About this episode

Mayor Roger Reinert interviews Shane Bauer about the Grandma's Marathon and its significance to Duluth.

During the final prep weeks for the 49 th Annual Grandma's Marathon weekend, I sat down with Executive Director Shane Bauer to talk about this signature Duluth event, its economic impact on the region, and his outstanding volunteer network. We also talk about his path to this job and what motivated him to become a Duluthian.

People in this episode

Host: Roger Reinert

Guest: Shane Bauer

Topics covered

• Grandma's Marathon
• economic impact
• volunteer network
• Duluth events
• community engagement

Keywords

• Grandma's Marathon
• Shane Bauer
• Duluth
• economic impact
• volunteers
• community

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Places: Duluth

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