If you've ever slid down one of Duluth's famous hills, either on purpose or in your car, chances are when you heard that the Slide The City thousand-foot waterslide was coming to a street near you, you thought "This is GENIUS." And that was before the "air conditioning" in the Air-Conditioned City quit. Then, suddenly, it was cancelled. What happened?
7/30 Slide the City event for Duluth hills cancelled
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