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Warmer, Weirder Days: Robot Rickshaw Canal Park 360°
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHnyGNvJZvQ
In this video, shot back in August, Duluth artist Troy Rogers pushes his musical robot cart along the pier in Canal Park. A fully panoramic slice of life.
Video by Aaron Brossoit of Golden Shovel Agency.
Beauty in the Bitter Cold
Timothy Johnson of Whitespace Films was on Lake Superior’s North Shore over Christmas, when the temperature was around -20 °F. “This video shows just some of the beauty that can emerge from, and because of, the cold,” Johnson writes on the YouTube description.
Sea Smoke Sunrise over Lake Superior
Dawn LaPointe and Gary Fiedler of Radiant Spirit Gallery captured the Dec. 26 Duluth “sea smoke” sunrise in this video.
Rich Mattson and the Northstars – “Walk Among You”
New video for a track from Rich Mattson and the Northstars’ album Aeroplane Mode. The band performs Saturday at the Red Herring Lounge with Run Westy Run and the Little Black Books.
Feeding the fish with Santa
Edward L. Simon captured the view from inside the big tank at the Great Lakes Aquarium when he went diving with Santa.
Video Archive: Original Star Wars ends run in Duluth
The clip was featured on PDD once before, just a year ago, when actress Carrie Fisher died. Today we roll it out again to mark the 40th anniversary of the day the original Star Wars movie closed in Duluth — Dec. 22, 1977. It was screened 459 times during a 191-day run.
Video Archive: Low – “Happy Christmas (War is Over)”
Ten years ago today — Dec. 21, 2007 — Duluth band Low rehearsed for a holiday concert with choir members Marc Gartman, Greg Cougar Conley, Jerree Small, Jennifer Jones and Amy Abts.
For more archival holiday video joy, check out A Perfect Duluth Christmas: PDD’s Holiday Video Showcase.
Duluth Yacht Club 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award
The 2017 Duluth Yacht Club Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to former DYC Commodore Nelson Thomas.
Video by Frederick Dudderar.
Video: Boreal Owl on Duluth Lakewalk
The Minnesota Christmas Bird Count is underway. The Audubon Society uses information from more than 1,000 members of the public for its annual census of birds.
This video by Milton Blomberg shows off a boreal owl on the Duluth Lakewalk.
Zamboni Karaoke: Duluth East Edition
Ian Mageau, Ryder Donovan and Garret Worth of the Duluth East Greyhounds boys hockey team climb into an ice resurfacing machine to sing for the latest Game On! Minnesota hockey-related shenanigans.
The Little Black Books – “I Like Christmas”
Mark Lindquist puts brandy in his nog.
Video: Canadian Pacific Holiday Train in Plummer, Minn.
On Tuesday the 19th annual Canadian Pacific Holiday Train rolled through the city of Plummer, about 220 miles northwest of Duluth. Richard Hoeg was there and captured photos and video for his 365 Days of Birds blog. (more…)
Video Archive: Haus Meeting live at Mr. Movies
Perfect Duluth Day’s Scott Lunt was there to record the action on Dec. 12, 2007, when Haus Meeting performed its famous concert at the Plaza Shopping Center Mr. Movies.
The video stars Luke Holden, Bob Monahan, Rebecca Holden, Jeremy Ehlert and various Mr. Movies customers.
Because I’m Alive
Drone footage shot by Mike Kenyanya from July to October 2017. Music by Kavulea.
Video Archive: Damn Yankees 1992 Concert Promo
Television advertisement for a concert at the Duluth Arena held 25 years ago today — Dec. 9, 1992 — featuring Damn Yankees, Slaughter and Jackyl.
Tommy Shaw, formerly of Damn Yankees, will return to Duluth on March 13 for a concert with Styx.
Ingeborg von Agassiz – “Oh, the Hillside”
Duluth’s Ingeborg von Agassiz (Emma Rustan) has written an ode to the Duluth Hillside, part of her upcoming debut album O Giver of Dreams, to be released later this winter. Perfect Duluth Day and the Homegrown Music Festival bring you this wintry holiday-time video for the song. It features some of Emma’s music students, and dancers Brianna Hall-Nelson and Amber Burns. (more…)
More Bentleyville 2017
Video by Chris Bales.
Video Archive: You, Me and Problems with the World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWM8eqp-BTE
Ten years ago today, Minnesota Public Radio published the story “Video blogger learns YouTube stardom has a price.” It told the story of the “profane and outrageous” videos by Duluth’s John Holden, whose works typically appeared on Perfect Duluth Day and also the now-defunct site TotalVom.com. (more…)
Bentleyville 2017 Drone Video
Video by Kevin Wehmeyer of Drone 117.
Enchanting the Internet with Funk and a Fiddle
The global video company Great Big Story features Duluth’s Gaelynn Lea in this video from the “Funk Plus One” series, hosted by Chris Funk of the Decemberists.
Grandma’s Marathon 2017 Double: The Thundering Herd
Once again, Eric Strand embarked on the 52.4-mile journey from the finish line to the starting line and back to the finish line of Grandma’s Marathon. The annual video is usually released in June, but hey, it’s not a race, it’s a marathon … an ultra-marathon. (more…)