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Grandma’s Marathon 2021 Double: Ninth or Tenth Annual?

Jun 07, 2022 No Comments

Eric Strand’s tradition of running a Grandma’s Marathon Double — starting at the finish line, running to the starting line, then running the official marathon — continued in 2021. The annual video package didn’t make it to YouTube until today — 11 days before the next Grandma’s Marathon — but hey, editing video is its own marathon, right?

Joining Strand on the 52.4-mile trek, which began at 2:30 a.m., are Andy, Andrew, John, Lance and another guy named Eric. All were impressed with the awe-inspiring sunrise over the porta potties at the half-marathon starting line.


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Video Archive: The First Half-century of Goldfines in Business

Jun 05, 2022 No Comments

This 50-year-old film is a sort of unproduced mini-documentary about Duluth’s Goldfine family, with particular emphasis on their roles as civic leaders. The family’s entrepreneurial story in Duluth goes back to 1922, so it can be viewed today as marking a full century of Goldfine family enterprises in the city.

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Ingeborg von Agassiz – “Higher, Higher”

Jun 04, 2022 No Comments

The latest from Duluth’s Ingeborg von Agassiz is “a song for basement-dwellers and night owls.”


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Squirrel Fighting Scaffold Match: Furball McGraw vs. Crazy Carl

Jun 03, 2022 No Comments

In the latest backyard battle in Duluth, Furball McGraw takes on the squirrel-weight champion of the world, Crazy Carl in a scaffold match. Video by Brian Luoma of Wild Cam North.


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Mack on the Mic at Anchor Bar and Grill

Jun 01, 2022 No Comments

As part of her new “Mack on the Mic” series, Comedian Mary Mack performed a matinee show at Superior’s Anchor Bar and Grill.

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


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Minnesota Historia: The Chief Buffalo Memorial Project

May 31, 2022 No Comments

Artist Moira Villiard presents a tour of the Chief Buffalo mural and the origin story of Downtown Duluth.

Minnesota Historia is a six-part WDSE-TV web series dedicated to Minnesota’s quirky past. It is hosted by Hailey Eidenschink and produced/edited/written by Mike Scholtz.


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Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Act of 1978

May 30, 2022 No Comments

This 10-minute documentary on the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Act of 1978 was produced by Sam Fulton and Mark Rogalski for National History Day on the theme of “Debate & Diplomacy.” The process paper and bibliography is at mn.nhd.org.


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Sean Kelly – “The Wreck of the Hotel Chris Swanson”

May 26, 2022 No Comments

Pennsylvania-based parody musician Sean Kelly has a new song that is focused on Two Harbors Mayor Chris Swanson, who faces a recall election if he does not resign by May 31. Swanson has been accused of having conflicts of interest between his business pursuits and his role as mayor.


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Best wolf pup howls from Voyageurs National Park

May 25, 2022 1 Comment

The Voyageurs Wolf Project is trying to raise $100,000 to continue studying 10 different wolf packs. If an adorable montage of the best wolf pup howls can’t get that done, nothing can.

The Voyageurs Wolf Project is focused on understanding the summer ecology of wolves in Voyageurs National Park, about 100 miles north of Duluth.


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Ingeborg von Agassiz – “My Little Red Heart”

May 25, 2022 No Comments

A new song and video from Duluth-based electro-folk artist Ingeborg von Agassiz.


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Minnesota Historia: Hunting for Ancient Agates

May 24, 2022 No Comments

What is it about agates that cause such an obsession? Let the experts in Moose Lake, the Agate Capital of the World and home of the Agate Stampede, fill you in.

Minnesota Historia is a six-part WDSE-TV web series dedicated to Minnesota’s quirky past. It is hosted by Hailey Eidenschink and produced/edited/written by Mike Scholtz.


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Dissonance Sessions: Charlie Parr

May 23, 2022 No Comments

Duluth’s Charlie Parr is the featured artist on the first episode of Dissonance Sessions, a video series that is part art therapy session, part recording session. Parr discusses his experiences with depression, grief, anxiety and family dynamics while delivering intimate performances of songs from his most recent album, Last of the Better Days Ahead. The show is hosted by Sarah Souder Johnson.

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Duluth Homegrown Kickball Classic 2022: A Short Film

May 22, 2022 No Comments

Photographer Kip Praslowicz gets all artsy with this video showcasing Homegrown Music Festival kickball athleticism.


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Duluth: A Great Place to Visit and an Even Better Place to Live

May 20, 2022 2 Comments

The aerial view of Bayfront Park during its yellow canopy days at the five-second mark of this 1991 Duluth tourism promo is perhaps the highlight.


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Trampled by Turtles – “Whiskey”

May 20, 2022 No Comments

Trampled by Turtles perform “Whiskey” at GLC Live at 20 Monroe in Grand Rapids, Mich. The song is from the band’s 2004 album Songs from a Ghost Town. The video was shot by Justin Razmus, Heather Kanig and Cooper Baumgartner and edited by 616 Media with audio mixed by Adam Krinsky.


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