The structure on Second Street does kind of look like it could have been an old church. But it also looks like it could have been a school or any number of other things.

The original First Presbyterian Church was built in 1870 and was replaced in...

Above article is from Feb 1, 1919 Duluth Herald, before they sold it.

So here’s a mystery … what happened to the Second Presbyterian congregation? Was the new church ever built? Why was it called the oldest church in 1920, but now we say the First Presbyterian Church is Duluth’s oldest congregation?

There is a larg...

Paul, thanks for joining us on the hike. I really enjoyed our conversation, and our shared UW-Superior memories. You’re always welcome to hike with the Brule-St. Croix Chapter, and we promise not to force trail tools into your hands … unless you f...

News Tribune, July 6, 1920

The Second Presbyterian Church building at 1515 W. Superior St., the oldest church in Duluth, was sold this weekend to the Pentecostal Mission. A new church will be built by the congregation on Second Street between 26th...

My inclination is always to write the last one, even though it would be the first one to be crossed off the list of acceptable spellings. Although when I Google North Shore Theatre, the first link that comes up is the NorShor Theatre using that va...

NorShor
NorShore
Norshor
Norshore
Nor Shor
Nor Shore
Nor-Shor
Nor-Shore
Nor-shore
North Shore

Multiply those ten ways of spelling it by two for theater/theatre and we have 20 ways to render the name.

I found a 1956 article that refers to it as “the Norshor Theatre” — one word but without the capital S — so it seems that the correct writing of the name has been a source of confusion for the entire existence of the theater. A basic Google search...

Also, not only in the drawing above but in the original marquee, there was clearly a space that has been removed. Comparing photos from 1963 and 2023 shows that during the remodeling “Shor” was moved to the left for the name to more clearly read a...

It’s not so noticeable until you start trying to stitch, but the filmmakers are actually zooming as they are panning, which means the segments don’t actually align. Because it’s 1980, the pan is not digital; it’s with a physical camera, so there i...

Thanks for pointing me in the proper direction. I do tend to wander.

I’m looking forward to checking out some of the trail you’ve described. A couple of years ago my nephew through-hiked from Jay Cooke state park all the way to Traverse City MI. About 500 miles in 6 weeks. One bit of caution, though: If you’re “mov...

We had a small orchard in my neighborhood along West Fifth Street. It was called “Grannies.” Never did know who Granny was. I always meant to go back to see if any of those trees are still around. There were crab apple trees growing on the Mesaba ...

Six years after posting this photo I’m provoked by a Duluth News Tribune “Bygones” item to lean in the direction of our mystery photo being from 1984.

News Tribune & Herald, April 17, 1984

About 400 striking workers at Diamond Tool and Horseshoe C...

It seems the version of the movie embedded here has distorted frames inserted for the purpose of getting around YouTube copyright detection.

So, if you’re watching and thinking John Burd and Logan Giese are the worst directors of all time, underst...

Ah ha! Yes. It’s added to the list now. Thanks for the heads up!

I have a 2024 album here.

I was trying to place the voice in my head that narrates Slim’s sordid tales and I realized it’s Ron Swanson. One genius deserves another.

An update on the ownership status of KQDS-TV Fox 21: Georgia-based Coastal Television Broadcasting Group completed its acquisition of the station from Red River Broadcasting and KQDS-TV Corp. on April 8, 2024.

I recently asked AI for an image of “a car driving on an icy hill in Duluth” and got this. It was part of a conversation with some colleagues from the southern United States, so this is now what they picture us doing up here.
 

Your TIF piece is a bit light and only covers the very basics. Maybe sharing more details is what is needed. The one that almost never gets discussed here or at an agenda or council meeting is the cons of TIFs, of which there are many.

The one tha...

I didn’t even mention Epstein.

BTW I got a comment on this column, over on the “Duluthians of Zenith” Facebook group where it had been posted. The comment bravely defended the rich and powerful, saying “Mind your business” and “if it wasn’t for bi...

New as of December 2023:

Reel Reflections
University of Minnesota Duluth students talk about how they are shaped by the movies they watch. Every episode focuses on a new person and a new film.

Available on: Spotify

I know this is an old thread but this is totally my house! This is so cool.

I think these are a good example of the historic use of the word “scrapbooking”… people just clipped things they thought were interesting to save for later. There was no internet or way to find images except going to the library or looking in maga...

Last year at about this time my place in the Central Hillside didn’t get mail for about 3 weeks. The post office has a hard time finding enough workers. It’s not a happy entity to work for, I hear.

This article by Beth Bartlett is sooooooo good!

Neyaashi

No problems here. Only appreciation!

What a delightful way to enjoy my coffee. Thanks for the great read.

Aside from the weather, there’s the matter of the Trump-appointed Post Master General’s austerity plan. Louis DeJoy is a saboteur who inexplicably remains in his position. Republicans will no doubt use the problems he causes as an excuse to call f...

UPDATE: I would like to apologize for calling Elon Musk “the world’s most obvious national security threat.” I misspoke. I meant to say the second-most. The title is held by a certain other litigious billionaire I shall call Agolf Twitler.

@Dave Sorensen: Thanks for this.

Some of Kathy Cargill’s sports cars cost a million bucks apiece. In this video she shows off her crappy garage in Colorado. It would fit right in on Park Point.

When we made our Cheerios donation at the Labor Temple on Thursday there was a huge pile of boxes on the table and we were told they had just moved a whole bunch of boxes to a back room. Donations will be taken there until 4 p.m. on Friday, March ...

What a dandy she is, far above everyone else. Cargill family has always been low key and respectful in the community. Wonder what the rest of the family thinks of her.