Duluth MN Photos and Photography from Perfect Duluth Day

Giant Colossal Bob Dylan Statue Finalists

Mar 25, 2023 2 Comments

Location: The horizon, in the shipping lanes. Material: Reinforced treated concrete with steel superstructure. Height (above the waterline): 300 feet. Ships will have to navigate around this stunning monument.

The Committee for Building Giant Colossal Statues of Bob Dylan (formerly the Committee for Building a Giant Colossal Statue of Bob Dylan) is pleased to announce its 12 finalists! Thanks to a generous anonymous donation, ALL of the statues in this post will be built in the next five years. Thank you to our state regulators who approved this project, and congratulations, Duluth!

Selective Focus: The Green Monster of March

Mar 24, 2023 No Comments

Instagram is once again aglow with photos of the northern lights in and around Duluth.

The Committee for Building a Giant Colossal Statue of Bob Dylan

Mar 23, 2023 7 Comments

Proposal: Building a Giant Colossal Statue of Bob Dylan in Lake Superior by Duluth’s Aerial Lift Bridge Canal.

Selective Focus: Wintery PDDs

Mar 22, 2023 No Comments

Select photos from Instagram spanning mid-February to mid-March 2023, all hashtagged with the name of a certain website. #perfectduluthday

Sir Ernest Shackleton goes out for Bloody Marys

Mar 12, 2023 No Comments

The lake is out there somewhere in this desolate wasteland at the peak of human endurance. Pro tip: If downtown is closed up because of blizzard conditions, the Boat Club is still open because it’s part of the Fitger’s hotel, and they’re all trapped in there eating each other, but it’s open. A great place to hole up here in the last outpost of civilization during the snowmageddonpocalypse. That is a vat of pepper-soaked vodka. Bloody Mary review: 9/10.

Outdoors, Photos, Recommendations Bars / Drinking Establishments, Lake Superior Aquaman

A Paddle with Jeff and Jesse

Mar 05, 2023 No Comments

Outdoors, Photos Canoeing / Kayaking / Paddle Boarding / Rafting, Lake Superior, Lake Superior Aquaman, North Shore of Lake Superior

Selective Focus: Having an icy PDD

Feb 16, 2023 No Comments

Select photos from Instagram spanning mid-January to mid-February 2023, all hashtagged with the name of a certain website. #perfectduluthday

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Paddling the Pier

Feb 14, 2023 1 Comment

Photographer A. Hoppenyan of Noct Studium studio took this photo last night at sunset on Lake Superior next to the Duluth Shipping Canal. The identity of the person in the shot is unknown. Hoppenyan would like to get a print of the photo to the mystery paddle boarder, so give a shout if you can provide a clue.

Photos Canoeing / Kayaking / Paddle Boarding / Rafting, Lake Superior

Selective Focus: Having a PDD at the start of 2023

Jan 17, 2023 No Comments

Select photos from Instagram spanning the first days of 2023, all hashtagged with the name of a certain website.

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Harry Welty raises the flag with latest snow sculpture

Jan 11, 2023 No Comments

Harry Welty lit up his latest snow sculpture on Wednesday, an homage to Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal’s image of U.S. Marines raising the American flag on Iwo Jima on Feb. 23, 1945. You can read more about the famed photograph at pulitzer.org. If I were to hazard a guess, I’d say the artistic statement being made is that America has been through a difficult time, yet the country, its people and flag endure.

The sculpture is clearly visible driving up 21st Avenue East, at 2101 E. Fourth St. Welty spoke with Perfect Duluth Day in 2016 and KDLH-TV the next winter about his ephemeral artwork.

Art, Photos Harry Welty, Snow

Photos of an Empty Skywalk

Nov 16, 2022 15 Comments

The Duluth News Tribune recently published an article about the Downtown Task Force’s recommendations to improve conditions in downtown. This summer, I spent some time walking through the Skywalk system and was a bit shocked by how empty it was. The summer might not be the most popular time to use the Skywalk, but it wasn’t just the absence of people. So many of the shops that I remembered were gone. I didn’t intend to make a themed photo series about this, but I had my camera and kept turning a corner to find another impossibly long, completely empty hallway.

The Bass Players of Low

Nov 11, 2022 No Comments

The paper said the eulogy began: “Friends, family, and bass players, welcome.”

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Selective Focus: Fall Colors 2022

Sep 30, 2022 No Comments

The annual biochemical process is underway in Duluth and surrounding areas. Progression of fall and peak leaf colors can be tracked with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ Fall Color Finder.

Featured here are select images from Instagram showcasing nature’s palette.

Lake Superior Aquaman of Duluth Minnesota

Sep 10, 2022 2 Comments

I’m just saying.

Art, Photos Lake Superior, Lake Superior Aquaman

Selective Focus: Labor Day Weekend Aurora

Sep 08, 2022 No Comments

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This past weekend was aurora galora as the northern lights danced across Minnesota skies. Collected here are select images from Instagram.

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