North Shore of Lake Superior Archives

Press releases supporting Giant Colossal Statues of Bob Dylan

Mar 26, 2023 2 Comments

The Committee for Building Giant Colossal Statues of Bob Dylan is pleased about the following press releases from the Building Trades and Essential Health:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MN Trades and Building Council Endorses Plan to Build 12 Giant Colossal Statues of Bob Dylan

[Duluth, MN] – The Minnesota Trades and Building Council (MTBC) is proud to announce its full support for the construction of 12 giant colossal statues of Bob Dylan.

The MTBC believes that this project will bring significant economic benefits to the local community, and we look forward to working with the Committee for Building Giant Colossal Statues of Bob Dylan to make this project a reality.

Giant Colossal Bob Dylan Statue Finalists

Mar 25, 2023 2 Comments

Location: The horizon, in the shipping lanes. Material: Reinforced treated concrete with steel superstructure. Height (above the waterline): 300 feet. Ships will have to navigate around this stunning monument.

The Committee for Building Giant Colossal Statues of Bob Dylan (formerly the Committee for Building a Giant Colossal Statue of Bob Dylan) is pleased to announce its 12 finalists! Thanks to a generous anonymous donation, ALL of the statues in this post will be built in the next five years. Thank you to our state regulators who approved this project, and congratulations, Duluth!

A Paddle with Jeff and Jesse

Mar 05, 2023 No Comments

Outdoors, Photos Canoeing / Kayaking / Paddle Boarding / Rafting, Lake Superior, Lake Superior Aquaman, North Shore of Lake Superior

The Slice: Hiking Kadunce River in Winter

Feb 17, 2023 No Comments

In winter the Kadunce River, an 8.5-mile stream near Grand Marais that flows into Lake Superior about 100 miles northeast of Duluth, becomes a frozen hiking trail.

In its series The Slice, PBS North presents short “slices of life” that capture the events and experiences that bring people together and speak to what it means to live up north.

Outdoors, Videos Hiking, North Shore of Lake Superior, The Slice, WDSE-TV - PBS North, Winter

Postcard from Elmgren Motor Court on North Shore Drive

Feb 15, 2023 No Comments

This postcard, published by the Curt Teich Co. of Chicago, shows the Elmgren Motor Court in the tiny hamlet of Clifton, just outside Duluth’s city limits on the North Shore of Lake Superior.

Great Lakes Now episode: “Great Lakes Wildlife”

Dec 03, 2022 No Comments

This contains several segments including one about Enbridge Line 3 (@17:15), and a mention of Duluth’s “Water is Life” festival (@24:58).

News and Current Affairs, Outdoors, Videos Great Lakes, Lake Superior, North Shore of Lake Superior

Postcard from Gooseberry Falls and River

Aug 20, 2022 2 Comments

This postcard of Gooseberry Falls — presumably the upper falls, northwest of the Highway 61 bridge — was mailed Aug. 20, 1952. The recipient was Mrs. Lester H. Dixon of North Vernon, Ind. The sender is probably her sister, based on the salutation. The signed name is Golda.

On underwater microphones and the acoustics of Lake Superior

Jul 28, 2022 No Comments

In this video, the Embassy‘s Sub Superior Festival (feat. Troy Rogers AKA Robot Rickshaw) teams up with Cafe Scientifique Twin Ports. They address the technical challenges of producing an underwater music festival, review favorite moments, and dream about the future of Sub Superior. Broadcast live from the Embassy’s secret Industrial Temple.

Music, Outdoors, Videos Lake Superior, North Shore of Lake Superior

Recent Aquaman banners from PDD’s Facebook page

Jun 13, 2022 No Comments

Outdoors, Photos Lake Superior, Lake Superior Aquaman, North Shore of Lake Superior

Diving into North Shore Photography with Christian Dalbec

Mar 31, 2022 No Comments

For the new Twin Cities Public Television web series Outside Chance, host Chance York ventured to Two Harbors and Split Rock State Park for photography adventures with Christian Dalbec.

Outdoors, Videos Christian Dalbec, North Shore of Lake Superior, Split Rock Lighthouse and State Park, Twin Cities Public Television, Two Harbors

Postcard from Lookout Point

Mar 23, 2022 7 Comments

“Lookout Point” is probably meant in a generic sense in this postcard, as in “a lookout point.” And if the illustration is based on what a specific piece of Lake Superior shoreline looked like roughly a century ago, that shoreline has obviously changed in appearance over time.

“Wild ice conditions perfect on Lake Superior”

Mar 10, 2022 No Comments

It was wild ice for a minute.

Outdoors, Photos Lake Superior, Lake Superior Aquaman, North Shore of Lake Superior

Winter of Discontent: Lake Superior Wild Ice Report 2021-22

Mar 06, 2022 2 Comments

The Wildest Wild Ice

This winter I operated as a lake observer from my hillside fortress of solitude. I dug my binoculars out and pegged them by the window to study the lake’s changes. Obsessed with the wildest wild ice — skating the big lake — I track everything to do with Lake Superior freezing. I track wind speed, wind direction, temperature, and preciptiation daily. In summer this helps me predict local water temps and clarity related to underwater video. In winter this relates to skateable ice on the biggest lake in the world.