Month: January 2018
Postcard from Bethany Lutheran Church of Duluth
The postcard image above shows Bethany Lutheran Church at 2302-2308 W. Third St. in Duluth’s friendly West End. The image appears to be circa the 1970s, maybe ’60s. (more…)
Chris Monroe art on Rain Taxi cover
The Winter 2017 issue of Rain Taxi, a Minneapolis-based book review and literary magazine, features artwork by Duluth’s Chris Monroe.
Superior Siren – “Tomorrow”
From the debut Superior Siren album due out Jan. 12.
Video by Kyle Hanson, dancing by Emily Neale. Shot in the Minnesota Ballet’s space in the Grain Exchange floor of the Duluth Board of Trade building.
Duluth Trivia Deck Sampler #4
From the Duluth Trivia deck I found in a game at Savers.
- How long has Duluth had a Symphony Orchestra?
- The DSSO produced opera annually for 26 years. Which conductor began this tradition and in what year?
- Where does the “concertmaster” of the DSSO sit?
- What year did “Fitger’s on the Lake” open?
- What year did the Fitger’s Brewery close?
- How many years was the old brewery in continuous operation?
- Who was Margaret Culkin Banning?
- Who said that “The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in Duluth”?
- Where in Duluth is the important collection of Eastman Johnson paintings housed?
- What was the Hjemkomst?
Perfect Duluth Day’s Best Videos of 2017
From music videos and outdoor adventure stunts to epic wildlife battles and sexy scenery, here’s Perfect Duluth Day’s annual look back at the year’s finest productions in the realm of moving visual images. (more…)