Bear Sighting

I was driving through Duluth at around 8:00 Tuesday morning. I was in a woodsy rural area on the outskirts of Lakeside/Lester Park, but not far from a group of houses. As I was slowing down for a stop sign, a furry black head poked out from the bushes. I wouldn’t have had time to stop if it had jumped out in front of me. I recognized it as a bear right away, but I could tell that it wasn’t very big. The bear was only a cub, standing about 2 feet tall at the shoulder. I watched in my rear view mirror as it crossed the four lane road and disappeared into the brush across the street. There wasn't much traffic, but it's a 45 mph road that can get busy at times. I waited and watched for the mother, but assumed that she had crossed the road first.

That was about one-half mile from where we used to live. It is estimated that there are about a dozen bears living within the city limits of Duluth. Now there's one more.