catering By Bellisio’s 14 Red Swan Catering 15 Trapper Pete’s Steakhouse & Saloon 16 G B Schneider & Co 17 Good Thyme Restaurant and Catering 17 QDOBA Mexican Eats 18 Best Chicken Wings Rank TAVERN 105 1 WIDE WORLD OF WINGS 2 The Other Place Bar and Grill 3 Buffalo Wild Wings 4 Green Mill Restaurant & Bar 5 Jamrock Cultural Restaurant 6 Doc’s Sports Bar & Grill 7 Tavern on the Hill 8 Sammy’s Pizza & Restaurant 9 Thirsty Moose Bar & Grill 10 Crooked Pint Ale House 11 The Breeze Inn 12 Do North Pizzeria & Pub Hermantown 13 Clyde Iron Works 14 Bulldog Pizza & Grill 15 Grizzly’s Wood-Fired Grill - Superior 15 Boondocks Saloon and Grill 16 Rendezvous Sports Bar and Grill 17 Gronks Grill & Bar 18 Trapper Pete’s Steakhouse & Saloon 19 Bricks Wrenshall Pub 20 1 2 1 2 1 2

Duluth News Tribune Best of the Best 2020 11 Best Coffee Rank DULUTH COFFEE COMPANY 1 CARIBOU COFFEE 2 Yellow Bike Coffee 3 Perk Place Coffeehouse 4 Alakef Coffee Roasters Inc 5 Red Mug Coffeehouse 6 Gordy’s Warming House 7 Amity Coffee 8 Twisted Pastries Coffeehouse 8 Dunn Brothers 9 Empire Coffee 10 Cedar Coffee Company 11 Wussow’s Concert Cafe 12 Starbucks 13 Bearaboo Coffee Escape 14 Dovetail Cafe & Marketplace 15 Amazing Grace Bakery and Cafe 16 Vintage Italian Pizza 17 Casa Latte LLC 18 Blue Rock Coffee & Wine Café 19 Best Coffee Shop Rank YELLOW BIKE COFFEE 1 EMPIRE COFFEE 2 Perk Place Coffeehouse 3 Red Mug 4 Dunn Brothers Coffee 5 Caribou Coffee 6 Duluth Coffee Company Canal Cafe 7 Gordy’s Warming House 8 Dovetail Cafe & Marketplace 9 Wussow’s Concert Cafe 10 Twisted Pastries Coffeehouse 11 Amity Coffee 12 Amazing Grace Bakery and Cafe 13 Cedar Coffee Company 14 Bearaboo Coffee Escape 15 Casa Latte LLC 16 Best Coffee Shop continued Rank Black Cat Coffeehouse 17 The Little Coffee House 18 Starbucks 19 Blue Rock Coffee & Wine Café 20 Best County Bar Rank THE BREEZE INN 1 THE OTHER PLACE BAR AND GRILL 1 BUFFALO HOUSE 2 Boondocks Saloon and Grill 3 Billy’s 4 Beacon Sports Bar & Grill 5 Doc’s Bar and Grill 5 Checkerboard 6 The Fall Inn Bar & Grill 6 Amnicon Bar 7 Island Lake Inn 8 Va Bene Caffe 9 Manitou Inn Bar & Grill 10 Hugo’s in Pequayen Lake 11 Trapper Pete’s Steakhouse & Saloon 12 Hacienda Bar & Grill 13 Earthwood Inn, Restaurant & Bar 14 Saginaw Union Station 15 Poplar Golf Course 16 Sportsmens Inn 16 Riverside Bar & Grill 17 Best Desserts Rank THE CUPCAKE LADY - 218 1 BETTY’S PIES 2 Bridgeman’s 3 Love Creamery 4 Rustic Inn Cafe 5 Crumbles 6 Va Bene Caffe 7 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1

12 Duluth News Tribune Best of the Best 2020 Best Desserts continued Rank The PortLand Malt Shoppe 8 Johnson’s Bakery & Coffee Shop 9 Duluth Grill 10 At Sara’s Table Chester Creek Cafe 11 Valentini’s Vicino Lago 12 New Scenic Café 13 Black Woods Grill & Bar 14 JJ Astor Restaurant and Lounge 15 Silos Restaurant at Pier B 15 The Fat Radish 16 Crosby Bakery 17 Outback Steakhouse 18 The Burger Barn 19 The Little Gift House 20 Wolf Ridge Farm 21 Best Dive Bar Rank ANCHOR BAR & GRILL 1 THE OTHER PLACE BAR AND GRILL 2 Billy’s 3 The Reef 4 Beacon Sports Bar & Grill 5 Powerhouse Bar 6 The Fall Inn Bar & Grill 7 Cedar Lounge Earth Rider Brewery Taproom 8 Jack’s Place 9 The Breeze Inn 10 T-Bonz Bar & Grill 11 Earthwood Inn Restaurant & Bar 12 The Main Club 13 Curly’s Bar 14 Chalet Lounge 15 Bergey’s 16 Roscoe’s Pioneer Bar 17 Strikers 18 Third Base Bar 19 Saginaw Union Station 20 Gopher Hole 21 Best Fast Food Rank GORDY’S HI-HAT 1 A & DUBS 2 Culver’s 3 A & W Restaurant Superior 4 Five Guys 5 Northern Waters Smokehaus 6 Bellisio’s Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar 7 The King Of Creams 7 Vitta Pizza 8 Chipotle Mexican Grill 9 Qdoba 10 Boondocks Saloon and Grill 11 Taco Bell 12 Jamrock Cultural Restaurant 13 Arby’s 14 McDonald’s 15 Wendy’s 15 New Scenic Café 16 Hardee’s 17 Dunkin’ 18 Best Fries Rank GORDY’S HI-HAT 1 ANCHOR BAR & GRILL 2 The Social House 3 Big Daddy’s Burgers 4 Zeitgeist Arts Cafe 5 Five Guys 6 Culver’s 7 Fitger’s Brewhouse Brewery and Grille 7 McDonald’s 8 7 West TapHouse 9 7 West TapHouse - Miller Hill 10 7 West TapHouse - Duluth downtown 11 Crooked Pint Ale House 12 Skyline Social & Games 13 Black Woods Grill & Bar 14 Clyde Iron Works 15 1 2 1 2 1 2

Duluth News Tribune Best of the Best 2020 13 Best Fries continued Rank Billy’s 16 Buffalo House 17 Tavern 105 18 Trapper Pete’s Steakhouse & Saloon 18 Silos Restaurant at Pier B 19 Jamrock Cultural Restaurant 20 T-Bonz Bar & Grill 21 Best Happy Hour Rank BOAT CLUB RESTAURANT 1 THE OTHER PLACE BAR AND GRILL 2 Tavern on the Hill 3 Applebee’s Grill + Bar 4 Black Woods Grill & Bar 5 Skyline Social & Games 5 Grandma’s Saloon & Grill Canal Park 6 Old Chicago 7 Belknap Liquor & Lounge 8 Crooked Pint Ale House 9 Do North Pizzeria & Pub Hermantown 10 Spirit Room 10 Greenmill 11 Silos Restaurant at Pier B 12 The Reef 13 Pickwick Restaurant & Pub 14 Pizza Luce 14 Rendezvous Sports Bar and Grill 15 Hanabi Japanese Cuisine 16 The Main Club 17 President Bar & Liquor Store 18 The Shack 19 Best Hot Dog Rank CONEY ISLAND 1 MCKENZIES BAR & GRILL 2 A&W Restaurant 3 The Other Place Bar and Grill 4 Yker Acres 5 Best Hot Dog continued Rank The Rambler 6 A & Dubs 7 Corktown Deli & Brews 8 Boondocks Saloon and Grill 9 Dairy Queen Grill & Chill 10 The Reef (Ricky) 11 Dairy Queen (Treat) 12 Best Italian Restaurant Rank VA BENE CAFFE 1 VALENTINI’S VICINO LAGO 2 Gannucci’s Italian Market & Restaurant 3 Bellisio’s Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar 4 Vintage Italian Pizza 5 Sammy’s Pizza & Restaurant 6 Olive Garden 7 Gronks Grill & Bar 8 Vitta Pizza 9 Round Up North 10 The Bell 11 Best Local Beer Rank CASTLE DANGER BREWERY 1 URSA MINOR BREWING 2 Bent Paddle Brewing Co. 3 Earth Rider Brewery 4 Hoops Brewing Company 5 Duluth Cider 6 Klockow Brewing Company 7 Thirsty Pagan Brewing 8 Fitger’s Brewhouse Brewery and Grille 9 Boondocks Saloon and Grill 10 Canal Park Brewing Company 11 Blacklist Brewing Co. 12 Trapper Pete’s Steakhouse & Saloon 13 Cast Iron 14 Vitta Pizza 15 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

