Paul Lundgren Posts

Monthly Grovel: October 2019 Edition

Oct 03, 2019 No Comments
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In the past year — from October 2018 through September 2019 — the PDD Calendar published 7,971 Duluth-area events. Each one was edited by a human being before the “publish” button was pushed.

It’s a tremendous amount of work to keep up with all the submissions from the more than 1,000 organizations that have sent us info about their concerts, plays, cake walks and bunco tournaments. That’s why once a month we set our dignity aside and remind readers how much we appreciate their financial support.

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Guide to Duluth-area Podcasts in 2019

Sep 30, 2019 11 Comments

Podcasts have been a thing for about 15 years, but the medium has only been popular for maybe five years. Duluth has followed that trend, going from just one or two downloadable online audio productions in the early days to more than a two-dozen now. Some are specifically about Duluth, others feature people from the region speaking to the world about subject matter ranging from popular culture to health and wellness.

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Upset Duluth: Collapsing Driveway Edition

Sep 26, 2019 No Comments

Story link: “Duluth pastor tweets to appeal church matter”


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Duluth Library Wildcats Women’s Hockey Team of 1929

Sep 24, 2019 3 Comments

Not much is known about the Duluth Library Wildcats. The photo above is from the Duluth Public Library’s Facebook page, and is from a slide titled “Library Wildcats,” found in the staff section of the library’s slides.

“There isn’t a lot more information than that, but a librarian is on the case and she’ll be looking for more on this story,” the library’s Facebook post noted.


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National Geographic’s Duluth of 1949

Sep 23, 2019 1 Comment

Roy and Edythe Halvorson of Duluth sit in their living room and look out at skiers. Kodachrome photo from National Geographic, September 1949.

National Geographic magazine published a feature story on Minnesota in its September 1949 issue. The article marked Minnesota’s 100th year in legal existence as a territory of the United States.

Duluth, the Iron Range and Superior National Forest were part of the story, titled “Minnesota Makes Ideas Pay,” which features numerous photos by B. Anthony Stewart and Jack E. Fletcher.

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History

Postcard from the Pier in Rough Weather

Sep 19, 2019 No Comments

This postcard of the Duluth Shipping Canal was mailed 110 years ago today — Sept. 19, 1909. The postmark fades out a bit, but other details on the card indicate it was mailed from Orr, Minn. to a resident in Duluth’s Friendly West End.

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Aerial Bridge and Duluth Waterfront view from Observation Hill

Sep 18, 2019 No Comments

This photo from Detroit Publishing Company is copyright 1906. The photographer is not credited.


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Mystery Photo #99: Duluthian in uniform

Sep 17, 2019 11 Comments

Who is this guy and what’s his deal? His hat bears the number 581. The photo is from Christensen Photography of Duluth, Minn.

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Lester River Fish Hatchery circa 1900

Sep 12, 2019 No Comments

The state fish hatchery at 6008 London Road, near the mouth of Lester River in Duluth, was constructed in 1888 and operated until 1946. The photo above, from Detroit Publishing Company, is dated by the Library of Congress as “between 1900 and 1910.”

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Postcards from the Sunrise Motel

Sep 11, 2019 No Comments

The undated postcard above, published by Elton H. Gujer Company of Duluth, depicts the Sunrise Motel in Hermantown.

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Peter, Paul & Mary – “Love City (Postcards to Duluth)”

Sep 09, 2019 No Comments

The famed folk trio of tenor Peter Yarrow, baritone Noel Paul Stookey and contralto Mary Travers parenthetically referenced Duluth with the 1968 single “Love City.”

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Mystery Photos: Howorth Photography

Sep 08, 2019 6 Comments

These two cabinet cards presumably feature two different women, although they look a touch similar. The mystery isn’t just who they are, but also what the deal was with Howorth.

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Monthly Grovel: September 2019 Edition

Sep 05, 2019 No Comments
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In the past year — from September 2018 through August 2019 — the PDD Calendar published 7,917 Duluth-area events. Each one was edited by a human being before the “publish” button was pushed.

It’s a tremendous amount of work to keep up with all the submissions from the more than 1,000 organizations that have sent us info about their concerts, plays, bake sales and bunco tournaments. That’s why once a month we set our dignity aside and remind readers how much we appreciate their financial support.

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Postcards from Duluth’s West End … not West Duluth

Sep 04, 2019 No Comments

A recent post on Perfect Duluth Day featured a “Postcard from the West End of Duluth” that was properly captioned by the postcard company. The postcard shown above, however, shows a similar scene and is captioned as “West Duluth, Minn.”

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Postcard from the West End of Duluth

Sep 02, 2019 No Comments

This postcard was mailed Sept. 2, 1939, to Donna Buhler of Toledo, Ohio. Her parents had just arrived in Duluth.

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