Downtown Duluth: Zenith Bread Project, products available at Duluth Coffee Co., 105 East Superior St. 

East Duluth: Positively 3rd Street Bakery, Great Harvest,

Superior:Sustenance Artisan Breads

Home Baking: There are some great bakeries in our area. AND, it is less difficult that you might imagine to make wonderful bread at home. Growing up, my experience of making bread involved mixing, and kneading, and rising, and kneading, and rising...lots of time and lots of work.  But, it doesn't have to be that way.  Long ferment methods mean virtually no kneading. Most of the "work" can happen overnight or during the day while you are at work.  With a little planning and a dutch oven, you can make artisan bread at home.  No Knead Bread.

Note: All bakeries listed here should meets these stringent 1922 City of Duluth requirements for bakeshops:

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