New National TV Series To Spotlight The Duluth, Minnesota Area

Life in Northern Minnesota has become one of Minnesota's great draws, and the numbers back it up: the Duluth area alone welcomes roughly 6.7 million visitors every year, generating well over $780 million in direct economic impact. Tourism sits among the region's largest industries, and it doesn't appear to be slowing down.

Statewide, the pull is just as real. Minnesota welcomed 168,000 international travelers in 2025, and reports indicate visitors have poured hundreds of millions into local businesses in recent years.

University of Minnesota-Duluth researchers have even mapped how tourism growth ripples outward, adding jobs across other industries with every visitor who fills a hotel room or a downtown café.

So it feels fitting that the region is about to get a national close-up.

A New Show, A Bigger Stage

A new television series called Lake Superior Living is going into production to spotlight the Duluth-area for audiences far beyond Minnesota and Wisconsin.

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According to the official announcement, the show is hosted by local real estate leader Alicia Lokke. It airs on the REAL Shows Network, a national platform built around real estate and lifestyle storytelling, as well as some of the most-viewed streaming providers in the world.

The Show Will Feature More Than Real Estate

The series is built around 30-minute episodes that blend distinctive properties with the people and places that give Duluth its character.

Coverage reportedly frames it as equal parts real estate showcase and community love letter, weaving in local businesses, nonprofits, and neighborhoods that rarely get national airtime.

Alicia Lokke / Photo: Tatiana Marie Photography

"Lake Superior Living is about so much more than beautiful homes," Lokke said in the announcement. "It's about the people, places, and stories that make this region unforgettable."

She added that the goal is to inspire longtime residents, first-time visitors, and prospective homebuyers alike to explore somewhere new or see the community through a different lens.

Cinematic Polish Behind the Camera

This isn't a low-budget local spot. The series was created by an Emmy-nominated, Telly Award-winning production team, promising the kind of cinematic, lifestyle-driven storytelling usually reserved for glossy national networks.

How to Watch The Series

The first episode of Lake Superior Living will go into production early this fall, and while an exact release date for the first episode isn't currently available, producers expect it to be available in early 2027.

You'll be able to see the new series through a variety of streaming providers, including:

The REAL Shows Network, a national platform available at realshows.tv.
Amazon Fire TV
Roku
Apple TV
Tubi

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Because the network reaches markets across the country, the region's shoreline, small businesses, and unmistakable sense of place are about to reach a nationwide audience.

For a corner of the map that so many people already dream about visiting, and more and more people are moving to, that's a spotlight worth tuning in for, regardless of where you live right now.

SOLD: Minnesota's 'Mushroom House' aka 'Flintstone House' Has A New Owner

Welcome to 1401 Mississippi Ave — known around Duluth for more than fifty years as "The Mushroom House" or "The Flinstone House."

The 5-bedroom, 3-bath house was built in 1970 using an innovative foam-shell construction method. The home's triple-dome design creates curved walls, soaring dome ceilings, and spaces that feel more sculpted than built.

The main level of this 2,800 square foot home opens into a sunken living room with a built-in sofa and a dramatic wall of seven-foot patio doors leading to a wraparound deck overlooking the trees.

The arched kitchen carries the home's organic geometry throughout, with a breakfast bar that feels as much like it belongs in an art installation as in a home.

The primary bedroom offers vaulted ceilings and epoxy flooring. A second bedroom and three-quarter bath complete the main floor.

Head downstairs, and the walk-out lower level opens into a spacious great room with beamed ceilings, a wood-burning fireplace, and patio access to the wooded backyard. Three additional bedrooms, a full bath, a half bath, and a laundry room create flexibility for whatever the next owner needs.

However, what makes this home truly remarkable is not just what it looks like; it is what has been done to protect it.

In 2021, new epoxy flooring was installed throughout the primary bedroom and lower-level family room, new carpet went into the lower-level bedrooms and upper office, the sewer lateral was replaced, and a full-house dehumidifier and whole-home ozone air scrubber were added.

In 2022, the exterior received a professional repaint with UV-resistant paint, and all skylights were sealed.

In 2024, all 16 windows were replaced. The home sits on a private, wooded 0.60-acre lot in Kenwood, within walking distance to the University of Minnesota Duluth and the College of St. Scholastica, with a two-stall attached garage with loft storage rounding out the package.

The home went back on the market in Duluth in May 2026 for $369,999. It ultimately sold for more than that asking price. You can see the closing price in the final picture.

Gallery Credit: Alicia Lokke with The Lokke Group at Messina & Associates Real Estate