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An Evening Stop in Duluth, Captured on a Mug

Our recurring family drive and Yellow Bike Coffee give this Lake Superior design its setting.

We stopped in Duluth again and again while traveling between Chicago and Northwestern Ontario. An evening there has its own rhythm; the Aerial Lift Bridge and Lake Superior became a way to hold that travel memory in the drawing.

Ashley sketching the Duluth mug artwork on paper
The Duluth drawing in progress.

Details in the drawing

The wraparound artwork includes Aerial Lift Bridge, Lake Superior, Canal Park and Enger Tower. Each is part of the place this mug was drawn to remember.

See the finished mug

Explore the artwork and find current shop information on The Duluth Mug page. The mug is carried through Yellow Bike Coffee; please check the mug page or contact the shop before making a special trip.

A gift idea with a real place behind it

Aerial Lift Bridge and Lake Superior give this design two points to recognize on a return visit. For someone who knows Duluth through trips rather than an address, pair the mug with a note about a particular stop or a plan to go back. It keeps the gift tied to an experience instead of a generic destination.

The shop and the coffee

Yellow Bike describes its beginnings as a dream to share good coffee and messages of hope and purpose, and it roasts coffee in Duluth. Ashley’s family passes through Duluth several times a year. A bag of Yellow Bike coffee paired with the Duluth Mug brings a familiar travel stop home. Read Yellow Bike Coffee’s own story for its current coffee offerings.

Soli Deo Gloria,Ashley Ann's signature

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