Two Harbors warns of downtown traffic changes for Heritage Days
Downtown drivers will need to clear South Avenue, the Community Center lot and nearby blocks as Heritage Days closes much of Two Harbors for July 9-11.
Anyone parked on South Avenue between Waterfront Drive and 3rd Street, in the Community Center lot or in the alley between 3rd Street and Waterfront Drive will need to move before Heritage Days begins, as Two Harbors sets aside much of downtown for the July 9-12 festival. The city’s closure list also covers stretches of First Avenue, Waterfront Drive, Park Road, 2nd Avenue, 4th Avenue, 2nd Street, 3rd Street and 7th Street, with the tightest restrictions running from Thursday evening through Saturday afternoon.
The biggest shutdown comes Saturday, when parade staging begins at noon and the parade starts at 1 p.m., running from 1st Avenue to 7th Street before turning and ending at 6th Avenue. The Saturday parade draws thousands of local citizens and tourists, and the broad downtown closure needed for setup starts at 7 a.m. and lasts until 2:30 p.m. Friday adds another major draw, a free street dance from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. headlined by Sammy Kershaw. Thursday’s schedule also includes kiddie parade line-up activity at 1st Avenue and 7th Street.
Heritage Days is the city’s annual four-day event, held the first full Thursday through Sunday after the Fourth of July holiday, and the 2026 schedule is backed in part by the City of Two Harbors, Lovin’ Lake County, Co-op Light and Power and T.H. Moose Lodge 1463. The lineup includes a three-day arts and crafts show, stage entertainment, a street dance and two parades, with Sunday still part of the festival.
The event is run by an all-volunteer committee, and some version of the celebration dates to the 1960s before it settled into Heritage Days in the 1990s. Organizer Cheryl Sundstrom: “This truly is a community event, and all the support is appreciated.”
This article was produced by Prism’s automated news system from verified source data, official records, and press releases, then run through automated quality and moderation checks before publishing. The system is built and supervised by the people who set the standards it runs under. Read our full AI policy.
Did this article answer your question?
