The Lift created a summer bucket list and one of Baihly’s items was a picnic at Park Point.

She checked it off with Andrea and Charlee Jang of Duluth Mom. It’s one of many easy, free activities to do during the last weeks of summer vacation.

“I don’t want to reinvent the wheel or … spend a lot of money when there are a lot of free activities to keep the kids entertained. We take advantage of the library, the craft sessions and the clubs and the summer reading that they offer,” Andrea said. “Parks and Rec partners with all kinds of great places here in Duluth. We did a free bike clinic up on Spirit Mountain.”

She also suggests simply involving other people.

“Another thing that is completely free and really benefits a lot of people is sending an invitation,” Jang said. “For example, they invited us to come to a picnic today. And that’s so great.”

Duluth Mom blogs about other free events in the Twin Ports.