Videos Archives - Perfect Duluth Day

Spike is an orphaned, hand-reared porcupine who, due to his close relationship to humans, was deemed unreleasable. Lake Superior Zoo gave him a forever home. Jessica Shold, Spike’s keeper at the zoo, says he has exhibited this “dancing” behavior his entire life — the result of being raised by humans instead of porcupines.

“We have a daily enrichment and natural feeding program in place as well as positive reinforcement training to ensure he has the best possible welfare and is content for his entire life,” Shold says.

Music: ZZ Top vs. Pink.

Videos Lake Superior Zoo, Porcupine

Diving the Condos, Early September

Sep 21, 2016 No Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POj01Z_o6AI

Duluth has a stretch of Lakewalk with condos plopped down on it. I am used to diving farther up the shore a ways, but took the day to dive in front of the condos to see what was down there. This was early September, a weekend morning, the last truly great dive day of the summer: warm air, warm water, excellent visibility, and blue skies. I spent several hours in the water in a state of bliss. For a while there was the gentlest of currents and I just let it sweep me up the shore. As soon as I got out the weather turned — I had caught the last of these perfect conditions. This is my favorite form of recreation in this northernmost beach town. Here is what I saw. I wasn’t setting any depth records, average depth 10 feet or so but so fulfilling. Thanks for watching.

Outdoors, Videos Lake Superior Aquaman

Video Archive: Nesbitt Island on Pokegama Lake, 1978

Sep 20, 2016 No Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlxFgxPalqg

Jay Freborg’s YouTube description:

In the mid-1970s the drinking age was 18 and friends built elaborate houseboats from whatever material they could find. Going out to “The Island” is what the typical high schooler tried to to do every weekend in the summer. It wasn’t uncommon to have 300-500 people under the age of 21 along the shores of Nesbitt. Over the years, Nesbitt Island’s sandbars and beaches have eroded but the memories have not. Thanks to Bernie Orhn for his forsight to shoot this 8MM film that I edited and put to music.

History, Videos Pokegama Lake, Video Archive

Fairyland Park near Marble, Minnesota

Sep 19, 2016 1 Comment

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.

The Silver Lining

Sep 14, 2016 No Comments

https://vimeo.com/181988890

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.

Videos

Visit the USA: Duluth

Sep 13, 2016 2 Comments

https://vimeo.com/181687677

Written and hosted by Heiko Obermoeller for Brand USA’s “Visit the USA” website. Get your German on.

Videos

Rachael Kilgour – “Rabbit in the Road”

Sep 09, 2016 No Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIdzu45UYhM

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.

Music, Videos KUMD, Rachael Kilgour

UW-Superior Opening Weekend 2016

Sep 08, 2016 No Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRcdPujDNgc

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.

Videos Superior, UWS

Itasca Conversations: Tales of Bovey (Part 1)

Sep 07, 2016 No Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB5hgrRoqHE

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.

History, Videos Bovey

The Color Run

Sep 06, 2016 No Comments

https://vimeo.com/181146299

With the 2016 Color Run just two weeks away we take a glimpse at last year’s run through the eyes of James Gottfried.

Events, Videos

Duluth Sailing

Sep 05, 2016 No Comments

https://vimeo.com/181092203

Jay Erickson philosophizes about sailing on Lake Superior and the Duluth Harbor in this 37-second video by Chris Ramisch.

Videos Sailing

Charlie Parr – “Moonshiner”

Sep 01, 2016 No Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PYz-c2EyrE

An intimate performance by Duluth’s Charlie Parr for the Blue Chair Chronicles.

Music, Videos Charlie Parr

Another Lift Bridge Time Lapse

Aug 31, 2016 No Comments

https://vimeo.com/180438153

Roux Duncan captures a few ups and downs of the Aerial Lift Bridge on a lovely summer day/night.

Videos Aerial Lift Bridge

Duluth Duluth Duluth is on fire

Aug 30, 2016 No Comments

https://vimeo.com/180457995

Tall Ships make James Gottfried wanna dance dance dance.

Videos Tall Ships Festival, Weird

Cthonic Bedrock and Devonian Boulders

Aug 29, 2016 No Comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OY2Wp3c9Gk

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.