Paul Lundgren, Author at Perfect Duluth Day

Putting Duluth on the map

Sep 17, 2015 2 Comments

Posting the Duluth Fire button to the Duluth Button Collection recently made me think of the Duluth Experience logo, which reminded me that Perfect Duluth Day briefly had an on-the-map logo at the end of 2003, before the official and current logo was developed in 2004.

Are there other logos putting Duluth on the map? And yes, I did notice the mark on the Duluth Fire map seems to be placed over Floodwood. I also think the old PDD logo artist intentionally made it look like the tip of Lake of the Woods was broken off.

Art

What was that thing by the old Arrowhead Bridge?

Sep 16, 2015 6 Comments

Shortly after the “Postcards from the Arrowhead Bridge” post went up, my distant cousin started calling and emailing with the question, “What was that little thing in St. Louis Bay, on the Superior side of the Arrowhead Bridge, looking north?” So let’s finally get to the bottom of that.

History Arrowhead Bridge, Queries

Duluth 2015 Primary Election Results

Sep 15, 2015 2 Comments

With 41 out of 41 precincts reporting, Emily Larson and Chuck Horton are the winning candidates in the mayoral race, advancing to the General Election in November. Jay Fosle and Janet Kennedy advance in the Fifth District City Council race.

Fifth District Duluth City Councilor
(Top two candidates advance to General Election)
Jay Fosle – 945 | 56.08%
Janet Kennedy – 671 | 39.82%
Allan Beaulier – 44 | 2.61%
Derrick Ellis – 25 | 1.48%

At-large Duluth School Board Member
(Top two candidates advance to General Election)
Renee K. VanNett – 3,351 | 44.70%
Alanna Oswald – 2,437 | 32.51%
Jim H. Unden – 1,708 | 22.79%

District Two Duluth School Board Member
(Top two candidates advance to General Election)
David Kirby – 1,044 | 58.65%
Charles Obije – 461 | 25.9%
Jane Hammerstrom Hoffman – 275 | 15.45%

News and Current Affairs, Politics Election Information

R.I.P. Norm’s Beer & Brats, Cedar Lounge as it once was and the Loading Zone in all it’s glory

Sep 14, 2015 4 Comments

A few notes on Superior bars:

Norm’s Beer & Brats held a “Final Bash” over the weekend. According to its Facebook page, the bar will be moving early next week. “The old building will still be open for business tomorrow for tacos (since last week got all kinds of messed up with the power outage), and all week including Friday and Saturday,” reads a post published today. “Our new home is currently known as the Cedar Lounge. Be sure to check it out!”

Update: It seems the Norm’s / Cedar Lounge deal fell through.

News and Current Affairs, R.I.P. Bars / Drinking Establishments, Superior

You can’t put a campaign sign there

Sep 12, 2015 6 Comments

One of the more clever Facebook pages of recent times has to be “You can’t put a campaign sign there,” which launched on Sept. 9. The candidates probably didn’t place the signs themselves, of course, but it’s still amusing.

After three days, Chuck Horton leads the race with seven allegedly illegal sign placements, followed by Howie Hanson and Karl Spring, who each have just one. (That’s just counting the gallery images; it looks like there are also a few “visitor posts” that aren’t in the gallery.)

That’s quite a lead for Horton, but at this stage Perfect Duluth Day’s prognosticators still think it’s too close to call.

News and Current Affairs, Politics Election Information

Missing Person: Sheila Lou St. Clair

Sep 12, 2015 No Comments

The Duluth Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing person — Sheila Lou St. Clair. She is a 48-year-old Native American female, 5’5″ tall, 125 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes. St. Clair has not been seen since sometime before Sept. 1 in the area of the 100 block of West Third Street. If you know St. Clair’s whereabouts call 911.

News and Current Affairs Missing Persons

Where in Superior?

Sep 12, 2015 2 Comments

Photos Where in Duluth?

Google Fiber Update

Sep 11, 2015 3 Comments

USA Today reports Google Fiber is considering three new cities for its high-speed Internet service: San Diego, Irvine and Louisville.

