On This Date in Minnesota History: August 1

August 1, 1998 – “Duluth held [its] first Bayfront Blues Festival that grew from a one-day regional event and an audience of about 1,000 to one of the major blues events in the country, attracting 60,000 fans from around the world for three days, hosting over 200 performers of national reputation in 1998.”

http://www.thehistorypeople.com/data/docs/timeline-part3.pdf

https://dubhlinnpub.com/event/bayfront-blues-festival/

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