Lake Superior Writers 2013 writing contest winners announced

Liz May 18, 2013 No Comments

Lake Superior Writers is pleased to announce the winners of its 2013 Open Theme Writing Contest. The winners and their entries are:

Kathleen Roberts, poetry: “American Dream,” “The Fisherman” and “The Soldier”

Jill Hinners, short-short fiction: “Tending”

Jim Brakken, creative nonfiction: “Justice.” Also, Brakken is the author of The Treasure of Namakagon, a fact-based 1883 lumberjack adventure available at badgervalley.com, amazon.com, and many museums and shops in the northland.

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Art

Serenity Rings: A Custom Chainmaille Accessories Shoppe

Ozone Bhaguan May 18, 2013 No Comments

Hello! This is a quick invitation for folks to explore my new Kickstarter project. We are looking to fund the new “North Woods Collection,” in which are five classic weaves of stainless steel chainmaille jewelry.

If you love chainmaille as much as we do you can check out my new ETSY online shoppe. For instant gratification, we have several items available in EG steel at the moment.

If you secretly harbor chainmaille desires, send me a PM and we’ll do what we can to fulfill your chainmaille fantasies. Thanks for exploring this project!


Art

Chester Creek Survey 2

Jim Richardson (aka Lake Superior Aquaman) May 17, 2013 No Comments


Outdoors, Videos

Awesome second annual Bike to Work Day with Mayor Ness

Hansi Johnson May 17, 2013 2 Comments

Great event, fun ride and good job to Healthy Duluth for making it happen!

It was great to see former Congressman Oberstar, Mayor Ness and a whole pack of cyclists rolling down to Valentini’s!


Events ,

The ongoing recent comments issue

PDD Admin May 17, 2013 11 Comments

For about two months PDD has been having problems with its “Recent Comments” feature — the menu item that highlights which posts have new comments you might not have read.

This week we installed a new plugin for Recent Comments that we hoped would be better, but unfortunately it isn’t.

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Random

Chester Creek Survey

Jim Richardson (aka Lake Superior Aquaman) May 16, 2013 No Comments


Outdoors, Videos

The most recent Nerd Nite was pleasant all the way through…

David Beard May 16, 2013 2 Comments

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Uncategorized

Underwater Optics

Jim Richardson (aka Lake Superior Aquaman) May 15, 2013 No Comments


Videos

Trampled by Turtles – “Midnight on the Interstate”

Paul Lundgren May 15, 2013 2 Comments

Video by students at the Bethany Lutheran College Media Arts department in Mankato.


Music, Videos

Looking for help mixing a CD

schmood1971 May 15, 2013 3 Comments

I know there are a lot of music recording folks out there in the PDD community, so I am posting this plea for help.

I participate in a number of drum circles with a dear friend. I had discussed making a CD of some of our sessions for her to send to her sister. My friend has fallen ill, so now time seems to be of the essence.

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Music

Diversity in the Media

David Beard May 15, 2013 No Comments

KUWS‘s Final Edition is a valuable local resource — a place where media professionals can reflect on the work they do and the impact they have on the community.

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Uncategorized

Hell Yeah!!!

BadCat! May 14, 2013 No Comments


History, News and Current Affairs, Politics

The Little Black Books – “Page After Page”

PDDTV May 14, 2013 1 Comment

Music, Videos

Granada Stage Bar

jakester May 14, 2013 5 Comments

Here is a photo I took of the Granada Stage Bar during a snow storm in the early 1980s, a few years after moving to town. I don’t know or remember anything about it, including its actual location. In my mind I think it was on Superior St, but that organ has been wrong on a regular basis. Anybody have any knowledge of it?


History, Photos

The Rise and Fall of the Red Herring (the old Rocket Bar)

brautigan May 13, 2013 6 Comments

Regarding the Rocket Bar renovation:

Well, folks, far-be-it from me to talk the talk and not walk the walk, but when a few hundred thousand greenbacks comprise the difference between the “talk” and the “walk,” well, shucks … it was a good run.

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History, R.I.P., Restaurants
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