Minnesota North Shore Fall Colors Report 2012
Are you ready for fall? Minnesota, especially the North Shore of Lake Superior, is known for its vibrate fall colors. (more…)
Duluth Home Appliance Repair Recommendations
We have a washing machine and dishwasher that are in need of medical attention. Would anyone be willing to recommend a good home-appliance repair person/company to come and fix them? They are not under warranty, as far as I know.
Roads and Poles
Is there any news about the Vermillion-Tischer road repair? Is there an estimated time of completion?
Also, I’m perplexed by Denfeld High School’s parking lot and traffic pattern with utility poles in the middle of a drive path. What gives? When will that be fixed?
Conservation district still accepting erosion reports from June floods
Private landowners in south St. Louis County who have yet to register erosion issues from the June floods should do so by Sept. 28. The South St. Louis Soil and Water Conservation District has already received more than 100 calls. New, undocumented erosion may also be eligible for recently allocated flood relief funds.
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Duluth synth-pop from the Electric Witch
Two debut albums from new synth-pop project The Electric Witch (aka Zac Bentz aka hey, that’s me) have just been released. (more…)
Teague Alexy – “All the Way Long Gone”
New video, directed by Joshua Priestley, from Teague Alexy’s album This Dance.
Get your geek on for fall
Fall is in the air and a young nerd’s fancy turns to thoughts of gaming! (more…)
Good Knight – “Good Old Days”
If you loved the “Hey Big Girl” video, you’ll hate this. If you came from West Duluth, I hope you can appreciate it. Much love y’all!
Wildwoods Updates: Of Sandpipers, Squirrels, and More
The pectoral sandpiper released in this series of photographs was found injured up the north shore, was transported to Wildwoods where triage examination led to a referral to the exotic vets at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in St. Paul. The sandpiper was driven to St. Paul (on a car already headed that way), and cared for at WRC. When it was back to normal, it was loaded back onto a car headed back to Duluth (its other occupants filled with State Fair goodness), transported to Wildwoods, and eventually returned to Erik, who took these amazing pictures of his release.
Town of Bell Cemetery, 1902 to 1915
Out in Bayfield County Wisconsin is the small town of Bell (within which is the more well-known unincorporated place of Cornucopia). Two little secret spots in Bell are the old 23-grave cemetery (photos above) and the Lost Creek Falls Trail (photos of that to come in a future post).
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Arrowhead Regional Arts Council seeks new board members
We at the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council are hoping to complete the roster of our board of directors early this fall. We have received two applications, and hope to receive several more, meeting the following qualifications:
a) one applicant residing in Itasca County;
b) one applicant residing in Lake County;
c) one at-large applicant residing in any Arrowhead County outside the city limits of Duluth;
d) one student liaison – an arts enrolled student at any of the Arrowhead post-secondary institutions, including those in Duluth.
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Cascade hops for sale/trade
Hey brewers, I’ve got some surplus cascade hops for sale. $5 per pound or $25 for a paper grocery bag full. Limited supply, absolutely no chemical pesticides or fertilizers used. Call or text 612-716-1104.
The Perilous Inlet 1 & 2
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqlQXrBMkcM
[Part two of this video series is no longer available.]
(Regular readers may recognize the first couple of minutes of part 2 as I already released those, teaser-style, not too long ago. Now the gruesome conclusion may be shown.)
This week: goat ladies, open houses and dragsters
Here’s a sampling of what you have to look forward to this week on the PDD Calendar.
You can attend some open houses this week. The YMCA is having an open house Tuesday through Sunday and Yoga North is having one on Sunday.
You can hear District 07B state representative candidates Travis Silvers, Jay Fosle and Erik Simonson at a live forum on Wednesday at the Play Ground.
Just to emphasize the passing of summer, Aaron Kloss opens a showing of his acrylic paintings collectively entitled “Awesome Autumn” at Beaner’s this Thursday.
Bayfront will be hosting the Lake Superior Harvest Festival this Saturday with food and live music and live demonstrations of blacksmithing, beekeeping, and “goat ladies.” I’ll leave the last to your imagination.
The Sixth Annual Burrito Union 5 & 10 Hour Triathlon will also be this Saturday in Pattison State Park.
Garfield Avenue will be the domain of hot rods and roadsters this weekend for the Duluth Drag Race.
So what are you doing this week? Can we tag along? Any upcoming events that you want to promote? Let us know!`
Little Free Library in the Twin Ports?
Someone asked on Twitter today if there are any Little Free Libraries in the Twin Ports. So, are there any around?
(While reading the blog, I noticed that Claire wrote an article for Publishers Weekly on the movement … maybe you might know?)
Is that the lift bridge?
Is that the lift bridge at 2:56? I also thought the fireworks scene looked vaguely Duluthy at first but on second and third glance I don’t see how it could be, the bridge is in the wrong position related to the fireworks unless they are coming from Superior. Anyone else care to take a stab at it? (more…)
Minnesota Chippewa could cease to exist by 2080
I’m not sure if that headline is sufficiently dramatic, or maybe overly dramatic, but I am just having trouble wrapping my head around this chart from the September 2012 (PDF link) Fond du Lac Tribal Newspaper (Nahgahchiwanong Dibahjimowinnan).
It shows the Fond du Lac people falling into a demographic abyss. Disappearing as a people by 2080. (more…)
Obama sucks; defeat the liar
The latest campaign sign to add to PDD’s collection of whack-job yard art is this one on Highway 13 near Washburn, Wis.
Duluth Album Releases in 2009
Ben Durbin’s Modern Antiques
Sweet Precious Time
(Feb. 20)
Available on YouTube
The Moon is Down
The Moon is Down’s Excellent Adventure
Automation Records Media Conglomerate (March 19)
Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank
Traveling Show
Available at consideritcorrespondence.com