14 Duluth News Tribune Best of the Best 2020 Best Margarita Rank LITTLE ANGIE’S CANTINA AND GRILL 1 GUADALAJARA MEXICAN RESTAURANT 2 Mexico Lindo Restaurant 3 Pedro’s Grill & Cantina 4 Maya Authentic Mexican Restaurant 5 Applebee’s Grill + Bar 6 Tavern on the Hill 7 Burrito Union 8 Spirit Room 9 Texas Roadhouse 10 Silos Restaurant at Pier B 11 Azteca 12 El Dorado 13 Trapper Pete’s Steakhouse & Saloon 14 OMC Smokehouse 15 Doc’s Sports Bar & Grill 16 The Main Club 17 Best Mexican Restaurant Rank PEDRO’S GRILL & CANTINA 1 GUADALAJARA MEXICAN RESTAURANT 2 Maya Authentic Mexican Restaurant 3 Mexico Lindo Restaurant 4 Little Angie’s Cantina And Grill 5 Azteca’s Mexican Grill 6 Oasis Del Norte 7 Bucktales Cantina & Grill 8 Crooked Pint Ale House 9 Keyport Liquor Store 10 El Potro Mexican Restaurant 11 Qdoba Mexican Eats 12 El Dorado 13 Chipotle Mexican Grill 14 Best Outdoor Dining Rank BOAT CLUB RESTAURANT 1 SILOS RESTAURANT AT PIER B 2 Tavern on the Hill 3 Sir Benedicts Tavern on the Lake 4 Ursa Minor Brewing 5 Va Bene Caffe 6 Bridgeman’s 7 Little Angie’s Cantina And Grill 8 Buffalo House 9 Mexico Lindo Restaurant 10 Skyline Social & Games 11 Boondocks Saloon and Grill 12 At Sara’s Table Chester Creek Cafe 13 Do North Pizzeria & Pub Hermantown 14 Zorbaz 15 Trapper Pete’s Steakhouse & Saloon 16 Grandma’s Saloon & Grill Miller Hill 17 Good Thyme Restaurant and Catering 18 The Rambler 19 Yellow Bike Coffee 20 Best Pizza Rank BLUEBERRY BOWL 1 SHAMROCK PIZZA 2 Ursa Minor Brewing 3 Thirsty Pagan Brewing 4 Sammy’s Pizza & Deli 5 Vintage Italian Pizza 5 Sammy’s Pizza & Restaurant 6 Bulldog Pizza & Grill 7 Do North Pizzeria & Pub Hermantown 8 Vitta Pizza 9 Pizza Luce 10 Skyline Social & Games 11 Sammy’s Pizza 12 Sven & Ole’s 12 Log Home Wood Fired Pizza 13 Lee’s Pizza 14 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

Duluth News Tribune Best of the Best 2020 15 Best Pizza continued Rank Log Cabin Tavern 15 Do North Pizzeria Two Harbors 16 Trapper Pete’s Steakhouse & Saloon 17 Hugo’s Pizza 18 Tavern on the Hill 19 Shorty’s Pizza & Smoked Meat 20 Toppers Pizza 20 Best Restaurant Rank BOAT CLUB RESTAURANT 1 VA BENE CAFFE 2 Dreamland Supper Club 3 OMC Smokehouse 4 Bridgeman’s 5 Pickwick Restaurant & Pub 6 Duluth Grill 7 Texas Roadhouse 8 New Scenic Café 9 Rustic Inn Cafe 10 Tavern on the Hill 11 Eddie’s World Famous Ribs 12 Black Woods Grill & Bar 13 Valentini’s Vicino Lago 14 At Sara’s Table Chester Creek Cafe 15 Do North Pizzeria & Pub Hermantown 16 Silos Restaurant at Pier B 17 Clyde Iron Works 18 Buffalo House 19 Crooked Pint Ale House 20 Sammy’s Pizza & Restaurant 21 Best Sandwich Rank NORTHERN WATERS SMOKEHAUS 1 CORKTOWN DELI & BREWS 2 Bridgeman’s 3 The Social House 4 Sir Benedicts Tavern on the Lake 5 Best Sandwich continued Rank OMC Smokehouse 6 Gannucci’s Italian Market & Restaurant 7 At Sara’s Table 8 Do North Pizzeria & Pub Hermantown 8 Jersey Mike’s Subs 8 Clyde Iron Works 9 Grandma’s Saloon & Grill Miller Hill 9 Pickwick Restaurant & Pub 10 Fitger’s Brewhouse Brewery and Grille 11 Great Harvest Bread Co. 11 Crooked Pint Ale House 12 Tavern on the Hill 13 Trapper Pete’s Steakhouse & Saloon 13 The Rambler 14 Yellow Bike Coffee 15

Sports Bar Rank THE OTHER PLACE BAR AND GRILL 1 HOOPS BREWING 2 The Reef 3 Crooked Pint Ale House 4 Doc’s Sports Bar & Grill 5 Skyline Social & Games 6 Buffalo Wild Wings 7 Schultz’s Sport Bar 8 Gronks Grill & Bar 9 Tavern on the Hill 10 Clyde Iron Works 11 Grandma’s Saloon & Grill Canal Park 12 7 West TapHouse - Miller Hill 13 Beacon Sports Bar & Grill 14 Mr. D’s Bar & Grill 15 Average Joe’s Pub 16 Rendezvous Sports Bar and Grill 17 Shorty’s Pizza & Smoked Meat 17 Landing 61 18 1 2 1 2 1 2

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16 Duluth News Tribune Best of the Best 2020 Best Steakhouse Rank TEXAS ROADHOUSE 1 PICKWICK RESTAURANT & PUB 2 Hammond Steak House 3 Sunset Steakhouse 4 Boat Club Restaurant 5 Outback Steakhouse 6 Dreamland Supper Club 7 Black Woods Grill & Bar 8 Seven Fires Steakhouse 9 Eddie’s World Famous Ribs 10 Trapper Pete’s Steakhouse & Saloon 11 Applebee’s Grill + Bar 12 Tavern 105 13 Best Sushi Rank HANABI JAPANESE CUISINE 1 ZEN HOUSE 2 Osaka Duluth 3 Wasabi Superior 4 Wasabi Duluth 5 Cloud 9 6 Black Water Lounge 7 Fuji Japanese Restaurant 8

