The Boat Club is a nautically simplistic space inspired by the amazing view of Lake Superior right out the dining room windows, and the rich Duluth boating and shipping history. This local flare continues with the menu that includes fresh local fish, fresh seafood, high quality steaks and homemade pastas.
About Us
Est. 2017
The Boat Club
Located on the lower level of the
Historic Fitger's Inn
Duluth’s first brewery was started by Sidney Luce in 1857. Luce built his brewery a block and a half from the present site, and utilized a small, clear brook which later was known as Brewery Creek. His brewery grew, and in 1881 Michael Fink purchased the brewery. Fink built a new, larger brewery on the present Fitger’s site. Fink’s Lake Superior Brewery soon hired a new brewmaster, a young German named August Fitger who graduated from one of Germany’s premier brewing schools. Within the year, August Fitger owned half of the brewery.
Beer production continued for forty years, until Prohibition (1920 -1933) changed matters for all breweries around the nation. Many went out of business. Fitger’s stayed alive by turning out new products such as soda pop and candy bars. Candy lovers in Duluth during the “Roaring Twenties” enjoyed the Fitger’s Flapper, the Fitger’s Spark Plug, the Five Cent Fitger’s Nut Goodie, the King Bee Nougat, and Fitger’s Skookum. Along with the candy bars, Fitger’s cranked out cases of Lovit Pop, a popular favorite on a hot summer’s day down at Park Point.
After the repeal of Prohibition, Fitger’s resumed brewing strong beer, and business boomed during the 1930’s. Production was up to 100,000 barrels a year by 1940. The Beerhalter family purchased the Brewery in 1944, and operated if for the next quarter century. Fitger’s Brewery closed its doors on September 30, 1972, ending 115 years of brewing on the shores of Lake Superior.
The Fitger’s Brewery Complex was re-opened in September of 1984 with a 48 room hotel, three full service restaurants, and a retail center. In 1995, a group of prominent Duluth business people purchased the Complex, and continue as the driving force behind all positive improvements at Fitger’s, which include the construction of fourteen luxury suites, new dining options, and the beautiful Lakewalk Access.
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Jason Vincent & Jeff Anderson
Our Owners
Jason Vincent and Jeff Anderson began their restaurant career in July 2014 when purchasing Vanilla Bean Restaurant in Two Harbors, MN. Over the years, Jason and Jeff have made significant improvements to their first restaurant, making it a North Shore destination for thousands of locals and tourists. In January 2017, the two acquired the former Midi Restaurant space inside Fitger’s and created — The Boat Club Restaurant and Bar. Then, in February 2018 Jason and Jeff opened their second location of Vanilla Bean Restaurant in the Mount Royal Shopping Center in Duluth, MN.
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Vanilla Bean Restaurant located on the shores of Lake Superior in Two Harbors, MN is open daily and serving our Brunch menu all day. Visit our website to view the full menu.
Founded in 2021, Boat Club Productions brings something truly beautiful to the Spirit of the North Theatre — it is art coming to life. It has been such an honor to bring this gem of a space back to life while showcasing these amazingly talented actors, actresses, and technicians who live in the Northland. We can’t thank you enough for choosing to support the arts and live theatre in Duluth!
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