Videos Posts

Short Shorts Film Festival 2016 Winners

The PDD documentary Honeycomb Hideout won First Place this weekend at the Duluth Playhouse’s annual Short Shorts competition.

See the first, second, and third place winners after the Read More link.

2016 Lake Superior Ice Sculpture Finale

Fat Tire Biking in Duluth

Duluth is known for being cold and dreary in the winter. The locals disagree. Duluthians ride their fatbikes as a way to get out and have fun in the winter.

From urban to groomed singletrack to downhill riding at the local ski hill, this is the future of fatbiking and Duluth is leading the way.

More Lake Superior Plate Ice Tectonics

This one was shot by Jacob Selander on Feb. 13 along the North Shore.

Erik Koskinen – “Nothing Without You”

Michigan native Erik Koskinen has called Minneapolis home for the past eight years, but he has a long-running relationship with Duluth, having performed here frequently for nearly 20 years. He returns March 5 for a concert at Sacred Heart Music Center. The video above was shot live at the Turf Club in St. Paul on Dec. 15.

More Icy Fun

Since the previous ice-stacking video posted on PDD is nearing one-million views, here are two more. These were shot by Ryan Tischer.

The Adjustments – “North Shore Sinner” Parts III and IV

The Adjustments are releasing their second studio album, At North Shore, with two concerts in the region. The Iron Range release party is tonight at Tommy’s Rainy Lake Saloon & Deli. The Duluth release party is March 11 at Carmody Irish Pub.

The Social Animals – “Let Me Go”

This video was removed from YouTube

The Social Animals is a band that formed in Duluth and now resides in Nashville. This live studio video features a song from the group’s not-yet-released second album, recorded at Type Foundry Studios in Portland, Ore. The band plans to return to Duluth in May to play the Homegrown Music Festival.

Video Archive: 1986 Denfeld Hockey

Denfeld 1986 Hockey DNT photo by John RottWith high school hockey playoffs underway this week, PDD takes a look back 30 years to Denfeld’s first trip to the Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament. The video above includes TV news clips of Denfeld’s Section 2 playoff wins (2-1 over Duluth East, 8-2 over St. Cloud Apollo and 6-2 over Anoka). The photo at left is from the victory over Anoka, shot by John Rott of the Duluth News Tribune (as featured in the DNT archives).

Low – “Into You”

New video for a song from the 2015 release Ones and Sixes. Directed by Jim Burns and Beth Chalmers.

Slow TV: Winter Share Packing at the Food Farm

See your Food Farmers pack up February’s share of vegetables and experience a phenomenon I like to call “maximum mesmerization.”

Lake Superior Ice Stacking

Video by Dawn LaPointe of Radiant Spirit Gallery.

Sticking Camera in Underwater Holes

Wait for it.

The Serenity of Freediving Lake Superior

North Shore 2016

Video by Chad Kirsebom.

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