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Ridgeview Country Club
Ridgeview Country Club is a golf club located in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. It is a private club and closed to guests not accompanied by a member. The golf course was designed by William Watson and opened in 1921. History The Ridgeview Country Club was incorporated on July 22, 1920. The club was organized as the demand for golf exceeded the limited memberships offered by Northland Country Club and Riverside Golf Club, the only golf courses in Duluth, Minnesota at that time.Riverside Golf Club was a nine-hole private course located in the Riverside neighborhood of Duluth, Minnesota. It operated from 1919 to 1943; its footprint today encompasses the RiverWest Development at the foot of Spirit Mountain Recreation Area. To this end, the club purchased 160 acres of land on the northern boundary of Duluth for $42,500 from Thomas A. Merritt of the iron-ore pioneering Merritt family for use as a golf course. The prolific golf course architect William Watson was hired to design an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth ( ) is a Port, port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of St. Louis County, Minnesota, St. Louis County. Located on Lake Superior in Minnesota's Arrowhead Region, the city is a hub for cargo shipping. The population was 86,697 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it Minnesota's List of cities in Minnesota, fifth-largest city. Duluth forms a metropolitan area with neighboring Superior, Wisconsin, called the Twin Ports. Duluth is south of the Iron Range and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. It is named after Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut, the area's first known European explorer. Duluth is on the north shore of Lake Superior at the westernmost point of the Great Lakes. It is the largest metropolitan area, the second-largest city, and the largest U.S. city on the lake. Duluth is accessible to the Atlantic Ocean, away, via the Great Lakes Waterway and St. Lawrence Seaway. The Port of Duluth is the world's farthest inland port ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
