DULUTH — Winter might be the purest time to love Duluth, but who needs purity when it's 80 and sunny? The Zenith City sees its biggest tourist crowds during the warmest months, and no wonder. Here's your starter guide to summer shenanigans for each weekend from Memorial Day through Labor Day. It's far from a comprehensive guide, so be sure to watch the News Tribune for coverage of many more events this sunny season.

The name "Bloody Mary" implies violence, although exactly how the breakfast cocktail was given that name has been lost to history. The first reference in the Oxford English Dictionary dates to 1939, when the recipe described was a bracing ratio of "half tomato juice, half vodka." The drinks on offer at the Depot on Sunday, June 2, will likely be a little less booze-forward, with a variety of other ingredients competing for drinkers' attention in the annual Twin Ports Bloody Mary Battle.

A fundraiser for Minnesota Ballet, the event includes a MidCoast Catering brunch spread (minnesotaballet.org). In fact, this weekend's celebration of brunch drinks kicks off a day earlier, with the (unrelated) Duluth Margarita and Mimosa Fest in Canal Park on Saturday, June 1 (eventbrite.

com). June is Pride Month, and while Duluth Superior Pride takes place over Labor Day weekend, the Trans Joy Fest has become an annual occasion to celebrate the region's transgender community. After two successful years at Gichi-Ode' Akiing, the event is now moving to Park Point with dozens of ve.