Videos
Stationary Kayaking on Chester Creek
The first four seconds of this video is the gonzo adventure part, but the next three minutes and 26 seconds of trying to get out of the water is pretty good comedy.
Truck crashing into Gordie’s Place
Gordie’s Place is in Little Canada, a suburb of the Twin Cities. This happened last night; the driver wasn’t drunk, but apparently had a “diabetic reaction” and lost control of his truck. Two patrons were injured.
Poet Dara Wier – “Not That Lake”
Here’s a video of a poem concerning our lake. Video by Bianca Stone, Emily Pettit, Heather Christle, Guy Pettit and Ben Pease; poem by Dara Wier.
Tischer Creek at Twilight Time Lapse
Last night I set my hammock underneath a footbridge in Tischer Creek to sleep over trickling water and under a starry sky. Using LED lights I lit the water and the hammock and came out with this time lapse. I hope to try this again but with different camera settings so I can capture star traces in the sky.
PDD Shift: Dan Neff / Lake Superior Art Glass
This is the last of four videos in the PDD Shift series. This profiles Dan Neff, one of the winners of the Greater Downtown Council’s Go Downtown / Grow Downtown contest from last year. At the end of this month Dan is opening a new store, Lake Superior Art Glass, at 202 E. Superior St. The shop will feature classes, various glass artwork, as well as front window demos.
The grand opening is May 31.
Black bear on the pier in Duluth
Thanks to photos from the Duluth Shipping News’ “bear cam” and an audio clip of Ryan Beamer, chief Aerial Lift Bridge operator, PDD now presents this delightful 12-second recap of yesterday’s events at the South Pier of the Duluth shipping canal.
PDD Shift: Tara Lieberg, Great Lakes Aquarium
Our third video in the PDD Shift series is an interview with Tara Lieberg from the Great Lakes Aquarium.
Music: “Improv” by Andy Immerman.
PDD Shift: Kenspeckle Letterpress
Next up in our series of people at work, Rick Allen and Janelle Miller of the Kenspeckle Letterpress.
We interviewed Rick and Janelle while they were working to get pieces ready for their current show at Siivii’s Gallery in Canal Park.
Music: “Gone from Minnesota” by Loup-Garou.
PDD Shift: Mark Bartel, Frost River
This semester, UMD journalism student Jamie Merideth has been working at Perfect Duluth Day on a series of interviews with people at work. Monday through Thursday of this week, we’ll present four videos that profile five people and their jobs. (more…)
Duluth Skateboarding – Spring 2012
This is how we spent our time in the beautiful Spring weather of 2012.
Lake Superior Rock Study
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDsBCWEFTJA
The north face of Richardson Island through winter and back again.
Lake Recreation
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkIo2pDLx-g
Training Day
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtne7avwhyM
Even trippier than Pink Floyd, “Comfortably Trematoda” wins Animal Diversity Idol
A couple of UMD Students won Animal Diversity Idol with this video. OK, it turns out that Animal Diversity Idol is not a “real” contest, although when I got started down this rabbit hole I thought maybe it was. It is something that a professor at UMD dreamed up to get students more interested in a variety of weird life forms. In this case the creatures are liver flukes. The video is one-part homage to Pink Floyd and two-parts CDC-style public service announcement.
Reflecting on Coolio in Duluth
Ten days before Homegrown 2012, Coolio came to Duluth. I find myself looking back and wondering how the hell I ended up at that show, standing in the back next to Jellybean Johnson, listening to a mid-1990s rap star talk about eating sushi at Black Water and how “Duluth bitches are all dimes.”
Teague Alexy – “Riding on a Ferris Wheel”
New video from Teague’s brand new album This Dance.
New outdoors website launches in Duluth
The goal of Duluth Outdoors is to be an online network for the outdoors community in the Arrowhead region of Lake Superior. Our indexed information is meant to provide visitors with recreational opportunities. Duluth is known for its outdoor recreation and now visitors and local outdoor enthusiasts can access those opportunities through one inclusive site.
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Retribution Gospel Choir – “Maharisha”
New Retribution Gospel Choir video by Dan Dresser.
Bill Meier — “Katelyn”
Video by Tomas Soderberg, with Erin McConnell, Max Moen, Talia and Morgan Martens and Doug Odlevak.
The People Say Fox — “The Whaler’s Line”
Homegrown Music Video Festival entry by Emily Norton.
Bill, where’s your music video?
Bill, where’s your music video?
(Can a PDD “Homegrown” category be added?)
The Surfactants — “Aussenseiter”
My son and I put this together at the last minute. As a result, it didn’t get shown at Zinema 2 last night during the Homegrown Music Video Festival and it won’t be shown at during the encore tonight … however, you can see it on Sunday at Chester Creek Cafe and you can watch the hell out of it on the web. Thanks to Annie Dugan for organizing another great event!
Aaron Gall and the Likely Story – “White Boy Drunk”
This is Eric Dubnicka and Jessica Hall’s contribution to the Homegrown Music Video Festival. There is an encore presentation of the video festival Tuesday night at Teatro Zuccone and a double encore on Sunday at Chester Creek Cafe.