Don’t worry, Duluth is in line for a new project: Google Chopped Liver.

News and Current Affairs Geeky, Google Fiber

Duluth 2015 Primary Election Sample Ballot

Sep 08, 2015 No Comments

Keep in mind:

District candidates will appear on the ballot only in the specified districts. Duluth City Council District 5 represents West Duluth and neighborhoods farther west. Duluth School Board District 2 represents the Endion, Congdon, Chester Park and Kenwood areas.

News and Current Affairs, Politics Election Information

Pride.

Sep 05, 2015 No Comments

Sharon Needles at Bayfront Park during the Duluth Superior Pride Festival.

Events

Iron Range restaurant reviewed in New York Times

Sep 04, 2015 No Comments

Mr. Roberts Restaurant and Resort in Pengilly will be featured in this Sunday’s edition of the New York Times. Duluth-based writer Robert Lillegard reviews the “surprising new flavors” chef Sarah Master has brought to the lakeside eatery. The article was published online today:

In Minnesota’s Iron Range, Midwestern with a modern twist

Master is a Pengilly native who left her position as executive chef at Minneapolis’ Café Barbette to form a business partnership with Dan Beckwith, opening their restaurant and resort in early June.

Random, Restaurants Iron Range, Mr. Roberts Resort, New York Times

First Listen: Low’s Ones and Sixes

Sep 04, 2015 3 Comments

The new album by Duluth band Low is available to stream above, via NPR’s First Listen. CDs, LPs and mp3s will be in stores on Sept. 11.

Music Low

Landscape photographer Peter Lik is on the North Shore

Sep 04, 2015 1 Comment

Stone Spirit As I hiked the shores of Lake Superior searching for a shot of the lighthouse I noticed the shoreline. Lichen of all colors looked like a tapestry over the rocks and rounded pebbles looked amazing with their contrast in shape and colour. Sometimes I like isolating a single element, searching for the unseen. It gives me a challenge, capturing things that we would otherwise walk by. Soft afternoon light set the scene and the moment felt right when I pressed the shutter. #minnesota #splitrocklighthouse #statepark #photography #photo #picoftheday #outside #nature #simplethings

A photo posted by Peter Lik (@peterlik) on Sep 3, 2015 at 12:16pm PDT

Photographer Peter Lik, who has shot some of the world’s most incredible landscapes, was on the North Shore of Lake Superior this week.

Photos North Shore of Lake Superior

Duluth Air Line: Taking in the sight in 1908

Sep 03, 2015 4 Comments

What in tarnation is going on here? Well, this postcard image is clearly a photo studio gag and not a snapshot of two handsome fellows in a hot air balloon over Duluth.

History Penny Arcade, Postcards

NorShor Theatre renovation funding in order, ready for approval

Aug 31, 2015 5 Comments

The city of Duluth announced in a news release today the restoration Duluth’s historic NorShor Theatre could begin before the end of 2015, with a grand reopening expected in mid 2017, now that the project has finalized its funding sources.

David Montgomery, Duluth’s chief administrative officer, shared details with the City Council during its Monday committee-of-the-whole meeting. He said none of the funding will come from property taxes.

News and Current Affairs NorShor Theatre

Paul Lundgren Posts

Putting Duluth on the map

What was that thing by the old Arrowhead Bridge?

Duluth 2015 Primary Election Results

R.I.P. Norm’s Beer & Brats, Cedar Lounge as it once was and the Loading Zone in all it’s glory

You can’t put a campaign sign there

Missing Person: Sheila Lou St. Clair

Where in Superior?

Google Fiber Update

Duluth 2015 Primary Election Sample Ballot

Pride.

Iron Range restaurant reviewed in New York Times

First Listen: Low’s Ones and Sixes

Landscape photographer Peter Lik is on the North Shore

Duluth Air Line: Taking in the sight in 1908

NorShor Theatre renovation funding in order, ready for approval

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