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Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut (c. 1639 – 25 February 1710) was a French soldier and explorer who is the first European known to have visited the area where the city of Duluth, Minnesota, United States, is now located and the head of Lake Superior in Minnesota.
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 ...
In 2016 Duluth adopted a long-range planning vision called Imagine 2035. One of Imagine 2035's "big ideas" was to update the city flag because many in Duluth weren't aware there was a city flag. [5] Mayor Emily Larson claimed a great flag would make a strong brand for the city, [11] representing the city to its people and its people to the ...
The first named symbol is the state's motto, L'Étoile du Nord – French for "Star of the North". It was selected in 1861, shortly after Minnesota achieved statehood, by the first governor, Henry Sibley, as a reflection of Minnesota's location in the Northern United States. That same year, the original state seal was adopted.
The Boy Scouts program, open to girls and boys ages 11-17, dropped "Boy" from its name in 2018, resulting in Scouts BSA. The most recent name change serves as a rebrand for the national umbrella ...
The organization’s new name comes after it permitted girls to join Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts in 2018 and 2019, respectively. The group dropped "boy" from its name in 2018, and announced its ...
Nine months after announcing a name change was coming, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) on Saturday officially changed its name in an attempt to "meet the evolving needs of young people.". The ...
In 1907, Baden-Powell issued copper fleur-de-lis badges to participants of his experimental camp on Brownsea Island in 1907 [1] and he included a simple fleur-de-lis design Scout badge in his book, Scouting for Boys. [2] Soon after, a five-pointed star was added to each of the outer lobes of the fleur-de-lis.