Superior
Dial 715 for Superior
Beginning July 17, Duluthians must dial area code 715 to call Superior. The good old days are over.
Starting Aug. 14, some new numbers in the 715 area code will be issued area code 534. What are local calls now will still be local calls, but you’ll have to dial the extra numbers, so it’s pretty much the end of the world as we know it.
Superior reeks with booze and filth
This headline and illustration are from the August 18, 1917 issue of the Duluth Rip Saw. The story is without a byline, but was no doubt written by the paper’s publisher, John L. Morrison.
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Ubuntu Karmic Koala Release Party
The Ubuntu developers are moving quickly to bring you the absolute latest and greatest software the Open Source Community has to offer. It will become Canonical’s eleventh release of the distribution and will likely be supported until April 2011. With this newest release, Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala, you will notice differences ascetically, and there are also underlying differences in the nuts-n-bolts of things.
I’m not going to make this a technical review, I’d just like to get down to the fun.
I thought it would be a good idea to get some people together for a Release Party for the northern Wisconsin/northeastern Minnesota area to celebrate this fantastic release. Bring your friends, family, coworkers, even your boss!
Here’s some details:
- Friday, November 6 th, 2009
- 7pm-10pm? (or whenever)
- The Shack @ 3301 Belknap St. Superior, WI 54880
- You don’t have to be 21 to attend
- Wear your Ubuntu gear if you have it, bring laughs, stories, experiences, and prepare to meet some new people
- There is a restaurant if you’re hungry, also soda and a bar (if you’re over 21)
Please click here for a map and RSVP form.
I hope to see you there!
-Anthony Hook
Nemadji Wisconsin Point Burial Tour
Ever wonder what happened to all the remains from the old Indian cemetery on Wisconsin Point? According to this YouTube video, over 100 burials were “dumped” along the banks of the Nemadji River at the St. Francis Cemetery in Superior. Their bones and artifacts crop up to this day as the banks continue to erode.
