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The Color Run
With the 2016 Color Run just two weeks away we take a glimpse at last year’s run through the eyes of James Gottfried.
Duluth Sailing
Jay Erickson philosophizes about sailing on Lake Superior and the Duluth Harbor in this 37-second video by Chris Ramisch.
Charlie Parr – “Moonshiner”
An intimate performance by Duluth’s Charlie Parr for the Blue Chair Chronicles.
Another Lift Bridge Time Lapse
Roux Duncan captures a few ups and downs of the Aerial Lift Bridge on a lovely summer day/night.
Duluth Duluth Duluth is on fire
Tall Ships make James Gottfried wanna dance dance dance.
Jeremy Schwarze – “Duluth”
A new music video … clearly shot many months ago … that … just speaks for itself. Directed by Brad Lester.
Three of Kip’s Dumps
Above is Kip Praslowicz‘s latest memory-card dump video, a retrospective of his life in Duluth (largely spent at local music clubs) during the wet hot summer — July 1 to Aug. 9.
Kip’s dumps have been happening more frequently than we can keep up with at PDD. Below are his two previous dumps, spanning June 3 to July 1 and March 16 to June 3 (minus the Homegrown Music Festival, which was on a separate memory card. (more…)
North Shore Aerials – Summer 2016
Another beautiful aerial video of Lake Superior’s North Shore, this time by Open Window Productions of Minneapolis.
Duluth and North Shore – Summer 2016 Aerial Video
Seth Butler took a trip to Duluth, and this gorgeous video was the result.
A Little Trip Around Duluth
Kevin Wehmeyer of Drone 117, a new aerial video and photography business out of Chippewa Falls, visited Duluth on a recent perfect day and captured scenes around Canal Park and Leif Erikson Park.
15 minutes of basement cacophony from Duluth’s Litterbox
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRbxaIzi8T0
A “lightly edited, haphazardly shot little banger video” by Gags Gaglione from a July 29 basement show in Duluth featuring Pale in Comparison, Cat Fantasy, Trinity Test and Bonefire.
Bring the Sing Duluth – “Draw the Circle Wide”
Footage from MPR Classical’s “Bring the Sing” mass choral singing event held in April.
Charlie Parr – “Remember Me If I Forget”
This video is from a Skype session recorded during last summer’s Frendly Gathering festival in Vermont. In an interview at the end, Parr references the famous Proctor La-Z Boy DWI incident.
Upcoming gig: Parr plays on the pier at Glensheen Mansion on July 27.
Algoma Guardian enters Duluth Shipping Canal during storm
How do you navigate a 729-foot vessel through the Duluth Shipping Canal during 80 m.p.h. winds? Very carefully.
Video by Dennis O’Hara.
Itasca Conversations: Tall Timber Days Festival
Dr. Lee Jess cuts a promo for Tall Timber Days, the 35-year-old festival he helped start in Grand Rapids. Video produced by A Plus B Productions.
Kristy Marie – “Bernie Forever”
The new video by Duluth’s Kristy Marie is in support of Bernie Sanders for President. It features instrumentation by Marc Gartman and Rich Mattson.
A Ride Through a Field of Daisies
On the North Shore of Lake Superior near Knife River, Frank Sander rides through a field of daisies with his new bike. Slightly promotional, mostly delightful.
Western Duluth by Air
Duluth aerial footage by Charlie Dinges, featuring Wade Stadium, the ore docks, grungy industrial stuff and pretty trees.
Pizzaghost – “Someone Died”
Noise rockers Pizzaghost performed in KUMD’s Studio A on June 9, just before the band went on hiatus.
The Trio’s Trek to (almost) Canada
‘Tis the season for North Shore hiking videos. This one is by Jake Oswald.
Glen’s Neighbor – “Destiny”
Drummer Pat Byrne produced this video for Glen’s Neighbor, utilizing practice session footage and some Duluth scenery. The song is from the band’s debut album Behind the Door.
Two Harbors Weather Balloon Launch and Landing
Students and science teachers at Two Harbors High School recently embarked on a project bringing their equipment to the upper edges of the Earth’s atmosphere during a week-long S.T.E.M. camp (science, technology, engineering and math).
The students teamed up with the National Weather Service office in Duluth and the Lake County Radio Amateurs to learn about the atmosphere, problem solve and analyze the live data packets received from the on-board sensors and track its location via GPS and APRS systems, both of which failed near the end of the flight. Recovery relied on extrapolating altitude, pressure and temperature data from the sensors to estimate a landing area. The parachute was visible in a tree a few hundred yards away from the estimate. Two Harbors science teachers involved were Penny Juenemann (biology), Mark Schlangen (physical science), and Brian Rauvola (chemistry). All students involved were heading into 8th grade.
Kraig James – “Ode to Joan”
Kraig James & the Campfire Stars are releasing a new song each month in 2016 for a project called Campfire Americana: Volume 1. “Ode to Joan” is an original song; the video includes photos and statistics from the Alzheimer’s Association to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.
