Perfect Duluth Day | Duluth MN Blog, Events, News and More» saraj84 http://www.perfectduluthday.com Duluth Minnesota Blog and News Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:33:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Tales of the Road: More Stories of Hwy 61 http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2010/05/09/tales-of-the-road-more-stories-of-hwy-61/ http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2010/05/09/tales-of-the-road-more-stories-of-hwy-61/#comments Sun, 09 May 2010 16:16:54 +0000 saraj84 http://www.perfectduluthday.com/?p=15310

Cathy Wurzer, author of Tales of the Road: Highway 61
Thursday, May 13, 2010 | 5:30-6:30p.m.
Great Lakes Aquarium
Admission: free

Cathy Wurzer, host of Morning Edition on MPR and co-host of Almanac on Minnesota Public Television, will be May’s Voice of the Lake Speaker Series presenter at Great Lakes Aquarium. Join us as she prepares for a sequel to her book and shares more stories of her travels to familiar historic sites on Minnesota Highway 61. Uncover lost bits of highway history and hear some of the history that she has found in the Duluth region.

]]> http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2010/05/09/tales-of-the-road-more-stories-of-hwy-61/feed/ 4 Voices of the Lake Speaker Series http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2010/03/08/voices-of-the-lake-speaker-series/ http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2010/03/08/voices-of-the-lake-speaker-series/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:12:48 +0000 saraj84 http://www.perfectduluthday.com/?p=12810 Full Circle: Hike Around the Greatest Lake
Presented By: Mike Link and Kate Crowley
Thursday, March 11, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Great Lakes Aquarium Lobby
Free

Full Circle Superior is not just the first shoreline circumnavigation of Lake Superior by foot in recorded history – it is an incredible international bridge that brings together people, ideas and issues from areas as diverse as science, community, economy, education and the environment intricately into a web interlacing around and in the midst of this great lake. Join us as Mike Link, executive director of Audubon Center of the North Woods and Full Circle Superior hiker, describes the planning, preparation, and goals of this historic hike.

For more information call Sara Kubarek at 218-740-2013.

]]> http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2010/03/08/voices-of-the-lake-speaker-series/feed/ 0 How It Works: The Past, Present, and Future of the Science Museum Of Minnesota http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2009/12/09/how-it-works-the-past-present-and-future-of-the-science-museum-of-minnesota/ http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2009/12/09/how-it-works-the-past-present-and-future-of-the-science-museum-of-minnesota/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:30:02 +0000 saraj84 http://www.perfectduluthday.com/?p=10441

Thursday, December 10th 2009
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Admission: FREE

Great Lakes Aquarium
353 Harbor Dr.

Presented by:
Jackie Hoff
Director of Collection Services
Science Museum of Minnesota

Learn all about the rascinating history behind the Science Museum of Minnesota! Jackie Hoff will share an insiders view on what it takes to develop new exhibits, take care of a museum collection, and what exciting new things are in store for the future of SMM.

For more information please contact Sara Kubarek at skubarek@glaquarium.org or 218-740-2013.

]]> http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2009/12/09/how-it-works-the-past-present-and-future-of-the-science-museum-of-minnesota/feed/ 4 When the Weather Outside is Frightful: The Science Behind the Weather and How to Stay Safe http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2009/11/04/when-the-weather-outside-is-frightful-the-science-behind-the-weather-and-how-to-stay-safe/ http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2009/11/04/when-the-weather-outside-is-frightful-the-science-behind-the-weather-and-how-to-stay-safe/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:27:37 +0000 saraj84 http://www.perfectduluthday.com/?p=9635

Thursday Nov. 12, 2009
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Great Lakes Aquarium
Cost: FREE

Anyone who has lived in the Northland can tell stories about the crazy and unpredictable weather. The Halloween Blizzard of 91′ will forever be a part of our memories! And everyone knows to always keep an extra jacket in the car just in case that wind switches off the lake. Due to its continental climate and close proximity to Lake Superior, the Northland experiences a wide variety of severe and hazardous weather during all seasons of the year.

The November ‘Voices of the Lake Speaker Series’ at Great Lakes Aquarium will feature Dan Miller, Science and Operations Officer from the National Weather Service. This presentation will explain some of the science behind hazardous weather events, including severe thunderstorms, tornadoes and lightning, and severe winter weather phenomena including heavy snow, freezing rain and bitter cold temperatures. In addition, Dan will also talk about the influence of Lake Superior on the region’s weather and the infamous “Gales of November”, with a short examination of the Edmund Fitzgerald tragedy within the context of modern science and technology. Finally, information on space weather and the northern lights (or aurora borealis) will be presented along with time for questions and discussion.

This is a FREE event and open to the public. For more information on the event please contact Sara Kubarek at skubarek@glaquarium.org or 218-740-2013.

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