Videos
Fairyland Park near Marble, Minnesota
This undated postcard depicts “Alice in Wonderland,” one of more than 30 scenes from favorite fairytales at Fairyland, a roadside attraction that operated from 1948 to 1972 just west of the village of Marble, about 80 miles northwest of Duluth. Pretty much anything one might want to know about Fairyland can be found on a PDF compiled by Tim Wick, son of Melvin and Faith Wick who bought the park in 1960. (more…)
The Silver Lining
This short video is by Duluth’s Chris Eckhoff and his Canon T3i. The music is Claude Debussy’s “Clair De Lune,” the third movement of his Suite bergamasque.
Visit the USA: Duluth
Written and hosted by Heiko Obermoeller for Brand USA’s “Visit the USA” website. Get your German on.
Rachael Kilgour – “Rabbit in the Road”
Rachael Kilgour performed in KUMD’s Studio A this week in support of her upcoming album, Rabbit in the Road and her Sept. 11 performance at Sacred Heart music Center.
UW-Superior Opening Weekend 2016
Two weeks ago a video post on PDD showed clips from UMD Welcome Week. Here’s some equal time for the U across the bridge — scenes from opening weekend at the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
This year’s UWS freshmen come from 175 different high schools and from 11 states — including Alaska, California, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and obviously Wisconsin. Nearly 225 international students are attending this year, the largest and most diverse international enrollment in the university’s history.
Itasca Conversations: Tales of Bovey (Part 1)
Agnes Hromyak, Lorraine Andrews, Ethel Deal, Patricia Walls and Meredith Jakovich meet at the Bovey City Hall Library to recount life growing up on the Iron Range. Video by A Plus B Productions.
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
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Tall Ships make James Gottfried wanna dance dance dance.
Cthonic Bedrock and Devonian Boulders
Patrolling Lake Superior’s Cthonic bedrock formations and Devonian boulders. Basaltic rock is dried lava sheets that decay into shelves littered with boulders at the edges. That is what we see here. Max depth 20 feet give or take a couple. Water has been cloudy this year due to rain, but finally cleared up enough here at the end of the summer to get this footage at one of my fave freediving spots.
They’re here! First-year Students Have Arrived
Student leaders, great weather, stunning campus, incredible first-year students: UMD Welcome Week.
Jeremy Schwarze – “Duluth”
A new music video … clearly shot many months ago … that … just speaks for itself. Directed by Brad Lester.
Slow TV: The Worst James Bond Movie
In Slow TV news, I’m taking a break this month from filming farming in meticulous detail to take you to a tourist trap in Switzerland. The World of James Bond museum sits atop Schilthorn in the Berner Oberland region because that’s where they filmed that one 007 movie with Telly Savalas. You might remember Telly Savalas from his classic Visit Duluth TV spot. George Lazenby starred as James Bond. You won’t remember him at all.
Duluth Tall Ships 2016 “Parade of Sail” Photos and Video Clip
Duluth’s Tall Ships Festival runs Aug. 18-21. The video above and photos below are from Liftoff Aerials (a/k/a the “PDD Drone”). The music is “Ocean Blue” by Duluth band Glen’s Neighbor from the album Behind the Door.
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…)
Dead Fish of the Northland
Video compilation of the dead fish I’ve seen.
Low Viz at the Ledges
The consistent rain this summer has made for a cloudy lake. Poor visibility obviates more adventuresome diving than this, so here I am in familiar territory, sticking close to shore in the crenulated shallows of the Ledges.
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.
Reflectivore – “7 77/March”
Director/DP: Kjell Kvanbeck
Written by: Allen Cragin, Ryan Rusch and Kjell Kvanbeck
“7 77/March” is the second collaboration between Reflectivore and True Norse Films. The first, “Red Looking Glass,” was released in December.