Rank AT SARA’S TABLE CHESTER CREEK CAFE 1 DULUTH GRILL 2 Sir Benedicts Tavern on the Lake 3 The Pharm Juice Bar + Kitchen 4 Tavern on the Hill 5 Zeitgeist Arts Cafe 6 Do North Pizzeria & Pub Hermantown 7 Chequamegon Food Co-Op 8 Trapper Pete’s Steakhouse & Saloon 8 Mama Roots 9 Dovetail Cafe & Marketplace 10 Oasis Del norte 10 Yellow Bike Coffee 11 Best Wine Selection (Dining) Rank BELLISIO’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT & WINE BAR 1 SUNSET STEAKHOUSE 2 Va Bene Caffe 3 Boat Club Restaurant 4 Valentini’s Vicino Lago 5 JJ Astor Restaurant and Lounge 6 Keyport Liquor Store Restaurant & Lounge 7 Skyline Social & Games 8 Silos Restaurant at Pier B 9 At Sara’s Table Chester Creek Cafe 10 New Scenic Café 11 Black Woods Grill & Bar 12 Trapper Pete’s Steakhouse & Saloon 13 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

Duluth News Tribune Best of the Best 2020 17 Best Accounting Firm Rank SCOTT WALLIN CPA SC 1 SERENITY TAX & BOOKKEEPING SERVICES, LLC 2 WIPFLI 3 DKK Accounting 4 Licari Larsen & Co. 5 TCG Accounting 6 Mattson Sherry 7 North Shore Title 8 Glorvigen | Tierney | Lind & Co 9 RSM US LLP 10 JMR Accounting & Bookkeeping 11 Best Antique/ Collectibles Store Rank DULUTH ANTIQUE MARKETPLACE 1 SERENDIPITY 2 Old Town Antiques & Books 3 Father Time 4 Antiques On Belknap 5 Twin Ports Bid - Online Auction Duluth / Superior 6 Marshall Hardware 7 Best Antique/ Collectibles Store continued Rank Annabella’s Antique Mall 8 Sellers Auction Superior, WI / Duluth, MN 9 Globe Newstand 10 Goodwill 11 Old Towne Gallery 12 Best Bait/Fishing Shop Rank MARINE GENERAL 1 CHALSTROM’S 2 Fisherman’s Corner 3 The Bait Box 4 Seagren’s Hardware and Bait & Tackle! 5 Fredenberg Minno-Ette 6 Outdoor Advantage Inc 7 Denny’s Ace Hardware 8 Thousand Lakes Sporting Goods 9 Veness Bait & Tackle 10 The Great Outdoors Bottle Shop & Bait 11 Taylor 12 Best of the Best The Northland’s People’s Choice Awards 2020 Local Businesses 35 Categories 38,995 Votes 457 Businesses 1 2 1 2 1 2

18 Duluth News Tribune Best of the Best 2020 Best Bank/Credit Union Rank MEMBERS COOPERATIVE CREDIT UNION 1 NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE 2 North Shore Bank of Commerce 3 Centricity Credit Union 4 Superior Choice Credit Union 5 North Shore Federal Credit Union 6 Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union 7 Chippewa Valley Bank 8 Superior Savings Bank 9 MPECU 10 Proctor Federal Credit Union 10 Frandsen Bank & Trust 11 Wells Fargo Bank 12 Northwoods Credit Union 13 Harbor Pointe Credit Union 14 Northern Communities Credit Union 14 U.S. Bank Branch 15 The Lake Bank 16 Two Harbors Federal Credit Union 17 Bell Bank 18 Best Bicycle Shop Rank SKI HUT 1 GALLERIA BICYCLE 2 Stewart’s Bikes, Sports and Trophies 3 Twin Ports Cyclery 4 Continental Ski & Bike 5 SpokeNGear (Cedar Coffee Company) 6 The Bike Cave 7 Howl Adventure Center 8 Ardent Bicycles 9 Bay City Cycles 10 Best Bookstore Rank ZENITH BOOKSTORE 1 BARNES & NOBLE 2 Best Bookstore continued Rank The Bookstore At Fitger’s 3 Chester Creek Books & Antiques 4 Amazing Alonzo Inc 5 Chequamegon Book & Coffee Co 6 Spinster Books 7 Best Car Salesman Rank DAN PLOEHN AT DULUTH DODGE 1 DAN DUFF AT KARI TOYOTA 2 John Toman at Benna Ford 3 Andy Gamache at Sonju 4 Corey Stibbe at Kolar 5 Luke Darwin at Benna Ford 6 Mike Letica at Kolar 7 David Houle at Sonju Two Harbors 8 Tommy Moerke at NorthStar Ford 8 Nick (stixx) Milinkovich at Benna 9 Neil Larson at Kolar Toyota 10 Paul Carpenter at Duluth Dodge 10 Pat O’Brien at Benna Ford 11 Ralph Bellamy at Krenzen 12 Corey Jazdzewski at Benna Ford Superior 13 Justin May at Kolar 13 Sam Clark at Kolar Toyota 14 Gary Cora at Krenzen 15 Diane Rowe at Miller Hill Subaru 16 Mike Sauve at Krenzen Honda 17 Best CBD Shop Rank SUTHERLAND CBD 1 AMERICAN SHAMAN CBD SUPERIOR 2 Lake Effect Vapor + CBD 3 Ignite Dispensary Superior 4 Modern Medicine CBD 5 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

Duluth News Tribune Best of the Best 2020 19 Best Computer Repair Service Rank DISCOVERPC.NET COMPUTER SOLUTIONS CENTER 1 DOWNTOWN COMPUTER 2 A Plus Computer Services 3 Box Tronics 4 Wallin Computing 5 Citon Computer Corp 6 Superior Computer Products Inc 7 Winter Systems Computers 8 Jaw’s Computer Services 9 DataCom/OTA 10 Tech Stars of Duluth 11 Best Consignment Store Rank ANGIE’S CLOSET 1 THE LOFT IN DULUTH 2 Twin Ports Bid - Online Auction Duluth / Superior 3 Savers 4 Once Upon A Child Duluth, MN 5 Great Lakes Gear Exchange 6 Dannie Duluth Consignment 7 Plato’s Closet - Duluth, MN 8 Sellers Auction Superior, WI / Duluth, MN 9 The Amazing Grace Boutique 10 Voula’s Bombshell Vintage 11 Estate of Value 12 Best Exercise Facility Rank CROSSFIT DULUTH 1 AERIAL ATHLETICS - AERIAL ASSAULT 2 AP Training 3 IST CrossFit 4 The YMCA at Essentia Wellness Center 5 Essentia Health-Miller Hill Health Plaza 6 Superior Hiking Trail 7 Superior Douglas County Family YMCA 8 Best Exercise Facility continued Rank Anytime Fitness 9 Duluth Area Family YMCA 10 Align Yoga 11 Strength Factory 12 9 Round Fitness 13 Movo Studio 14 Doc’s Gym & Tanning - Superior, WI 15 PhyEd Superior WI 16 Impact Sports Training 17 Bodies In Balance 18 Duluth Yoga 18 CENTER Studio 19 Best Flooring/Carpet Store Rank JOHNSON CARPET ONE FLOOR & HOME 1 MAUREEN’S LLC 2 Carlson Floor Center 3 Superior Floor Care Specialists, Inc 4 Bradley Interiors 5 Lakeview Flooring 6 Mudek Flooring 7 Cloquet Interiors 8 Riverside Flooring 9 Sweeney Hardwood Floors Foxboro WI 10 Best Florist Rank SAFFRON & GREY COUTURE FLORAL DESIGN 1 FLORA NORTH 2 Engwall Florist and Gifts 3 Sams Florist & Greenhouses 4 Dunbar Floral & Gifts 5 Artistic Florals by Leslie 6 Duluth Flower Farm - BalsamWreath 7 The Rose Man 7 Skutevik’s Floral 8 Anderson’s Greenhouse & Florist 9 Moose Lake Florist-Endless Tan 10 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

