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Win $100 Thursday playing ping pong

Jun 15, 2010 2 Comments

Have you heard? Table tennis is on the rise in Duluth!

Black Woods and the Duluth TT club are holding a 4-star international tournament at the DECC in late July — 50 tables, pro players from around the country and even the world! Don’t worry, there are events for all levels of skill.

And this Thursday, June 17, a promotional tourney is being held at Mr. D’s. First place gets $100 cash and paid entry fees for the big tourney in July. Also second place takes $50 and third, fourth and fifth get snazzy T-shirts. Think you got what it takes?

Sign up is at 7:30 and tourney at 8.


Events, Sports

Duluth Does Derby!

Jun 15, 2010 1 Comment

Duluth Does Derby

Did you know? Duluth/Superior has two women’s flat track roller derby teams!

HCRD – Harbor City Roller Dames
DSRD – Duluth Superior Divas

Last Saturday, skaters from MNRG, NSRG, FMDG, the TC Terrors and Milwaukee Schlitzkrieg all got together for an exhibition bout at Wessman Arena.  Pirates vs. Ninjas was a success!

Congrats to DSRD on their first event!

IF you are interested in participating, you can find information on each of the teams’ respective web sites. Potential skaters, refs and volunteers are encouraged to come. All skill levels are welcome – they can teach you!

The sport is growing fast! With this kind of action, a full bar and great local music during halftime, it’s no wonder!


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The things men do for love

May 25, 2010 7 Comments

In a tragic follow-up story to Swan’s post from November, Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen has gotten rid of his mullet. Apparently his fiancé didn’t dig it.

What’s next? Will Frank Nichols shave his beard?


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Don Ness interviews Skeeter Moore in 1986

May 14, 2010 6 Comments

Regretfully, this video has been removed from YouTube.


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Dirt Spanker Mountain Bike Race 2010

May 11, 2010 No Comments


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Paddles Up!

May 04, 2010 No Comments

The Duluth Boat Club’s Dragon Boat Team, the Invincible Dragons, is looking for a few good men and women. We need to round out our team with some power and style. A dragon boat requires 20 paddlers, a steersperson and a drummer (like a coxswain in rowing) and we have space on our roster.

The team will race in the Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival on Aug. 28 as well as two other festivals in the area. We are a friendly group of paddlers and athletes, new and seasoned, that take our competition seriously and take our fun even more seriously.  Skill, fitness, sportsmanship, and friendship are some of our key values on the team.  We meet roughly once a week for practice and usually will kill any beneficial workout with a couple of beers following. Anybody is welcome and we’ll teach you how to paddle the dragon boat stroke.

For more info send an email to megankress at gmail dot com.


Outdoors, Sports

Last Chance Bikers: Show Us Your Routes!

May 02, 2010 1 Comment

Monday, May 3, and Tuesday, May 4, are your last opportunities to show us how bicycling can be improved in your area! Fit City Duluth and the Metropolitan Interstate Council are working together to learn about the habits of bikers in Duluth. At these meetings you will be asked where you currently bike, where you would bike if it was easier, where bike racks should go, and other biking issues, and you will learn why this information is important for Duluth.

Food will be provided! Both meetings start at 6pm:

  • May 3 – Central Hillside Community Center (12 E 4th St)
  • May 4 – Portman Community Center (4601 McCulloch St)

Events, Outdoors, Sports

Last-minute Reminder for Bicyclers

Apr 25, 2010 No Comments

Fit City Duluth is hosting public meetings to survey bicycle riders in Duluth. Information gathered from these meetings will be used in a recommendation to the city and various other agencies who are interested in bicycle route development. The five remaining meetings will be held at 6pm at the following locations (and good food will be provided):

  • Monday, April 26th at the Piedmont Community Center
  • Tuesday, April 27 at City Center West
  • Thursday, April 29 at the UMD Garden Room
  • Monday, May 3 at the Central Hillside Community Center
  • Tuesday, May 4 at the Portman Community Center

Please visit fitcityduluth.com/bike for more information!


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First Thursday Motorcycle Ride returns!

Apr 22, 2010 4 Comments

You know the drill, right?
Get on your motorcycle, ride it to the co-op, have a cup of coffee, BS for a few minutes, then go for a ride with a bunch of random people, who knows? Maybe people you know. Whatever. Maybe we’ll even have a beer when we’re done. So get there, unless it’s pouring rain we do this. All bikes and all riders welcome. Tell your friends, find it on the Facebook … Twin Ports First Thursdays. See you there!


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Boundary Waters? Nah, this year, let’s paddle Nebraska.

Apr 20, 2010 7 Comments

When I was growing up in Nebraska, “tanking” was not … um … a thing.
I went tubing several times, but never tanking.
And I guess I got tanked.

I hope Nebraska doesn’t steal all of our tourists away.


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Duluth Women’s Soccer League

Apr 19, 2010 1 Comment

Recreational, Competitive Summer Soccer

Recreational soccer is an ideal fit for women who want to play just for fun.  It is non-competitive and beginners are not only welcomed but encouraged.  This is a great opportunity to learn the game, build skills, gather with women, get exercise and have fun.

Competitive soccer is perfect for women who have played competitively either in high school or college and are looking for a higher level of play one or two nights a week.

Register on-line at: duluthsoccer.com click on the DWSL link.

Registration deadline is May 1.

Games begin in early June and end in mid August. They will be held at Public Schools Stadium and some at UMD’s field.

For more information contact Kyle Elden 218-341-6115 or [email protected] or Trish Stinnett at [email protected]
Or visit duluthsoccer.com and click on DWSL.


Sports

It’s a whole new ballgame in Minneapolis

Apr 13, 2010 13 Comments

Time-lapse video by MPR’s Laura Gill


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“What Happens in Duluth, Stays in Duluth. Mostly.”

Apr 07, 2010 11 Comments

ESPN writer Paul Lukas traveled to Duluth for the House of Hearts Celebrity Bonspiel last month. His article is funny but clearly he respects curlers and doesn’t take any of the cheap shots that many national writers do. He includes lots of great quips, like “What Happens in Duluth, stays in Duluth” and even makes a run to Super Duper town and puts the Anchor Bar on the ESPN map (pictured below from the article)


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Duluth’s Oneota Football Squad – 1915

Mar 09, 2010 4 Comments

Oneota Football 1915

I’m not sure if these are junior high students from Oneota School or if they are high school kids and this is a community team for the Oneota neighborhood (part of West Duluth). Denfeld didn’t have an official football team until 1917.

I don’t know the names of any of the players, except the guy sitting cross-legged in the middle — he’s my great uncle, Sam Brassard. (Yep, Uncle Sam.)

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Countdown to spring

Mar 08, 2010 1 Comment

The ski hill at Chester Bowl is scheduled to stay open through this weekend, but it looks like Mother Nature may not be patient and cooperative. Already this weekend, the creek started flooding the bottom of the hill. So if you’re interested in taking or watching a waterskiing run at the Bowl, today might be your day. The lift is open from 4:30 – 8:30 tonight (Monday 3/8). The next scheduled day the lift is open will be Thursday, but that’s a long way away. Lift tickets are $5 at the concession stand. While you’re there, pick up a nifty Chester Bowl Hoodie or long-sleeve T-shirt at the concession stand.


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