swain cross country meet

When I was first dating my husband and October was around the corner, he and his friends became increasingly excited for something they called "The Swain".  I had no idea what it was, but was asked to volunteer for it.  It is a monstrosity of a High School Cross Country Meet held on Enger Golf Course with close to 2500 runners participating.  It's still going strong and it's this Saturda

The Swain Cross Country Meet has years of heritage and thousands of attendees, both runners and spectators.  That makes for some traffic snarls near the Enger Golf Course and Enger Tower on Saturday, October 4.  Here is the Duluth Police Department's traffic advisory about the event.