20 Duluth News Tribune Best of the Best 2020 Best Florist continued Rank The Green House In Carlton 11 Superior Blooms 12 North in Bloom 13 Cub Foods 14 Mount Royal Market 15 Spring At Last 16 Superior Floral & Gift 17 Bloom Wilder 18 Timber Rose Floral & Gifts 19 Best Furniture Store Rank HOM FURNITURE 1 AMISH FURNITURE HAUS 2 Slumberland Furniture - Duluth / Hermantown 3 Schneiderman’s Furniture 4 Happy Sleeper Mattress & Furniture 5 Earth Exchange Upscale Thrift Store 6 Lake Country Furniture 7 Best Garden Center/Nursery Rank DAN’S FEED BIN 1 A+ GARDEN CENTER 2 Gordy’s Gift & Garden 3 Missinne Greenhouse & Landscaping 4 Grussendorf Nursery 5 Suzies Country Greenhouse 6 Byrns Greenhouse 7 The Fig Tree 8 Lilac Hill Greenhouse 9 Anderson’s Greenhouse & Florist 10 The Goodgarden Company 11 Rice Lake Gardens 12 Superior Landscape Contractors and Garden Center 13 Duluth Flower Farm - BalsamWreath 14 Spring At Last 14 The Green House in Carlton 15 Best Garden Center/Nursery continued Rank Mac’s Landscaping Center 16 Tom Kasper 17 Hillside Acres Greenhouse 18 Youngs Greenhouse 19 Askov Greenhouse 20 Northern Pines Landscaping & Design 21 Best Gift Store Rank HUCKLEBEARY 1 SERENDIPITY 2 Lake Superior Art Glass 3 DLH Clothing 4 Once Again Used & New 5 Serenity Spa And Salon Featuring Posh Affair Boutique 6 The Fig Tree 6 Gordy’s 7 Nice Girls of the North 8 The Blue Heron Trading Company 9 The Little Gift House 10 Glik’s 11 Security Jewelers 12 Bailey Builds 13 Vista Fleet 14 Apricot Lane Duluth 15 Zenith Bookstore 16 Nevada Bob’s 17 The Bees Knees 17 Namasté Gifts and Healing 18 Two Loons Gallery and Boutique 18 Best Grocery Store Rank MOUNT ROYAL MARKET 1 SUPER ONE FOODS 2 ALDI 3 Stokkes Meat Market 4 Whole Foods Co-op 5 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

Duluth News Tribune Best of the Best 2020 21 Best Grocery Store continued Rank Cub Foods 6 Woodland Marketplace Foods 7 Duluth Farmers Market 8 Chequamegon Food Co-Op 9 Walmart Supercenter 10 Best Hotel Rank PIER B RESORT HOTEL 1 FITGER’S INN 2 Larsmont Cottages on Lake Superior 3 The Inn on Lake Superior 4 Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Duluth North, MN 5 Grand Superior Lodge 6 Beacon Pointe on Lake Superior 7 The Suites Hotel 8 Best Western Bridgeview Hotel 9 Canal Park Lodge 10 Holiday Inn Express & Suites Duluth North - Miller Hill 11 Superior Shores ResortTwo Harbors Hotel and Resort 11 South Pier Inn 12 Oldenburg House 13 Radisson Hotel Duluth-Harborview 13 The Inn At Timber Cove 13 Androy Hotel 14 Park Point Marina Inn 15 Hampton Inn & Suites Duluth North/Mall Area 16 Superior Inn 16 Best Large Company to Work for (50+) Rank CIRRUS AIRCRAFT 1 MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER 2 Essentia Health 3 St. Luke’s Hospital 4 Best Large Company to Work for (50+) continued Rank Halvor Lines 5 Duluth Entertainment Convention Center 6 Black Woods Group 7 Odyssey Resorts 8 Pier B Resort Hotel 9 School District 709 10 Jamar 11 Kolar Toyota 12 University of Wisconsin-Superior 12 Northwood Children’s Services 13 Pine Ridge Homes Inc 13 Human Development Center 14 Charter NEX Films 15 Pack & Mail Station 16 National Bank of Commerce 17 DBS Residential Solutions 18 Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC 18 Barko Hydraulics LLC 19 Duluth Regional Care Center 19 Best Liquor Store Rank SUPER ONE LIQUOR 1 KEYPORT LIQUOR 2 Lakeside Liquors 3 Mount Royal Bottle Shoppe/Beer Cave 4 Cash Wise Liquor 5 Cold One Liquor 6 Stokke’s Liquor 7 Belknap Liquor & Lounge 8 George’s Liquor 9 Lake Aire Bottle Shoppe 10 Woodland Liquors 11 Piedmont Liquor 12 Fitger’s Wine Cellar 13 Canal Park Liquors 14 Esko Liquors 14 Shanty Bottle 14 1 2 1 2 1 2

22 Duluth News Tribune Best of the Best 2020 Best Liquor Store continued Rank Hammond Steak House 15 Mountain Spirits Liquors 16 Best Meat Market Rank SUPERIOR MEATS 1 ADOLPH STORESTOKKE’S MEAT MARKET 2 The Lakewood Store - Stokke’s Meat Market 3 B & B Market 4 Wrazidlo’s Old World Meats 5 Greenfield Meats and More 6 Old World Meats 7 S & S Meats 8 Jim’s Meat Market 9 TJ’s Country Corner Gas Station 10 Best New Car Dealership Rank BENNA FORD SUPERIOR 1 KARI TOYOTA 2 Krenzen Honda Nissan Lincoln 3 Kolar Toyota 4 Sonju 5 Kolar Chevrolet Buick GMC Cadillac 6 Miller Hill Subaru 7 Volkswagen of Duluth 8 Superior Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM 9 Duluth Dodge Inc 10 Kia of Duluth 11 Kolar Hyundai 11 NorthStar Ford 12 Ken Waschke Auto Plaza, Inc. 13 NorthStar Chevrolet 14 Best Optical Store Rank THEOBALD FAMILY EYE CARE 1 VISION PRO OPTICAL DULUTH (KENWOOD) 2 Zen Eye Care 3 Relf Optical 4 Kat’s Eyes Optical 5 Vision Pro Optical Superior (Tower) 5 Eyemart Express 6 Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic 2nd Street Building: Optical Shop 7 LensCrafters 8 Blink Optometry 9 Blustin Optical Center 10 Target Optical 11 America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses 12 Best Outdoor Store Rank NORTHWEST OUTLET 1 DULUTH PACK STORE 2 Trailfitters 3 Frost River 4 Austin-Jarrow Sports 5 Marine General 6 Tortoise & Hare Footwear 7 Fleet Farm 8 Duluth Docks-N-Lifts 9 Damage Boardshop 10 Great Lakes Gear Exchange 11 Duluth Running Co 12 Fredenberg Minno-Ette 12 Nevada Bob’s 13 Menards 14 Free Air Life Co. 15 Thousand Lakes Sporting Goods 16 Harbor Garage of Superior 17 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

Duluth News Tribune Best of the Best 2020 23 Best Photographer Rank MAD CHICKEN STUDIO 1 TIM MLODOZYNIEC PHOTOGRAPHY 2 Joe Polecheck Photography 3 John Keefover 4 Krista Pascoe Photography 5 Bri Berini - Berini Photography 6 Dream Ridge Photography 7 Three Irish Girls Photography - Sharon 8 Nick Vittorio Photography 9 Nicole Modeen Photography 10 JaneCane Photography 11 Dennis O’Hara 12 Christian Dalbec Photography 13 Amy Louhela Photography 14 Jim Schnortz 15 Max Caven Photography 16 Amber’s Impressions Photography (Amber Nichols) 17 Angela Botner photography 17 Derek Montgomery Photography 17 Eisenmann Photography 18 Chelsy Larson 19 Best Place of Worship Rank BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS 1 FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH 1 CATHEDRAL OF CHRIST THE KING 2 The Vineyard Church 3 Hermantown Community Church 4 Lakeside Presbyterian Church 4 Lake Superior 5 Mission Covenant Church 6 Hope Congregational Church 7 New Life Community Church 8 Peace In Christ Lutheran Church 9 St Lawrence Catholic Church 10

