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Trampled by Turtles preview new album in hometown show
Trampled by Turtles will unveil tracks from their new album “Wild Animals” at a show in Bayfront Park in TBT’s hometown of Duluth, Minnesota, this Saturday. Christa Lawler previewed the Duluth Trampled by Turtles concert and album in this Wednesday feature in the Duluth News Tribune. “Wild Animals” is due out July 15, though some…
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Duluth ‘best place to live’ in ‘Outside’ poll
Late Sunday night, Duluth, Minnesota, claimed victory in the “best outdoors town” online poll put on by “Outside” Magazine, defeating Provo, Utah, by about 12,000 votes. The contest has drawn a lot of attention in Duluth, and some good-natured chiding here at my blog. After all, what could an online magazine poll really mean for…
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Duluth’s Glensheen Mansion as seen from the air
In case you’ve ever wondered what Duluth’s historic Glensheen Mansion looks like to seagulls and/or CIA drones, this remote-cam flyover video by Cory Fechner should give you a pretty good idea. Glensheen Mansion Aerial Fly Over from Cory Fechner on Vimeo. Seeing this place always reminds me that I could slide into being an eccentric…
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Oh, just vote Duluth already
I often chastise Iron Range leadership for wasting time arguing over meaningless resolutions about new forms of mining. So, how should I feel about the entire city of Duluth, in its comparatively stronger and more diverse economic position, spending an inordinate amount of time trying to win an online poll for “Best Outdoors Place to Live”…
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June icebergs linger longer on Lake Superior
Contrary to appearances, this is not a Coors Light TV ad. This is real life. MPR and others are reporting the Wisconsin DNR’s discovery of more icebergs patrolling the frigid waters of Lake Superior, even well into the summer month of June. Lake Superior stays cold all year round, but usually the ice is completely…
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A year out: MN teen sleeps outside through hard winter
Rudy Hummel, 17, of Hermantown, will spend one more week sleeping outside his northern Minnesota home before a long-awaited return to the indoors this Saturday. Hummel has slept outside every night for nearly a year. Yes. In northern Minnesota. Some nice writing from Sam Cook at the Duluth News Tribune: [Hummel] started with the idea…
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Blood on the tracks, ice in the harbor
Some cool events are happening in Duluth today and through the weekend. Tonight you can catch the “Blood on the Tracks Express,” an actual no-messing-around moving train that has live music and hospitality. The event is part of Duluth’s Dylan Festival, which mostly wrapped up last week (along with Dylan Days in Dylan’s hometown of Hibbing).…
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Duluth vs. Minneapolis showdown in online vote
A brutal civil war among Minnesota hipsters has broken out after the announcement that the cities of Duluth and Minneapolis both advanced to the Midwestern finals in Outdoor Magazine’s “Best Place to Live in America” online voting. Voting continues through Thursday. From Canal Park to Hell’s Kitchen, men with scraggly beards and women with fashionable…
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See 13 hours of meat cooking on Duluth TV
Bob Collins with MPR’s News Cut blog found this gem of a story. Arby’s has been having some commercial success with its smokehouse brisket. That’s not normally news in my world, though I do enjoy slow cooked meat. To advertise their hit sandwich, and prove to the naysayers that their brisket really is smoked over…
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Great Northern Radio Show to air in Duluth
103.3 KUMD in Duluth will rebroadcast our latest edition of the Great Northern Radio Show, recorded live in Virginia, Minnesota, earlier this spring. The show airs from 10 a.m. to noon on Monday, May 26, 2014: Memorial Day. For those enjoying a day outside or traveling to and from the various Memorial Day ceremonies around…
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Costco considers Duluth for 2016 expansion
UPDATE: Duluth officials are denying this report. A commercial development blog in Duluth reports that the city is on the retail giant Costco’s list for potential new markets in 2016. CDinDuluth says: Unfamiliar with Costco? We don’t blame you as there are no locations in Northern Minnesota and they’re relatively new to the Minnesota market.…
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SS James L. Oberstar hails namesake in Duluth harbor
Yesterday, mourners commemorated the late Rep. Jim Oberstar at his funeral in Potomac, Maryland. Meanwhile, in Oberstar’s native northern Minnesota a maritime tribute took place in the Port of Duluth. The James L. Oberstar, an iron ore freighter named for the venerated Iron Range political leader, made its first entrance into Duluth for the season.…
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Northern Minnesota’s 3rd snowiest winter on record
With last night’s snow, Duluth, Minnesota, has now posted its third-snowiest winter on record. Several media outlets are reporting the news. While we didn’t break the records for “overall” cold, we also broke the record for number of consecutive days below zero back in January and February. Related posts: No related posts.
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Duluth Homegrown: on the rise and coming soon
If I were a fancy free singleton or DINK (Double Income, No Kids) I’d want to be at the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival, kicking off this Saturday in Duluth and running through May 4. Why, look at all these bands. Local bands. Duluth has a scene. A wholly-realized, by-God scene. If I were one of…
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Video game lets you fight zombies in Duluth, MN
Lake Voice News reports that two University of Minnesota Duluth students created a new zombie-fighting video game set in Duluth. The game “Left 4 Duluth” features scenes in several iconic Duluth locations, including the UMD campus, the Aerial Lift Bridge and other downtown areas. Mayor Don Ness voiced several cameos in the game, including emergency…