Summer has begun, and that means you may have already seen one of Minnesota’s most well-known insects flying around your backyard; the Monarch Butterfly. Enthusiasts, activists and volunteers gathered at United Methodist Church in Duluth for this year’s Duluth Monarch Festival.

“We couldn’t do it during the pandemic, so we had a smaller outdoor event,” said festival organizer Carolyn Schroeder. “But we are so excited to be back inside having a regular festival. I’m a retired elementary teacher and I taught all about monarchs and the life cycle when I was teaching, and I’m passionate about it.”

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