Duluth MN Outdoors and Adventure News from Perfect Duluth Day

Fishing Superior Bay

Feb 01, 2011 4 Comments

Anybody got any good tips for ice fishing on Superior Bay off Park Point? I’ve tried it a couple times this year but haven’t had any luck. I talked to a couple people out there, but most everyone is tucked inside their fishing shelters and I hate to intrude. I’m wondering: what bait are they using? How are they rigging it? How deep are they fishing? Actively jigging or just setting tip-ups? Best time of day? I’ve heard of big walleye and even sturgeon, but haven’t seen anybody pull them up. What are they catching?

Outdoors Fish and Fishing

Easiest ski trail in the Duluth area

Jan 31, 2011 18 Comments

In a land of steep hills and deep valleys, where can a beginning cross-country skier in Duluth go without fear of hills and spills? Check out the new trails and new parking at Boulder Lake on my blog. Now we just need Slim Goodbuzz to check out the adjacent Island Lake Inn.

Outdoors, Recommendations Skiing and Snowboarding

UMD professor in Antartica

Jan 22, 2011 No Comments

UMD Geological Sciences Professor John Goodge traveled to Antarctica to collect and analyze rocks to build a better picture of the continent hidden beneath the polar ice cap.

Check out the New York Times slide show Rocks, Ice and Science in Antarctica and the Scientist at Work blog to get your geek on.

Outdoors Geeky

1970s pop culture quiz on Piedmont ski trail

Jan 20, 2011 2 Comments

The cross-country trail at Piedmont is in great shape … but in what shape is your 1970s pop culture mastery? Know your Lip Smackers from your Mayberry RFD? Test yourself against the punny wisdom of Piedmont’s wooden signs at my North Shore blog.

History, Outdoors Piedmont Heights, Skiing and Snowboarding

Get in where you fit in.

Jan 18, 2011 48 Comments

I was out enjoying the local snowmobile trails yesterday and came across a man walking his two dogs; a man with his child and dog walking; a man, child and two dogs XC skiing (not the dogs); a woman walking; and a man riding his mountain bike.

These are all great outdoor recreational activities to enjoy and I am not mad that they are participating, I am mad that they were all on the state snowmobile trail. If I were to ride down a ski trail, or the Lakewalk, or a regular sidewalk for that matter, people would be calling the police and hopping up and down in anger. So why is it OK to break the rules the other way?

Micha Mellang’s Favorite XC Ski Places

Jan 13, 2011 6 Comments

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Outdoors, Sports, Videos Skiing and Snowboarding

Duluth Snowshoe-buying Advice

Jan 12, 2011 25 Comments

I’ve become a true Minnesotan — I went snowshoeing for the first time this past weekend. We checked out Lester Park and Park Point. I enjoyed snowshoeing so much I’ve decided to buy a pair with some gift money my generous in-laws gave me. Does anyone have any recommendations on where to buy snowshoes in Duluth? Any recommendations regarding brands also?

Outdoors, Recommendations, Sports Snowshoeing

Mike and Kurt’s Kiteboarding Session in Mahtomedi, Minnesota

Jan 10, 2011 6 Comments

Outdoors, Sports, Videos

Skiing at Duluth’s Bagley Nature Area: Nearly free and always fun

Jan 06, 2011 3 Comments

Smack dab in the middle of eastern Duluth is the only ski trail that costs a quarter to ski … if you’re really fast. Most people should bring three quarters. 75 cents buys you 60 minutes of parking at UMD’s Bagley Nature Area. That’s enough time to ski the 2.7 lovely kilometers of loops and hills twice.

Ski Hut Cross-country Ski Weekend

Jan 06, 2011 4 Comments

January 14 and 15

Lessons in classic and skate techniques. World Cup skate ski, boot and pole demos. Details at Duluth XC Ski Club website.

Outdoors, Sports

MinnAqua/Great Lakes Aquarium
Ice Fishing Camp

Jan 06, 2011 No Comments

Date: Monday, Jan. 17
Time: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Ages: 3 – 12
Cost: $15/non-members, $10/members

Join the DNR MinnAqua program and Great Lakes Aquarium for one of the Northland’s most popular winter adventures! Participants will build their own jiggle sticks, discover life beneath the ice, and go ice fishing on a local lake. All transportation, program materials and equipment are provided!

Please contact Lindsay Brandt for more information: 218-740-2027 or lbrandt @ glaquarium.org. Pre-registration is required! Registration deadline: Wednesday, Jan. 12

Events, Outdoors

Candlelight Ski, Skate, and Snowshoe event at Hartley Nature Center!

Jan 04, 2011 No Comments

Events, Outdoors

Duluth Lakewalk East Extension

Jan 03, 2011 6 Comments

The city of Duluth and the Short Elliott Hendrickson engineering firm are holding a design charette for phases 4 and 5 of the Lakewalk East Extension on Tuesday, Jan. 4, at 9:30 a.m. in the Duluth Radisson Hotel’s Great Hall.

The extension will be from 60th Avenue East to Brighton Beach. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2012. Federal, DNR and local funding has been secured.

The charette will discuss possible routes and trail design. RSVP Matt Bolf (mbolf @ sehinc.com) if you plan to attend.

Outdoors

A Guy in an Orange Jacket Climbing the Ice at Casket Quarry in West Duluth

Jan 03, 2011 16 Comments

I should note that this guy is using climbing equipment, and he’d he dead if he wasn’t, because he fell about three minutes after this photo was taken.

Outdoors Quarry Park / Casket Quarry, West Duluth

Mt. Bohemia Anyone?

Dec 23, 2010 19 Comments

Has anyone skied Mt. Bohemia in the U.P.? They’re calling it “one of the top ten undiscovered ski resorts in the world” which seems a tall order. Matching cheap Porky pass… The trees at the cliff bases look dangerous, plus the five-hour drive, but their promo video is classic. Somebody must know something?