Place of Worship continued Rank United Lutheran Church of Proctor 11 Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary 12 Newman Catholic Campus Ministry 13 Eastridge Community Church 14 Peace United Church of Christ 14 Trinity Lutheran Church 14 Duluth Gospel Tabernacle 15 Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd 15 Elim Lutheran Church 16 Faith United Methodist Church 17 Arise Church 18 Best Property Management Company Rank EAST WEST PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 1 BACHAND GROUP PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 2 Shiprock Management 3 Messina Property Management LLC 4 Edmunds Co. Real Estate LLP 5 Odyssey Resorts 6 P&R Properties Twin Ports 6 Heirloom Property Management 7 F I Salter Real Estate Services 8 King Properties Duluth 8 Greg Follmer Commercial Real Estate 9 Nordic North Properties, LLC 10 Oliver Management Serivces, Inc. 11 Larson Investments LLC 12 Superior Housing LLC 12 Thies and Talle Properties 13 North State Property Management LLC 14 Matt Hodge Results Mortgage 15 Roufs Property Maintenance - RPM 16 1 2 1 2 1 2 1

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24 Duluth News Tribune Best of the Best 2020 Best Real Estate Company Rank REAL LIVING MESSINA & ASSOCIATES 1 BACHAND REALTY 1 GREG FOLLMER COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE 2 Edmunds Realty 3 JS Realty LLC 4 Coldwell Banker East West Realty 5 Remax Results Superior 6 Odyssey Real Estate Group 7 RE/MAX Results - Duluth London Road 8 F I Salter Real Estate Services 9 Kevin O’Brien-Real Living, Messina & Assoc. 10 CENTURY 21 Atwood & Gilderman 11 Re/Max - 24/Kevin 12 Gables & Ivy Real Estate 13 East West Property Management 14 My Place Realty, Inc 15 Team Swor 16 Janisch Realty 17 Tellor Realty LLC 18 East West Realty 19 Jodi Schmaltz RE/MAX Prodigy Duluth, MN 19 Beth Wentzlaff 20 Evergreen Real Estate Inc 20 Best Retirement/ Assisted Living Rank EDGEWOOD HEALTHCARE 1 KEYSTONE BLUFFS ASSISTED LIVING 2 Mount Royal Pines III – Assisted Living 3 Benedictine Living Community of Duluth 4 St Ann’s Residence 5 Diamond Willow Memory Care Assisted Living 6 The Waterview Shores 7 Aftenro Home 8 Woodland Gardens Apartments 9 Westwood 10 McCarthy Manor 11

CARLSON ORTHODONTICS 1 URSA MINOR BREWING 2 Duluth Cider 3 Serenity Spa And Salon Featuring Posh Affair Boutique 4 Bachand Group Property Management 5 Footprint Promotional Advertising 6 Sisu Healthcare IT Solutions 7 Theobald Family Eye Care 8 Bent Paddle Brewing Co. 9 Hoops Brewing Company 10 Pack & Mail Station 11 Canal Bark 12 Arola Architecture Studio 13 Earth Rider Brewery 13 Twin Ports Dermatology 14 AMI Consulting Engineers, P.A. 15 Mertz Rookey Insurance Agency 16 Duluth Flower Farm - BalsamWreath 17 Out There Advertising 18 Hearing Wellness Center and Tinnitus Treatment Center 19 Mount Royal Dental 20 Lake Superior Law, PLLC 21 Best Sporting Goods Store Rank NORTHWEST OUTLET 1 AUSTIN-JARROW 2 DICK’S Sporting Goods 3 Tortoise & Hare Footwear 4 Play It Again Sports 5 Ski Hut 6 Stewart’s Bikes, Sports and Trophies 7 Nevada Bob’s 8 Duluth Running Co 9 Great Lakes Gear Exchange 10 Damage Boardshop 11 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2

Duluth News Tribune Best of the Best 2020 25 Best Sporting Goods Store continued Rank Superior Shooters 12 Continental Ski & Bike 13 Thousand Lakes Sporting Goods 14 Cloquet Sporting Goods 15 Best Toy Store Rank LEGACY TOYS 1 J SKYLARK 2 Little Neetchers 3 Best Used Car Dealership Rank BENNA FORD SUPERIOR 1 KOLAR TOYOTA 2 Kari Toyota 3 Sonju 4 Krenzen Honda Nissan Lincoln 5 Volkswagen of Duluth 6 Superior Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM 7 Duluth Dodge 8 Miller Hill Subaru 8 Kolar Hyundai 9 Waschke Family Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram 10 Cloquet Ford Chrysler Center 11 Kia of Duluth 12 Northstar Chevrolet 13 Best Wine Selection (Liquor Store) Rank KEYPORT LIQUOR STORE 1 CASH WISE LIQUOR 2 Super One Liquor 3 Mount Royal Bottle Shoppe/Beer Cave 4 Cold One Liquor 5 Belknap Liquor & Lounge 6 Super One Liquor- Pike Lake 7 George’s Liquor 8 Fitger’s Wine Cellar 9 Super One Liquor - Superior 10 Lakeside Liquors 11 Woodland Liquors 12 Best Workplace Culture Rank CARLSON ORTHODONTICS 1 CIRRUS AIRCRAFT 2 Ursa Minor Brewing 3 Memorial Medical Center 4 Serenity Spa And Salon Featuring Posh Affair Boutique 5 Duluth Cider 6 Hoops Brewing Company 7 Theobald Family Eye Care 8 Sisu Healthcare IT Solutions 9 Halvor Lines 10 Canal Bark 11 Bent Paddle Brewing Company 12 At Sara’s Table Chester Creek Cafe 13 Pier B Resort Hotel 13 Mad Chicken Studio 14 Pack & Mail Station 15 Yellow Bike Coffee 16 Vitta Pizza 17 Lake Superior Law, PLLC 18 Hustle + Heart Salon 19 Mount Royal Dental 20 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

26 Duluth News Tribune Best of the Best 2020 Best Apartment Community Rank BLUESTONE FLATS 1 EDGEWOOD VISTA 2 320 North 3 Ridgewood Apartments 4 Mount Royal Pines III – Assisted Living 5 Woodland Gardens Apartments 6 Board of Trade Lofts 7 Best Auto Care Rank TIM’S AUTO CARE CENTER 1 4TH STREET AUTO REPAIR INC 2 Lakehead Clutch & Brake 3 Troy’s Service Center 4 Accurate Auto 5 Benna Ford Superior 6 Bob’s South Tower Service 7 Anderson Automotive 8 Bulldog Collision 9 Kari Toyota 10 Hermantown Service Center 11 Kolar Toyota 12 East End Auto Services 13 Dave’s Automatic Transmission 14 Arrowhead Auto Body 15 Uncle Dunbar’s Auto Body 15 Best Auto Care continued Rank Auto Ace Express Lube 16 Moon’s Auto Services and Exhaust 17 Duluth Dodge Inc 18 Superior Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM 19 Rick’s Auto Body 20 Five Star Automotive 21 Morgan Park Sales & Services 22 Smitty’s Automotive 23 Best Barbershop Rank DAPPER JACKS BARBER SHOP 1 THE HAIR COMPANY 2 Fox and the Hare 3 Lakeside Barber 4 2 dye 4 Salon 5 Barbershop - Steve 6 Trends Salon 7 Bam Style 8 Colour Lounge 9 Utopia- Jennifer Lukens 9 Avenue 45 10 Sport Clips Miller Hill Mall 10 Dan’s Skyline Barbers 11 Gentlemen’s Choice Barber Shop 11 Blondie’s Superior WI 12 Piedmont Barbers 13 Best of the Best The Northland’s People’s Choice Awards 2020 Services 34 Categories 46,900 Votes 520 Businesses 1 2 1 2 1 2

