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Mike Lindell dragged out of Duluth Buffalo Wild Wings

Dec 19, 2022 No Comments

Duluth was mentioned on the Nov. 2 episode of the NBC comedic talk show Late Night with Seth Meyers. During a segment titled “A Closer Look,” Meyers cuts into My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell, suggesting it’s strange he made so much money on pillows because he doesn’t look well rested.

“He has the energy of a guy being dragged out of a Buffalo Wild Wings in Duluth for stuffing barbecue sauce in his pockets,” Meyers quips at the 9:25 mark in the video above.


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Thundersnow in Duluth

Dec 14, 2022 No Comments

Duluth’s Mollie Johnson captured the sounds of thunder during this morning’s blizzard.


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The Embassy presents Boubville

Dec 13, 2022 No Comments

Duluth’s finest art cult, the Embassy, is planning an unusual fundraiser. WDSE-TV‘s Julie Zenner and Dennis Anderson chat with Emily Koch and Zanta about the irreverent version of a holiday festival called Boubville in this Almanac North segment.


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When Bobby Heenan broke Greg Gagne’s nose in Duluth

Dec 12, 2022 No Comments

Retired professional wrestler Greg Gagne mentions a match in Duluth on the new Vice cable television series Tales from the Territories. The anecdote occurs after the 19-minute mark in episode 3, titled “AWA: Bodyslams in the Heartland.”

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Mary Mack ribs Duluth on Tonight Show

Dec 11, 2022 No Comments

Comedian Mary Mack performed on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Friday. During the set she mentions her mother is “from that very bland Scandinavian country called Duluth, Minnesota.”

Mack’s parents are both Duluth natives and Mack herself was raised in Webster, Wis., about 50 miles south of Duluth.


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Alyson Hannigan: Duluth Streetwalker

Dec 10, 2022 No Comments

During its nine-season run on the CBS television network, the sitcom How I Met Your Mother dropped numerous references to Minnesota, the home state of one of the show’s primary characters, Marshall Eriksen. In season 8, episode 10, titled “The Over-Correction,” Duluth finally got mentioned.

The episode aired 10 years ago today — Dec. 10, 2012.

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Chief Buffalo Memorial Mural: Art in This Present Moment

Dec 08, 2022 No Comments

The Chief Buffalo Memorial Mural in Duluth, led by artist Moira Villiard, visually tells the story of a community and the descendants of Chief Buffalo, remembered as a prominent figure that led the Anishinaabe to permanent resettlement in northern Minnesota. Started in 2019, this project also features work from other artists such as Michelle Defoe (Red Cliff Ojibwe), Awanigiizhik Bruce (Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe) and Sylvia Houle (Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe).

Video via the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation, a community foundation that serves all of Minnesota with nearly $2 billion in charitable assets for community good.


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Trampled by Turtles with Alan Sparhawk – “When I Go Deaf”

Dec 07, 2022 No Comments

Alan Sparhawk joined Trampled by Turtles for a performance of the Low song “When I Go Deaf” two weeks ago at the Armory in Minneapolis. Gina Nagler Smith captured the performance in this video.

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Colleen “Boss Mama” Myhre with New Salty Dog at Radio Waves

Dec 05, 2022 No Comments

Colleen “Boss Mama” Myhre and New Salty Dog teamed up at the 15th annual Radio Waves Music Festival in Grand Marais back in September. The video was shot by Bear Witness Media for WTIP North Shore Community Radio, with an audio mix by Will Moore.


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Great Lakes Now episode: “Great Lakes Wildlife”

Dec 03, 2022 No Comments

This contains several segments including one about Enbridge Line 3 (@17:15), and a mention of Duluth’s “Water is Life” festival (@24:58).


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The War Widow from Duluth Who is Worried About Frances

Dec 03, 2022 No Comments

Forty years ago today — Dec. 3, 1982 — the dramatic film Frances premiered in American theaters. In addition to featuring Cloquet native Jessica Lange in the leading role as Frances Farmer, the film also includes a reference to Duluth.

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“Bird Love Song” by Cory Coffman

Dec 01, 2022 No Comments

Duluth’s Cory Coffman composed what he calls “this super cheesy love song from a musical that doesn’t exist.” Alexander Sandor is on piano, Adam Sippola sings and Alyssa Johnson of Blind Spot Creatives handles the video work.


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Climate>Duluth: Bruce Jennings of Vanderbilt University

Nov 30, 2022 5 Comments

Climate>Duluth host Tone Lanzillo interviews Bruce Jennings of Vanderbilt University. Jennings speaks to Health Policy and the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society at VUMC, his former professor and mentor William Patrick Ophuls, Economics for the Anthropocene as well as the Centers for Humans and Nature.


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Demolition of hilltop Central High School underway

Nov 22, 2022 No Comments

Northern News Now reports demolition of the former Duluth Central High School on the top of the hill began this week. The 55-acre property was sold in August to Chester Creek View, a New York developer, for $8 million.


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Explore Wisconsinbly w/ Mary Mack: Woodland Dance Troupe

Nov 22, 2022 No Comments

Comedian Mary Mack chats with Becky Taylor, creator of the Woodland Dance Troupe in Hayward.


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