ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Duluth Vikings? That's the vision of a Duluth state senator who says his city would be ideal for a new Minnesota Vikings stadium.
Actually, Sen. Roger Reinert (RHINE'-ert) says the proposal he gave Gov. Mark Dayton Thursday would keep the Minnesota Vikings name. The Democrat's proposal is a long shot at the Capitol, where the stadium effort is focused on rebuilding downtown Minneapolis.
Reinert says a 500-acre site southwest of the city's downtown and along the St. Louis River is perfect. He points out that the Green Bay Packers are about as far from the much larger Milwaukee media market as Duluth is from the Twin Cities.
Reinert says a Duluth stadium could be partly funded by new tax revenue from lifting Minnesota's Sunday restriction on liquor sales.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
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Add commentLove it!
Love it!
TA DA!!
Hey!!! An idea that's out of the box!
really?
What is so wrong with the dome that they feel the need to move and burden the taxpayers. I go to at least one game per season (Bears) and I enjoy the dome. Its warm, friendly and fill of other Bears fans.
Seriously maybe the dome could use a few upgrades, but why move, or even consider building a new stadium for a team who cant even make the playoffs. When was the last time you were rewarded for your failures?
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You know, with the RTC being torn down here in Brainerd, Why not suggest we move the Vikes here? The state could donate that land!! Just a suggestion....
The Washington Redskins roots
The Washington Redskins roots can be traced back to the Duluth Eskimos which used to be the Duluth Kelleys.The Sunday ban on liquor sales was the biggest complaint of Redskin and Buffalo Bills fans that I heard when the Metrodome hosted the Superbowl.
New guy, Brainerd simply
New guy, Brainerd simply lacks any infrastructure! They couldn't run a Minor minor league baseball team, Brainerd has not enough people in the city or the entire county for that matter to fill half the seats. Could you imagine the Brainerd city council sduddering and tripping over their lips talking about that !!!! hahahahah, All they can do is build roads to nowhere, and bridges for no one.