1918 is remembered as one of the most horrific years in Duluth's history. Many loved ones were sent overseas to fight in World War I, some of them never to return. Near the end of the war, Spanish flu arrived in Duluth and in order to keep it from spreading, the city closed down all major gathering places, from churches to schools to theaters. Then the Cloquet fire erupted. The city of Cloquet and all of Duluth's neighboring communities were evacuated, meaning that people were temporarily crowded together and resulting in the explosion of the Spanish flu in the city. This presentation by Dan Hartman revisits the terrible year that tested the mettle and courage of Duluthians.