Papa Roach Duluth

The Papa Roach concert in Duluth tonight has moved indoors.  They are playing at Clyde Iron Works.  http://www.paparoach.com/news/12012

http://www.clydeparkduluth.com/clyde-park-events.shtml

Should be a good show!

Clyde Ironworks
2920 West Michigan St
Duluth, MN 55806

SUID: Sound Unseen International Duluth
Introducing Duluth’s inaugural International Film + Music Festival: JUNE 2-6, 2010!
http://soundunseenduluth.com

Duluth's inaugural International Film + Music Festival

http://www.myspace.com/publicstatic

Good idea Starfire!!

Stuff I like. Kayaking the dog in the sun, ice climbing with trusting friends, snowboarding fresh powder, catching big trout on my fly rod, hanging out with waterfalls and portaging nowhere.

Duluth native Rya Elhe who now lives in Nashville recently released her first EP titled “Table No. 9″.

Growing up in Duluth, Minnesota, Rya Ehle never got used to the 40-below wind chills that blew in off of Lake Superior each winter. It was there that her 18 years of classical piano training began at the young age of 4. At age 6, her passion for songwriting surfaced in compositions titled “Curious Frogs” and “Death of the Bees.” “I remember wanting to be just like Beethoven,” Rya recalls, “and when I found out he’d started writing at age 4, I remember thinking I’m already 6, I need to catch up!”

Listen here: http://www.myspace.com/ryaehle

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ryaehlemusic

The local Duluth Area Family YMCA is in the running for a grant offered by Pepsi in their “Pepsi Refresh Project” (Learn more here) to build a high ropes course at Camp Miller. They are current ranked #2 and need your help by voting for them.  It is easy, click, signup and vote. Vote now here — >: http://www.refresheverything.com/YMCACampMiller

How about the iDon’t care.

Wookiefoot – Trampled by Turtles
Heatbox – God Johnson – The Histronic
Pert Near Sandstone – The Limns – Jon Wayne

I have went up to the Snowball Fest for the past 3 years.  It is a great time.  Snowboard during the day and jam at night!

More info: Snowball 2010 | Wookiefoot | Lutsen Snowball info

Word on the street is the LVC will be closing it doors. – Only time will tell…

http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/pages/biz

Merry Christmas!

Full page ad in Washington Times by ProtectOurLiberty.org.  WOW!

Full Sized PDF – Obama’s Lack of Constitutional Eligibility

Christmas City of the North Parade

Time to get your Parade on!

Christmas City of the North Parade 2009  is tomorrow night Friday, Nov. 20 at 6:20.

Weather forecast: 40 degrees / Partly Cloudy

Free parking downtown at these ramps and meters free after 5:00 pm:

Fitger’s
Tech Village
Shoppers Auto Park
Lake Superior Plaza
Fourth Avenue Auto Park
Wells Fargo Bank
US Bank
Fond-du-Luth Casino

Leif Ericson Park

I just thought it would be good to pay some respect to Mr.  Leif Erikson on his day.  Or is it Ericson?

I will stick with his nickname “Leif the Lucky” that’s catchier anyway. Either way he was a great explorer and discovered this great continent 500 years before Mr. Columbus and was way cooler. Get out and celebrate and have a beer for your favorite Norse explorer.

And screw you Google, why no respect for Leif the Lucky? O’well we will give him the Google love he deserves here.

Send your love to Leif and comment how much he means to you on this Leif Erikson Day 2009.

Was this Perfect Duluth Day’s first logo?

Circa 2003

Twin vs Tigers  – One game tie breaker game on TBS.

So if you do not have TBS here you go:

UPDATE: New stream – http://isportslink.blogspot.com/2009/10/detroit-tigers-v-minnesota-twins.html

Twins vs Tigers

Here is a great speech reenactment of Herb Brooks “Miracle on Ice” speech by 4 year old Rizzo.

Those without access to ESPN or FSN, watch the Twins Vs Tigers. The biggest game of the year for the Twins, behind the Tigers by 2 games with 5 to play.
http://livestreamsnitchtv.blogspot.com/2009/09/cardinals-stream.html

Get your tickets now. This biennial Halloween event normally sells out.  I attended and can confirm it is a ghoulish good time, even though I missed the train going back to Duluth and was stuck in Two Harbors for the night. I guess Joe Dirt was a little too drunk to hear the last three “All Aboard” calls. That must have been about the time I was in the basement of the Legion doing shots from the mystery bag for a buck.

Date: Saturday Oct. 24, 2009
Time: 5:00 pm – 12:00 am
Location: Fitger’s and beyond

The Terror Train Halloween Costume party is Saturday, Oct. 24, starting at 5 pm.

Tickets are $28 and are available only at the Bookstore at Fitgers, 218-727-9077.

Live music on the North Shore Scenic Railroad from 5:15 pm to 8 pm, live music and food at the American Legion in Two Harbors from 8 pm to 10 pm and once again on the train from 10 pm to midnight and then at the Rex from midnight to 2am.