Duluth News Tribune Best of the Best 2020 27 Best Barbershop continued Rank Hair Tactics 14 The Barbershop 15 Moxy Monty 16 Kwik Cuts 17 Hairdo 18 JW Milz Salon 19 Hair By Heatherlee 20 Best Car Wash Rank LONDON ROAD CAR WASH & LUBE 1 MILLER MALL CAR WASH 2 Kwik Trip 3 Kwik Trip North 4 Corridor 53 Car & Pet Wash 5 Holiday Stationstores 6 Benna Ford Superior 7 Belknap Self Serve Car Wash 8 Best Chiropractic Office Rank WILDERNESS WELLNESS CHIROPRACTIC 1 JANZEN CHIROPRACTIC PA 2 ChiroWay 3 Twin Ports Health Solutions 4 Fisher Chiropractic 5 Chiropractic Health Center 6 Bolen Chiropractic 7 Luke Chiropractic & Wellness 8 Miller Hill Chiropractic & Massage Therapy 8 True North Spinal Care 9 Ellison Family Chiropractic 10 Duluth Chiropractic Clinic PA 11 Adam Sundberg 12 Dr. Benson Cloquet 13 Lake Superior Chiropractic Office SC 14 HealthSource Chiropractic of Duluth 15 Best Chiropractic Office continued Rank Thomas Chiropractic Clinic 16 Jonker Chiropractic SC 17 Anderson Family Chiropractic 18 Zenith Spine & Wellness 19 Lange-Laughlin Chiropractic Center 20 Associated Chiropractic Physicians 21 Best Cleaning Service Rank TWIN PORTS TRAILER TRASH 1 RADIANT WINDOW CLEANING, INC 2 Heaven’s Best Carpet Cleaning 3 Schemmer’s Cleaning Services 4 Quality Cleaners 5 Loyear Disaster Restoration Services, LLC 6 Live Simply with Kim 7 Tidy Details 8 K & W Enterprise 9 Citon Computer Corp 10 Hands & Knees Clean 10 Glory Shine Cleaning Inc 11 Jeniclean Cleaning Services 12 Jones Cleaning & Professional Services 13 Best Consulting Firm Rank ACTIVE STANDARD DRAFTING & DESIGN, LLC 1 WIPFLI 2 Point Horizon 3 AMI Consulting Engineers 4 Lake Superior Marketing 5 Hamilton Monroe & Company 6 Giant Voices, Inc. 7 Terch & Associates 8 Solutions Insurance Agencies 9 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

28 Duluth News Tribune Best of the Best 2020 Best Cosmetic/ Esthetic Clinic Rank DANI DOES BROWS 1 JOY PODVIN AT ULTA 2 Twin Ports Dermatology 3 Necessities Salon 4 St. Luke’s Hospital 5 Twin Ports Laser And Cosmetic Services 6 Trends Day Spa & Salon 7 Serenity Spa And Salon Featuring Posh Affair Boutique 8 Waxing The City 9 Essentia Health Skin Renewel 10 Ardie Besser at Northland Plastic Surgery 11 Fox and the Hare 12 Mindful Practice 12 The Wax Bar 12 Mount Royal Dental 13 Skin Renewal Clinic 14 Venn Aesthetic Beauty 14 St. Luke’s Home Care Services 15 Jessica Svacina at Haven Spa and Salon 16 Melanie Goldish 17 Park Hair Design of Duluth 17 Sarah Stavig at Uptown Salon Duluth 18 Country Creations Inc. 19 Best Customer Service Rank CARLSON ORTHODONTICS 1 BRIDGEMAN’S 2 Gordy’s Hi-Hat 3 Active Standard Drafting & Design, LLC 4 Superior Animal Hospital 5 Serenity Spa And Salon Featuring Posh Affair Boutique 6 4th Street Auto Repair Inc 7 Benna Ford Superior 7 Best Customer Service continued Rank Memorial Medical Center 7 Pack & Mail Station 8 House of Hairapy 9 Hoops Brewing Company 10 Twin Ports Dermatology 10 Jakal√∂pe Hair Spa 11 Austin-Jarrow Sports 12 Silos Restaurant at Pier B 12 Chippewa Valley Bank 13 Lake Superior Law, PLLC 14 Mount Royal Dental 15 Hustle + Heart Salon 16 Best Dental Office Rank CARLSON ORTHODONTICS 1 PIEDMONT DENTAL 2 Gregorich & Matack Family Dental 3 Pike Lake Dental Center 4 Dr. Bukowski 5 Eversmiles Pediatric Dentistry, PLLC 6 Lake Superior Dental Associates 7 Mount Royal Dental 8 Kenwood Dental 9 Lifetime Dental: Dr. Brent Johnson 10 Chester Creek Dental 11 Dr. Kevin M. Mikel, DDS 12 Callaway Dental 13 Gallery Dental 14 Arrowhead Orthodontics 15 Lakeside Dental Associates: Hansen Todd DDS 16 Miller Trunk Family Dentistry 17 Twin Ports Dental 17 Miller Hill Dental 18 Dr. Brian F. Mcdonald, DDS 19 Aspen Dental 20 1 2 1 2 1 2

Duluth News Tribune Best of the Best 2020 29 Best Eye Doctor Rank VISION PRO OPTICAL 1 DR. THERESA THEOBALD 2 Michael Fuchs 3 Dr. John Yoon 4 Joe Morehouse 5 Dr. Eric Bohjanen 6 Susan Relf 7 Zen Eyecare 8 Dr. Todd Hnatko - Essentia Health Superior 9 Dr. Lisa Graham 10 St. Luke’s Eye Care 11 Jeffrey Weis 12 Dr. Moorehouse 13 Dr. Brian Von Arb 14 Blustin Eye 15 Weis Eye Center 15 Dr. Nick Shilman - Blink 16 Troy Powers and Associates 16 Angela McAllister, Essentia Health 17 Aaron Busenbark 18 Best Family Practice Physician Rank DR. ADRIANNE WESTMORELAND 1 *TONI ROBERTS PA-C AT P.S. RUDIE MEDICAL 1 DR. ERIN LOUKS SMITH 2 Dr. LaMaster - PS Rudie and Associates 3 Lisa Hebl, PA-C 4 Jane Rudd 5 Dr. Julie Reichhoff 6 Dr. Nichole Schaefer 7 Dr. Jim Donovan 8 Dr. Ann Stephen Essentia Duluth Clinic 9 Dr. Betsey Schwartz 10 Dr. Elisabeth Gibbons 10 Dr. Robert McDonald 11 Best Family Practice Physician continued Rank Dr. Sean Kempke 11 Dr. Stephen Carlson 12 Dr. David Hyjek 13 Dr. Nicole Groeschl 14 Dr. Nyasha Spears 15 Dr. Georgia Brunnette 16 Dr. Kristin Lusian 17 Best Financial Advisor Rank PANICHI BLAIR WEALTH ADVISORS 1 TOM MCBRIDE 2 John Herron at Signature Wealth Management 3 Mark Winberg at Merrill Lynch 4 Glen Bayless at RBC Wealth Management Financial Advisor 5 Nick Clark 6 Grant Huttel 7 Ryan Coole 8 Urshan Retirement Group, Inc. 9 Edward Jones - Nick Garrimoni 10 Shaun Marline at Marline & Associates LLC/Wealth Management 11 Steve Patronas 12 Marline & Associates LLC/Wealth Management 13 Manifest Wealth Management 14 Thrivent 15 Carrie Kelley 16 Jake Erickson Northwestern Mutual 17 Tom Berrisford 18 Tanya Nichols at Align Financial 19 Dave Kohlhaas 20 David McLean 21 Rick Sall 21 Jake Kuschke, Northwestern Mutual 22 1 2 1 2 1 2 1

