Thanks for pointing me in the proper direction. I do tend to wander.

I’m looking forward to checking out some of the trail you’ve described. A couple of years ago my nephew through-hiked from Jay Cooke state park all the way to Traverse City MI. About 500 miles in 6 weeks. One bit of caution, though: If you’re “mov...

We had a small orchard in my neighborhood along West Fifth Street. It was called “Grannies.” Never did know who Granny was. I always meant to go back to see if any of those trees are still around. There were crab apple trees growing on the Mesaba ...

Six years after posting this photo I’m provoked by a Duluth News Tribune “Bygones” item to lean in the direction of our mystery photo being from 1984.

News Tribune & Herald, April 17, 1984

About 400 striking workers at Diamond Tool and Horseshoe C...

It seems the version of the movie embedded here has distorted frames inserted for the purpose of getting around YouTube copyright detection.

So, if you’re watching and thinking John Burd and Logan Giese are the worst directors of all time, underst...

Ah ha! Yes. It’s added to the list now. Thanks for the heads up!

I have a 2024 album here.

I was trying to place the voice in my head that narrates Slim’s sordid tales and I realized it’s Ron Swanson. One genius deserves another.

An update on the ownership status of KQDS-TV Fox 21: Georgia-based Coastal Television Broadcasting Group completed its acquisition of the station from Red River Broadcasting and KQDS-TV Corp. on April 8, 2024.

I recently asked AI for an image of “a car driving on an icy hill in Duluth” and got this. It was part of a conversation with some colleagues from the southern United States, so this is now what they picture us doing up here.
 

Your TIF piece is a bit light and only covers the very basics. Maybe sharing more details is what is needed. The one that almost never gets discussed here or at an agenda or council meeting is the cons of TIFs, of which there are many.

The one tha...

I didn’t even mention Epstein.

BTW I got a comment on this column, over on the “Duluthians of Zenith” Facebook group where it had been posted. The comment bravely defended the rich and powerful, saying “Mind your business” and “if it wasn’t for bi...

New as of December 2023:

Reel Reflections
University of Minnesota Duluth students talk about how they are shaped by the movies they watch. Every episode focuses on a new person and a new film.

Available on: Spotify

I know this is an old thread but this is totally my house! This is so cool.

I think these are a good example of the historic use of the word “scrapbooking”… people just clipped things they thought were interesting to save for later. There was no internet or way to find images except going to the library or looking in maga...

Last year at about this time my place in the Central Hillside didn’t get mail for about 3 weeks. The post office has a hard time finding enough workers. It’s not a happy entity to work for, I hear.

This article by Beth Bartlett is sooooooo good!

Neyaashi

No problems here. Only appreciation!

What a delightful way to enjoy my coffee. Thanks for the great read.

Aside from the weather, there’s the matter of the Trump-appointed Post Master General’s austerity plan. Louis DeJoy is a saboteur who inexplicably remains in his position. Republicans will no doubt use the problems he causes as an excuse to call f...

UPDATE: I would like to apologize for calling Elon Musk “the world’s most obvious national security threat.” I misspoke. I meant to say the second-most. The title is held by a certain other litigious billionaire I shall call Agolf Twitler.

@Dave Sorensen: Thanks for this.

Some of Kathy Cargill’s sports cars cost a million bucks apiece. In this video she shows off her crappy garage in Colorado. It would fit right in on Park Point.

When we made our Cheerios donation at the Labor Temple on Thursday there was a huge pile of boxes on the table and we were told they had just moved a whole bunch of boxes to a back room. Donations will be taken there until 4 p.m. on Friday, March ...

What a dandy she is, far above everyone else. Cargill family has always been low key and respectful in the community. Wonder what the rest of the family thinks of her.

Thanks for the post Dave Sorensen. As a resident of the point for ten years (renting, wish I had the money for one of these “crappy” houses down here), Kathy’s ridiculous attitude about this whole thing is hilarious yet terrifying. People starving...

New as of Jan. 4, 2024:

The Shore Thing Podcast
Hosts Joe Friedrichs and Steve Fernlund provide analysis on topics relevant to Cook County.

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This seems like a strategically bad move unless the plan is to get a gallery in Lincoln Park ASAP.

I mean, I love the DAI and I will not hunt for parking next to that building. And I can’t imagine tourists will see it.

This is a great article on Kathy Cargill:

Racket: “With Duluth’s Park Point, Kathy Cargill crossed the billionaire PR precipice“

Definitely a tough area! I lived just a half-block away for six years and vividly remember a 1950s car losing its brakes on 24th, bouncing off a power pole by the Lincoln Elementary playground and crashing into a tree just down from Fourth Street,...

Kind of amazed this still exists and offers the same certificate today! I think it’s like “naming rights”… like a stadium or conference room. Those entities don’t “own” the space, they just paid money to name it. Same with the star.

I would say you own that star to the exact same degree as the original creators of the certificate.

Nice picture of the St. Jeans gym. Long since torn down but it held a lot of memories.

I’m just going to assume that’s a St. Urho’s Day celebration.

Hey guys thanks for your thoughtful comments.

A. I do not know that these four pics are of the same event, in the same location, or if it is indeed Duluth or if it is the famous Bill Cody.

I have seen the image of Bill leading the march across the...