Month: June 2011
Someone in Duluth Loves Me…
I’m headed out to Cape Breton in Nova Scotia in a couple weeks to visit some newly formed friends whose daughter attends school here at UMD. Capers are lovely, hospitable, and will take you in as their very own. Since they are planning the most authentic, local, Cape Breton experience for me (lobster fishing, sailing, music & pubs) I would like to bring some gifts from Duluth that really reflect the culture here. Something besides a shirt that says, “Someone in Duluth Loves Me” (though I’m not opposed to Ts.) Keep in mind that things like maple syrup and blueberries are very much a part of their culture given the similar climates. Wild Rice might be a unique option though. Thoughts? What would you bring from Duluth to far away lands?
Stand in Line Tonight; Sale Opens Tomorrow
The DPL Friends sale starts in just 24 hours; stand in line now if you want to be first. Or, maybe, just get their early tomorrow.
From the Friends: The 2011 Book Sale will be held June 14-17
The Friends of the Duluth Public Library annual used book sale is held this year in June. The first day of the sale is for Friends members only; anyone may join the Friends on that day by paying the membership dues ($10 annually for an individual) at the table in the Michigan Street Lobby.
Build your own home library and contribute to a good cause at the same time. The 2010 sale raised more than $30,000! These funds are given back to the Library to purchase special materials and to support specific programs.
The Book Sale is the Friends’ major fundraising activity. All proceeds from the sale are returned to the Library and are used to purchase new materials and to support programs and special activities.
The War Continues…
Norton’s going crazy this morning while checking up on my PDD.
Blackhole Toolkit Website 5 is hitting my firewall pretty hard…
Arto Jarvela and Kaivama at Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart Music Center
Monday, June 13, 7:30 p.m.
$15 at the door
Info at sacredheartmusic.org
Come hear Finland’s greatest fiddle player at the beautiful Sacred Heart!
Gyro Saturday Sale!
Twelve Holy Apostles Greek Orthodox Church is having a Gyro Saturday Sale on Saturday, June 18, 11:30 a.m – 5 p.m.
Address: 632 E. Second St., Duluth MN 55805
Questions: 218-722-5957
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Where the hell’s Cooper?
This article was originally published in the June 2006 issue of Minnesota Monthly magazine.
A corner of the Squirrel Cage Bar in Willow River still pays tribute to the town’s most infamous citizen. At the top of a collection of framed newspaper clippings is a computer printout asking a question that once appeared on hundreds of bumper stickers in the area: “Where the hell’s Cooper?”
U. S. Marshals are still trying to answer that question. (more…)
Make Way for Ducklings: Vintage Duluth to Forest Hill Cemetery
Yesterday, Wildwoods volunteer Kate VTB was shopping with Clare and Katherine at Vintage Duluth downtown.
The owner was stroking her shoulder oddly. It seems a duckling had wandered in, found nothing in its size, and had lost track of its mom.
Kate leapt into action, calling the licensed rehabber for advice. She needs to be released into a pond, Kate was told. A hat-box was prepared with holes for air, tender goodbyes made, and we were off. (more…)
The Chronicle Premiere
Image from: Pioneer Productions
I was at the same opening that Ennyman (from whose blog I took these images last night) attended, for Chronicle, a multi-media show based on a comic book being produced by Eric Horn, Ben Fisher-Merritt and others.
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Challenge: Gary-New Duluth vs. East Hillside / Chester Park
The challenge is to list the Pros and Cons of living in either location. GO TEAM GO!
Summer Specials at the Teatro Zuccone
There’s only 5 performances left of Renegade Theater Company’s production of REASONS TO BE PRETTY. The show has been dubbed “A high-impact drama with a superb cast” by the Duluth News Tribune, “A must-see performance” by Oeuvre Magazine and “Better than a kick in the junk” by Jody Kujawa. That’s some serious high-praise, guys.
So if you haven’t seen it yet, what are you waiting for? That’s not rhetorical. Seriously, what are you waiting for? There’s only five shows left! Well, how about if we give you one more reason to see it?
When you either call the box office (218-336-1414) or show up to purchase tickets, use the codeword and get your tickets for ONLY $5! Yeah, you heard us right. This offer is good for ANY of the remaining performances. It doesn’t matter if there are 2 people in your party or 20, the tickets are $5 EACH. But only if you use the codeword.
What is the codeword? It’s the url of THIS WEBSITE.
And from now until June 18th at the Zeitgeist Arts Cafe you can get a “Pretty Cosmo” for only $5 and receive 10% off your food bill if you show them your program from the production.
Hope to see you there!
Rummage Sale Fund Raiser!
I’m helping out with a with a little rummage sale this weekend and all of the profits are being donated to the CHUM Emergency Shelter. The big sale takes place June 10 & 11 from 9am-4pm at 2306 Apple Ridge Dr. off of Arrowhead Rd. There is something for everyone: t, clothes, furniture, etc. We will also be selling hotdogs and bottled water, & KQDS will be there too tomorrow for a bit!