This is the Halloween party everyone talks about and happens only once every two years.

Tickets are limited, you must wear a costume and be 21 years of age.

Call 218-727-9077 for details.

Good “On the Road” segment that aired a few weeks ago on KSTP 5 Twin Cites. It was nice to see my friends at the Trestle Inn get some free advertising. I was up there on Grouse opener to have lunch and a couple drinks and was talking to the owners and they have got a lot calls since the airing with people asking, “Where are you? I put you into our GPS and it can’t find you.” Sue says, “OK first turn off the GPS and I will tell you how to get here.” They insist, “But my GPS can’t find you. What is the problem?” She politely says again, “OK if you want me to help you find us just turn off your GPS and I will tell you how to get here.”  http://www.trestleinn.com

2011 MN Fall Colors Map & Info – Click Here

See 2010 Fall Colors Info Here - Click Here

Latest fall colors map for Minnesota.  The Duluth / MN northshore fall colors are a bit behind due to the warmer then normal weather, but should start to peak in next few weeks. Typically the peak happens sooner if you go inland from the shore.  The colors right on or near the shores of Lake Superior tend to peak a little bit later.

This image will update automatically so check back  anytime to see the latest Minnesota fall colors report for 2009.  See MN DNR for more info.

Typical MN  Fall Color Peaks

• Scheduled to open Dec. 30, 2010. Grand opening celebration Dec. 31, 2010, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra will perform.
• Will seat 6,600 for men’s and women’s hockey and more than 8,500 for concerts.
• Cost: $80 million
  50% Minnesota state funding; 1% city food and beverage tax increase will fund 27%; 12% UMD and 11% DECC.
• Learn more here: http://arena.decc.org/

Duluth DECC

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Sept. 9 | 6-8 p.m. – Backpacker Magazine visits the Duluth Pack retail store in Duluth as a part of its “Get Out More” events.  Free outdoor gear give-a-ways, slideshow and more.  http://www.getoutmore2009.com | http://duluthpack.com

Backpacker Magazine Get Out More

Duluth Pack is one of about 50 places Backpacker Magazine will visit in the USA.

Duluth Bayfront Blues Fest 2009 | August 7, 8, 9.

Who are you looking forward to seeing this year?

Anybody have any suggestions on must see artists this year?

Duluth Bayfront Blues Fest 2009

To view 2009 performance lineup on both stages click continue reading below.

Website: www.bayfrontblues.com/
Bayfront Blues Festival Lodging Availability
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Tim, good interview with Jason Davis “On the Road.”

Full Story here:
http://kstp.com/news/stories/S1022431.shtml?cat=206

I know.. I know..  We have heard so much about nothing about this that who cares… Well this is finally news that seems pretty legit coming from WCCO.

Wonder if Cory Hollenhorst thought Favre would ever actually be a Viking when he doctored up this SI cover as a joke? According to WCCO’s Mark Rosen it seems Favre will be a Viking and the equipment manager already ordered the Purple #4.

Well I guess the good news is we will not throw a 3 yard dump off to the FB on a 3 and 8 with Farve at the helm…. Can you say Superbowl?

http://wcco.com/vikings/brett.favre.vikings.2.1057007.html

Arrowhead Journey 1000 Mile Canoe Journey

While on a hike this afternoon with my dog near Grand Marais I met Erik Simula on a unique canoeing journey.  Erik is a Duluth native and he is in the midst of a 1000 mile Minnesota canoe journey spread of the next 3 months. The journey started in Grand Portage on earth day April 22nd and Erik will paddle and portage his way from Grand Portage to Duluth to Grand Rapids to International Falls and back to Grand Portage in time for the 2009 annual rendezvous on August 7th. O’yea….BTW…  All in a canoe he made by hand and with his paddling partner dog Kitigan.  Click Here for the details of his trip on Erik Simua’s blog. Good Luck Erik!

See a couple more pictures I took during my brief conversation with him on the shores of Lake Superior as he landed on shore to camp due to the poor wind conditions and rough seas for paddling. Hopefully he will be in Duluth within the next week or so!! Here is the url to his web site: http://arrowheadjourney.wordpress.com/

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Lake View Store - Morgan Park - Duluth, MN

Minnesota has had a long history of firsts for shopping malls. Must be the long cold winters keeping us on the forefront of the indoor shopping experience. Duluth’s Morgan Park ‘Lake View Store’ being noted as one of the first indoor malls, Southdale Mall in Edina the first post war enclosed mall and, of course, the Mall of America the US’s largest and most visited mall in the world.

The Lake View Store in Morgan Park was built in 1915 and had 2 levels and a basement. There was  a butcher shop, clothing, hardware, furniture, a pharmacy and a department store with groceries, and a general store. Top floor had a bank, dentist office, barber shop, hair salon, hat shop, billiard room, and auditorium. The basement had an ice making plant which made eight tons of ice per day for the mall and for Morgan Park residents and a shoe store.   Wiki has more info.

Images courtesy of Wolfsonian – Florida International University