30 Duluth News Tribune Best of the Best 2020 Best Fuel Oil/ Propane Service Rank SUPERIOR FUEL COMPANY 1 COMO OIL & PROPANE 2 Curtis Oil 3 Joe P Kimmes Oil & Tire Co 4 Caywood Oil & Propane, LLC 5 ICO 6 Best Oil Company 7 Federated Co-ops, Inc. 8 Ferrellgas 9 Cenex - Midland Services Inc. 10 Best Hair Salon Rank FOX AND THE HARE 1 A LE’ SALON 2 The Salon at Ulta - Duluth 3 Serenity Spa And Salon Featuring Posh Affair Boutique 4 Avenue 45 Hair Designers 5 Trends Day Spa & Salon 6 2 DYE 4 Salon 7 Fitger’s Salon and Spa 8 Necessities Salon 8 House of Hairapy 9 Hustle + Heart Salon 10 Jakalöpe Hair Spa 11 Tropical Oasis/Heather Nelson 12 Duo Tones Salon Company 13 Hair by Natasha Freitag 14 The Colour Lounge Salon and Day Spa 14 The 506 Salon 15 Blondies Salon 16 Nu Luxe Salon 17 Hive Hair Studio 18 Best Insurance Agency Rank NORTH SHORE TITLE 1 HAMILTON MONROE & CO. 2 J3 Insurance 3 Holden Insurance Agency, Inc. 4 Mertz Rookey Insurance Agency 5 Karla Mitchell - State Farm Insurance Agent 6 State Farm: Susan Coen 7 Reliable Insurance Agency 8 Century Insurance Agency 9 De Smet Agency Inc 10 Joe Golcz - State Farm Insurance Agent 11 Field & Connolly Ltd 12 Hanlon 13 Rolf Flaig - State Farm Insurance Agent 13 State Farm: Quin Flaig 14 Dylan Merriman Agency LLC American Family Insurance 15 State Farm: Bob Blake 15 State Farm Two Harbors 16 Solutions Insurance Agencies 17 Deluxe Insurance Group 18 Best Jeweler Rank JEWELERS BENCH 1 NUMMI JEWELERS 2 Security Jewelers 3 White Cedar Studio 4 Helzberg Diamonds 5 Buskala Jewelry & Gifts Too 6 B.E. Nelson Design 7 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

Duluth News Tribune Best of the Best 2020 31 Best Law Firm Rank LAKE SUPERIOR LAW, PLLC 1 SPOTT LAW OFFICE 2 Fryberger Law Firm 3 Torvinen, Jones, Routh, Torvinen & Saunders, S.C. 4 Law Office Of Yvonne Michaud Novak 5 Ledin, Olson & Cockerham, S.C. 6 Eric Beyer 7 Hanft Fride 8 Trenti Law Office 9 Denton Law Office 10 LaCourse, Poole & Envall P.A. 11 Richard S. Gondik, Jr., Sc 12 Trial Group North, PLLP 13 Downs Law Firm 14 Gramstrup Law Office 15 Matthew Miller, Attorney at Law 16 Adrienne Pierce 17 Best Massage Spa Rank EAGLES NEST MASSAGE THERAPY 1 INFINITY MASSAGE & WELLNESS 2 Janzen Chiropractic PA 3 Serenity Spa And Salon Featuring Posh Affair Boutique 4 Superior Massage Denise Plunkett 4 Necessities Salon 5 The Well 6 Trends Day Spa & Salon 6 Healing Hands Massage 7 Knot A Care Therapeutic Massage 8 The Massage Studio 9 Massage Envy 10 Royal Treatment Massage 10 Laurakate’s Healing Touch Massage 11 Sonya Rae 11 Best Massage Spa continued Rank Still Waters Massage 12 Hong Kong Spa 13 Full Circle Massage 14 Duluth Chiropractic 15 Inner Bliss ~ Spiritual Health Center 16 Angelic Touch 17 Anne Katoch 17 Language of Hair 18 Resonance Wellness Journeys 19 Best Medical Facility Rank ST. LUKE’S HOSPITAL 1 ESSENTIA HEALTHST. MARY’S MEDICAL CENTER 2 Memorial Medical Center 3 St. Luke’s P.S. Rudie Medical Clinic 4 Essentia Health-Hermantown Clinic 5 CMH Raiter Family Clinic 6 Audiology Concepts 7 Mariner Medical Clinic: John S. Yoon, MD 8 Lakewalk Surgery Center 9 Essentia Health St. Mary’s-Superior Clinic 10 Orthopaedic Associates of Duluth P.A. 11 St. Luke’s Lester River Medical Clinic 12 Twin Ports Dermatology 13 Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic 3rd Street Building 14 Essentia Health Birthplace 15 Essentia Health-Lakewalk Clinic 16 Relf EyeCare Specialists 17 St. Luke’s Miller Creek Medical Clinic Urgent Care 17 Fond Du Lac Indian Human Services 18 Hearing Wellness Center and Tinnitus Treatment Center 19 1 2

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32 Duluth News Tribune Best of the Best 2020 Best Nail Salon Rank CREATED BY SAM 1 QNAILS 2 Pearl Nails and Spa 3 Serenity Spa And Salon Featuring Posh Affair Boutique 4 Angel Nails Inc 5 Angel Nails and Hair Salon 6 Stephanie Orlowski at Hive Hair Studio 7 Diamond Nails 8 M K Hair & Nails 9 Crystal Nails 10 VP Nails & Hair 11 Salon Capelli 12 Trends Day Spa & Salon 13 Hive Hair Studio 14 Nails by Mary Vang 15 Uranz 16 Sarah Stavig at Uptown Salon Duluth 17 Maddy Stewart at Raven & Ruby 18 Best Non-Profit Organization Rank ANIMAL ALLIES HUMANE SOCIETY 1 HUMANE SOCIETY OF DOUGLAS COUNTY 2 Pheasants Forever of St. Louis and Carlton County 3 Life 97.3 4 Amberwing-Center for Youth & Family Well-Being 5 Valley Youth Center 6 Wildwoods Wildlife Rehabilitation 7 Recovery Alliance Duluth 8 PAVSA 9 Planned Parenthood - Duluth Clinic 10 Damiano Center 11 Bluebird Foundation 12 First Witness Child Advocacy Center 13 Northeast Minnesota Office of Job Training 14 Life House 15 MN Adult & Teen Challenge- Northland Center 15 Best Non-Profit Organization continued Rank Center Against Sexual & Domestic Abuse 16 Human Development Center 16 Harbor House Crisis Shelters 17 NorthShore Inline Marathon, Inc. 18 Best Oil Change Rank BENNA FORD SUPERIOR 1 4TH STREET AUTO REPAIR INC 2 Auto Ace Express Lube 3 Pete’s Tower Service & Quick Lube 4 Kolar Toyota 5 London Road Car Wash & Lube 6 Bob’s South Tower Service 7 Valvoline Instant Oil Change 8 Kari Toyota 9 Volkswagen of Duluth 10 Duluth Dodge Inc 11 Tires Plus 12 Superior Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM 13 Everything Automotive 14 Cloquet Service Center 15 Luckys Sales & Service 15 Thatcher’s Auto Center 16 NorthStar Ford 17 Thompson’s T-Express 18 Firestone Complete Auto Care 19 Kaarbo’s Auto Repair 20 Best Pet Boarding/Daycare Rank LIBERTY K9 LLC 1 SUPERIOR ANIMAL HOSPITAL & BOARDING SUITES 2 Canal Bark 3 Miranda’s Smooch A Pooch Salon 4 Harbor City Kennel 5 R&R Dog Training and Boarding 6 Mutty Trails Pet Boarding 7 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

