Dan and Joanne Devine, Fall 1947

Paul Lundgren Oct 11, 2019 No Comments

It’s Homecoming Weekend at the University of Minnesota Duluth, and in the spirit of that we roll out this relic from 1947, supplied by Kristy Roschke, managing director of the News Co/Lab at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. The photo is of her grandparents, Dan and Joanne Devine, partaking in homecoming festivities at UMD. Joanne was homecoming queen; Dan was captain of the football and basketball teams.

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Bob Boone and Leif Enger on CBS This Morning: Saturday

PDD News Sieve Oct 10, 2019 2 Comments

According to the West Theater Facebook page and a post on the neighborhood social networking website Nextdoor, CBS This Morning: Saturday shot a segment at the West Theater in Duluth that will air Oct. 12 during the 6 to 8 a.m. broadcast.

Apparently the show’s host, Jeff Glor, interviews West Theater owner Bob Boone and best-selling author Leif Enger. The Nextdoor post notes the West Theater will open at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday for a free screening of the broadcast. The West Theater Facebook page lists 8 a.m. as the time of the screening.


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“Iron Will” movie video with Duluth annotations

PDDTV Oct 10, 2019 3 Comments

The adventure drama Iron Will premiered on Jan. 14, 1994. Much of the film was shot in Duluth and areas near Duluth from Jan. 11 to April 1, 1993. The annotations below are a guide to spotting familiar people and locations.

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History, Videos

Lake Superior Bakehouse closing coffee shop; baking continues

PDD News Sieve Oct 09, 2019 1 Comment


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Gaelynn Lea – “The Long Way Around”

PDDTV Oct 09, 2019 No Comments

The official music video for Gaelynn Lea‘s new single, “The Long Way Around,” was shot, directed, edited and produced by Dave Mehling in Duluth, with assistance in the shooting by Rachael Stigsell and Paul Tressler.

The line drawings are by Lee Zimmerman. The actor is Vlad Messing.

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Postcard from the SS America “Booth Line”

Paul Lundgren Oct 09, 2019 1 Comment

This postcard of the passenger and delivery ship America is from some point between 1902, when the Booth Steamship Line acquired the vessel, and 1928, when it sunk near Isle Royale.

More info about the vessel can be found in two other Perfect Duluth Day posts — “SS America, 1925” and “Remembering America and her life on the water.”


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Twins done; Trampled by Turtles’ National Anthem video lives

PDDTV Oct 08, 2019 No Comments

The Minnesota Twins ended an historic season by bowing to the New York Yankees in three straight playoff games. But Duluth band Trampled by Turtles was able to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” before it was all over. Video via Jumbotron above.


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Duluth Coffee Pale Ale wins GABF gold medal

PDD News Sieve Oct 08, 2019 No Comments

Earth Rider Brewery was awarded a gold medal at the 2019 Great American Beer Festival, the world’s largest commercial beer competition. The Superior brewery was recognized in the Coffee Beer category for its Duluth Coffee Pale Ale, a mildly hopped pale crafted using single-farm sourced beans roasted by Duluth Coffee Company.

Ursa Minor Brewing of Duluth also brought home a medal. Its Thistle Dew won the bronze medal in the Scottish-Style Ale category.

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Duluth 2019 General Election Sample Ballot

PDD News Sieve Oct 08, 2019 No Comments

General Election polls open Nov. 5 at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.

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Politics

Duluth Trivia Deck Sampler #23

David Beard Oct 08, 2019 No Comments

Here’s another in the series of Duluth Trivia cards, from a board game found at Savers.

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History

Luke Redfield – “Ides of May”

Paul Lundgren Oct 07, 2019 No Comments

In the song “Ides of May,” Luke Redfield lyrically implores, “If I’m the one for you, baby, meet me in Duluth.”

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Music

Mystery Photo #100: Early Settler

Paul Lundgren Oct 06, 2019 6 Comments

This photo is labeled “Early Settler Duluth MN.” And that’s all we know. Who is this dude?

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History, Photos

The Richardson Bros. Podcast: New Episodes

Jim Richardson (aka Lake Superior Aquaman) Oct 05, 2019 No Comments

After a hiatus, we return with regular releases. This week’s episodes: “Menno Zwonk, Amish Outlaw: The Death of Professor Marrow.” This explicitly violent short fiction features a shootout in a house on Chester Creek. Also: “Diaper Island,” in which the Robinson Crusoe of Diaper Island tells his terrible tale. Warning: gross. And another Zwonk story, “The Tale of Crusty McGee,” about Zwonk’s yeast rancher in Superior. Also gross.


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Postcard from Lyceum Theatre and Spalding Hotel

Paul Lundgren Oct 05, 2019 No Comments

It’s not known who scrawled a date on this postcard, when it was scrawled, or what the date is supposed to represent. But the date is one century ago today — Oct. 5, 1919.

It could represent the date the photo was shot, but that seems unlikely. The date was probably written by someone who bought the postcard and wanted to remember the date of a visit to that spot.


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Blue Rock Coffee and Wine Cafe planned for Miller Hill

PDD News Sieve Oct 04, 2019 No Comments


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