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Video Archive: 2007 Fire at True North Cedar on Duluth Harbor

Jun 22, 2017 No Comments

At around 8 a.m. on June 22, 2007, a fire started in a waste conveyor machine at True North Cedar‘s manufacturing building on the Duluth Harbor. Employees attempted to fight the fire, but it was fed by sawdust and spread quickly. The warehouse, several boats and various equipment was quickly consumed in a huge smokey blaze.

Firefighters arrived at 8:17 a.m., but were unable to get hoses going until 8:50. It took a little more than an hour to put the fire out once water was available.


History, Videos

Lyte Source: Todd Luffa

Jun 21, 2017 1 Comment

In the pilot episode of a new “musical series aiming to explore sources of inspiration and intrigue,” Minneapolis-based soft-noise artist Todd Luffa performs on the beach at Minnesota Point in Duluth.

The Lyte Source series was created by director Gordon Byrd and producer Aubree Miller of Minneapolis, who “aim to bring performances to settings too intimate or bizarre for audiences to normally inhabit. To capture a sensory experience and transform it into a unique collaboration.”


Music, Videos

Soul Brothers: Big Wave Dave and the Ripples

Jun 19, 2017 No Comments

WDSE-TV‘s The Playlist has released it’s 2016 documentary on Big Wave Dave and the Ripples for internet viewing. Here it is: 49 minutes and 34 seconds of funk, soul, rhythm and blues.


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Bob Monahan Naked

Jun 18, 2017 No Comments

Well, it was a thing for a day, but now the privates are private. Apparently it was a limited-time Father’s Day offering.


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The Ballad of Clayton, Jackson and McGhie

Jun 15, 2017 No Comments

Local musician Bill Nash produced this music video in May, recalling the June 15, 1920 lynching of Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Isaac McGhie.

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Brew North: A Beer Story

Jun 15, 2017 No Comments

WDSE-TV‘s recent documentary on the brewing history of northern Minnesota can now be viewed online … right here. Brew North: A Beer Story explores the many ways beer established a niche in the Duluth area and continues to leave its mark on the region.


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Video Archive: Lake Superior & Mississippi Railroad

Jun 14, 2017 No Comments

This weekend (tentatively) the Lake Superior & Mississippi Railroad begins its 37th season of running 90-minute tours along the St. Louis River. This historical documentary was produced in 1983.


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Àlamode – “My Mistake”

Jun 10, 2017 No Comments

WDSE-TV’s The PlayList captured Duluth-band Àlamode performing at the Sports Garden during the Homegrown Music Festival in May. The electro-dance pop outfit is comprised of Alex Piazza, Nathan Holte, Ned Netzel, Peter Knutson and Rio Daugherty.


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Drone footage from the North Shore of Lake Superior

Jun 09, 2017 No Comments

Twin Cities videographer Matt Smith of Odyssey Visuals recently took a quick weekend trip up the North Shore and captured these images from his drone.


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Video Archive: Benaszeski Brothers Polka Band in 1983

Jun 07, 2017 1 Comment

Time for yet another classic from the collection of the late Emil Praslowicz, digitized by his grandson, Kip Praslowicz. In this edition a dance frenzy ensues at Chet & Emil’s in Birnamwood, Wis. as the Benaszeski Brothers bring the rock-infused polka action.


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Are we going to let the blades of perpendicular platitudes cut through the footwear applications?

Jun 04, 2017 No Comments

Toby Thomas Churchill summits all over the now.


Videos

Video Montage: UW-Superior Spring Commencement 2017

Jun 03, 2017 No Comments

The University of Wisconsin-Superior conducted its 121st Spring Commencement on May 20. Carl Crawford, a 2008 graduate who serves as the human rights officer for the city of Duluth, delivered the keynote address. The student speaker was Anthony “Scott” McNorton.


Videos

Piedmont Plunge

May 31, 2017 1 Comment

Often helmet-cam videos of mountain bike runs have a music soundtrack. This one by Baylor Litsey, shot on the Piedmont Mountain Bike Trails in Duluth, sticks with the natural sounds for a more realistic glimpse of the trail-riding experience.


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Gaelynn Lea on The PlayList

May 30, 2017 No Comments

The May 25 episode of WDSE-TV‘s The Playlist is a documentary about Duluth musician Gaelynn Lea, with performance segments shot at the Red Herring Lounge and First Avenue’s 7th St. Entry.


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Memorial Day Northern Lights Real Time Video

May 29, 2017 1 Comment

Richard Hoeg captures the sights of the Northern Lights and sounds of loons in the distance in this video shot over Little Stone Lake, about 40 miles northeast of Duluth. The video was taken on Hoeg’s Sony A6000 with an ISO setting of 3,200.


Outdoors, Videos