Duluth News Tribune Best of the Best 2020 33 Best Pet Boarding/Daycare continued Rank Itasca Dog Lodge 8 Deloia Kennels 9 Twin Ports Pet Sitters 10 Sabrium Kennels 11 Northland Boarding and Grooming 12 Amity Valley Kennels 13 Bark Avenue Grooming 14 Morgan’s Kennel 15 Peeps Pet Grooming Iron River WI 16 Best Pet Grooming Rank RILEY RUE PET SPAW 1 LIBERTY K9 LLC 2 Miranda’s Smooch A Pooch Salon 3 Passion Fur Pets Grooming 4 Top Knots 5 Canal Bark 6 Rascal’s Professional Pet Grooming 7 Superior Animal Hospital 7 PetSmart 8 Designer Dogs 9 The Grooming Shack 10 Bark Avenue Grooming 11 Pawsh Grooming & Spa 12 The Clip Joint 13 Animal Affair 14 Paw Spa 15 Silverwood Pet Care 15 Northland Boarding and Grooming 16 All Natural Canines 17 Tonia’s Grooming 18 Peep’s Pet Grooming 19 Best Pharmacy Rank ESSENTIA HEALTHHERMANTOWN CLINIC 1 ESSENTIA HEALTHSUPERIOR PHARMACY 2 Walgreens Pharmacy Kenwood Ave 3 Walgreens Pharmacy - Superior 4 Walgreens - Grand Ave 5 Essentia Pharmacy - West Duluth Pharmacy 6 Northland Pharmacy 7 Walgreens East 8 CVS Pharmacy - Miller Trunk 9 Min No Aya Win Human Services Center 10 Essentia Health-Lakewalk Clinic 11 Walmart Supercenter 12 Thrifty White Pharmacy 13 Cub Pharmacy 14 White Drug Pharmacy 15 CVS - Grand Ave. 16 Essentia Health-Two Harbors Pharmacy 16 Lake View Pharmacy 17 Best Piercing Studio Rank ANCHORS END TATTOO 1 GITCHEE GUMEE TATTOO 2 Zenith City Piercing and Tattoo 3 Primo Ink Tattoo 4 Skin Deep Tattoo and Piercing 5 Absolute Bodyart 6 Scaw’s Ink 7 Studio 7 Tattoo 8 Piercing Pagoda 9 Best Place to Buy an RV Rank BULLYAN RV 1 LINK RECREATIONAL 2 Oak Lake RV Sales 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

34 Duluth News Tribune Best of the Best 2020 Best Plumbing Contractor Rank A G O’BRIEN PLUMBING & HEATING CO 1 ANCHOR PLUMBING & HEATING LLC 2 Belknap Plumbing, Heating & Cooling 3 Carlson Duluth Company 4 Caldwell Plumbing & Heating 5 P&R Plumbing & Heating INC. 6 ASP 7 Stack Brothers Mechanical 7 Bill’s Plumbing & Heating LLC 8 Shubitz Plumbing & Heating 9 AW Kuettel & Sons, Inc. 10 Fossum Plumbing & Heating LLC 11 Kalkbrenner Plumbing & Heating Inc 12 Dale Guthery 13 Best Real Estate Agent Rank CHAD WATCZAK 1 DOUG KMAN 2 Michael Messina at Real Living Messina & Associates 3 Kevin O’Brien - Real Living Messina & Assoc. 4 Brenda Uotinen Bachand Realty 5 Ryan Bayless at RE/MAX Results 5 Casey Scrignoli 6 Jamie Sathers-Day 7 Ben Funke at Remax 8 Brenda Eisenmann 9 Deena Shykes 9 Amanda Abrahamson 10 Brenna Fahlin 11 Brittany Kuschel 11 Matt Privette 12 Alysa Bjorklund 13 Gloria Smith 14 Jarett Mickelson 14 Dee Furo at Real Living Messina 15 Missy Edmunds 16 Best Stylist Rank KALI MOLL AT FOX AND THE HARE 1 NATASHA FREITAG 2 Delaney DeLoyd at Ulta Beauty 3 Katie Zosel at a Le’ Salon 4 Raya at Serenity Salon 5 Jennifer Lukens at Utopia 6 Stephanie Carl at a Le’ Salon 7 Devyn Moss 8 Jolene Timmers 9 Rosie Purcell at Fitgers 10 Kellie Sengthao 11 Carrie Erickson of Avenue 45 12 Lawkong Vue 13 McKenzie McCullough 13 Sara Thompson at Serenity 13 Erin Fitzgibbons at House of Hairapy 14 Heather Nelson 14 Desiree Pederson at Necessities Salon and Day Spa Cloquet, MM 15 Jessica Mattevi 16 Heather Kolodzeske at Serenity Salon 17 Amber McGregor at 506 Salon 18 Shaunie Mackey 19 Best Tattoo Studio Rank GITCHEE GUMEE TATTOO 1 ANCHORS END TATTOO 2 Primo Ink Tattoo 3 Skin Deep Tattoo and Piercing 4 Benchmark Tattoo 5 Living Art Studio 6 Scaw’s Ink 7 Zenith City Piercing and Tattoo 8 Absolute Bodyart 9 INK Tattoo 10 Jessica Mattevi 11 Stronghold Tattoo Studio 12 Studio 7 Tattoo 12 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

Duluth News Tribune Best of the Best 2020 35 Best Tattoo Studio continued Rank Katz Tatz 13 Peach Tattoo 14 Lenny’s Tatts 4ever Eveleth 15 Best Travel Agency Rank DIVINE DESTINATIONS 1 TRAVEL BY HORIZONS 2 Escape by Travel 3 AAA Duluth 4 Androy Travel Services 5 Sunsational Travel Inc 6 Travel by Sandra Nelson 7 JET Travel & Tours 8 Best Veterinary Office Rank SUPERIOR ANIMAL HOSPITAL 1 HAPPY TAILS ANIMAL HOSPITALDR. JUSTIN DAHL 2 Airport Animal Hospital 3 North Shore Veterinary Hospital 4 Duluth Veterinary Hospital 5 Dougherty Veterinary Clinics 6 Grand Avenue Veterinary Clinic 7 Crow Goebel Veterinary Clinic 8 Cloquet Animal Hospital 9 Moose Lake Veterinary Clinic 10 Waters Edge Animal Hospital & Urgent Care 11 Willow Animal Hospital 12 Miller Trunk Veterinary Clinic 13 Ely Veterinary Clinic 14 Ashland Area Veterinary Clinic 15 Two Harbors Vet Clinic 15 Arrowhead Lane Pet Clinic 16 Grand Rapids Veterinary Clinic PA 17 Lake County Veterinary Clinics, PLLC 17 Arrowhead Animal Clinic 18 Best of the Best The Northland’s People’s Choice Awards 2020 35 Categories 165,743 Votes 1,470 Unique Businesses Overall 47,054 Nominations 13,449 People 1 2 1 2

Best of the Best The Northland’s People’s Choice Awards 2020 Thank you to all who voted! Thank you to our awards sponsor Congratulations to all the winners!