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Curling and Skating Club. Curling remained at the venue for another decade but by the mid-70s the building was beginning to show its age. the Curling Club of Duluth moved all of their events to the Duluth Arena Auditorium with the
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Amphitheater sported artificial ice and was able to provide more consistent conditions year-round. The ice rink remained in use at the Curling Club afterwards but only when the
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Amphitheater was occupied. In
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312:"DULUTH AMPHITHEATER"
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344:. Retrieved
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119:Construction
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1066:Bill Watson
956:(1965–2013)
950:(1946–1961)
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481:Bill Selman
451:Hank Jensen
418:(1966–2010)
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43:Coordinates
1378:Categories
1362:Duluth, MN
1074:Brett Hull
416:DECC Arena
274:References
148:Demolished
56:92°04′50″W
53:46°47′55″N
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1018:Dan Lempe
977:Minnesota
970:Rivalries
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463:Bob Boyat
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89:Operator
29:Location
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517:Seasons
207:History
164:Tenants
107:Surface
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1336:(2012)
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1324:(1994)
1318:(1985)
1312:(1984)
1022:Points
232:After
140:Closed
132:Opened
1032:Goals
1030:(100
1020:(222
81:Owner
1290:2022
1285:2019
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1276:NCHC
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948:MIAC
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259:I-35
183:The
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