“Street Talkin'”opens at Washington Gallery on Friday, June 10
Artist Jacob Rosandich is exhibiting new artwork in Street Talkin’, opening at Washington Gallery on Friday, June 10, from 6-9pm. Colorful and bold, his paintings could be called genre pieces with a concentration on line and color.
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Homegrown Rummage Sale
A number of folks expressed interest in buying our snazzy Homegrown tees this year, which were only available to volunteers and musicians. Well, we’ve got a few leftover so Rummage Sale time it is. If you’re headed to the Park Point sales tomorrow, June 10, stop by and visit us on Minnesota Ave between 18th and 19th, on the Lake side.
We’ll also have CDs, including the new Mayor’s Mix, Homegrown coozies, and tees screenprinted with the logo above.
MDA planning gypsy moth treatment
Some residents of Duluth will be seeing a plane fly over their homes Sunday morning. But it’s nothing to be alarmed about. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is using the plane to try and stop the spread of gypsy moths. The MDA is planning to treat about 342 acres in Duluth’s Central Hillside, in an area approximately from North Sixth Avenue East to North 17th Avenue East and Skyline Drive to East Fourth Street.
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Cheap date for North Shore hikers, agoraphiles
For the price of a few gallons of gas, you can have a full, free day at Split Rock Lighthouse. It’s the annual open house for Minnesota State Parks, so park admission is free. So is admission to the Minnesota Historical Society Split Rock Lighthouse site.
Did I make up word, “agoraphile”? It’s the opposite of an agoraphobe (someone afraid of crowds). The park and especially the Lighthouse will be crowded!
By the way, gas is often 3-4 cents cheaper per gallon in Two Harbors. Something about Hugo Chavez…
Bill Flannagan Rockin’ Honky Tonkin’ Blues
I will be playing at Sir Benedict’s Tavern on Friday, June 10 at 9 p.m. Come and enjoy a great selections of songs and beers. Music is free; the beers cost.
Yeehaw and Yahoo!
Yahoo! thinks we’re pretty.
Stop: Duluth’s four-mile lakeside sports path shows off the city highlights: a rose garden, pre-Prohibition brewery, an aerial bridge, and the largest grain elevators in the world.
Final Trip Through Original Laura MacArthur Elementary School
An open house was held at MacArthur Elementary School yesterday as the last day of classes was wrapping up. I brought my camera on a final tour before the place is demolished and turned into a field. A new MacArthur is being built across the street from the original. (more…)
Drink up
100 years ago, from the front page of the Duluth News Tribune, June 10, 1911.
Squirrel begins life of hard labor … via Wildwoods Rehab
This is Delilah, our developmentally delayed grey squirrel. We normally don’t pet the animals in our care; we need to keep them as wild as possible. Delilah is a bit “special,” so we love her up. (more…)
Neighborhood Housing Services of Duluth Golf Fundraiser
NHS Duluth serves all of Duluth’s core neighborhoods in home improvement, homeownership, and revitalization efforts. It is a 401(c)3 non-profit organization, making any donations tax deductible.
We are holding our first annual golf fundraising outing on Friday, June 17, and are looking for any players or sponsors who may be interested. To sign up click here. Cash Prizes! Golf Prizes! A Friday on the golf course!
For more information, contact Dan at 218-727-8604 x. 207 or at dollhoff @ nhsduluth.org.
Learn your local wildflowers
Let’s say you’re a wildflower and you happen to like cool, moist, acidic woods. Suppose you’d find a place to live around Duluth? That’s what happened for Cornus canadensis, the bunchberry or Canada dogwood.
For four great random facts about the bunchberry, read more at my blog.
Where in Duluth 1890?
File:Duluth MN Panorama circa 1890s.jpg
TITLE: Duluth, Minn. CALL NUMBER: PAN US GEOG – Minnesota no. 8 RIGHTS INFORMATION: No known restrictions on publication.
MEDIUM: 1 photographic print : albumen ; 4.5 x 41 in. CREATED/PUBLISHED: [between 1886 and 1905]
RELATED NAMES: Newton, George A., photographer.
This may have been posted before but I don’t remember seeing it. I found it on one of my new favorite sites, Wikimedia Commons. Click the image to go directly to the page, you should be able to enhance it there as well.
I believe this picture was taken close to my current domicile but I can’t exactly say. Could anyone else tell where it appears to radiate from? I’d also love to see one of you photoshop wizards try overlaying modern images so I can compare side by side, but that’s asking a lot on a rare warm summer day, I know.
Hello, West Duluth. Is it Lionel Ritchie you’re looking for?
This poster was hanging on the pillar outside Insty-Prints at the Spirit Valley Shopping Center in West Duluth on Tuesday. Everyone at Insty denied involvement and seemed unaware of it. The tear-offs at the bottom are lyrics from the song. (more…)