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Jeno’s Pizza Rolls Commercial with the Lone Ranger

Nov 24, 2021 1 Comment

Among the achievements of the late food magnate Jeno Paulucci is the launch of the pizza roll, a pizza and egg roll combination dubbed “Jeno’s Pizza Rolls.” Paulucci died in Duluth on Nov. 24, 2011.

The 1968 television commercial embedded above was created by Stan Freberg and was a spoof of the “Show Us Your Lark” cigarette commercials of the day, which also utilized “The William Tell Overture,” music that was, of course, the theme music to the television series The Lone Ranger.


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Video: Wolf pack and pups walking old railroad grade

Nov 23, 2021 No Comments

This clip from July shows the Wiyapka Lake wolf pack — which includes six pups — walking an old railroad grade in Voyageurs National Park, about 110 miles north of Duluth. At the end of the clip the wolves can be heard howling.

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Exploring the Duluth Armory

Nov 22, 2021 No Comments

Duluth Urbex was recently granted a tour of the Duluth Armory. Built at 1305 London Road in 1915, the armory served as a military training facility and also hosted concerts and events until 1978.

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The Slice: Tim Kaiser’s Sci-Fi Musical Instruments

Nov 18, 2021 1 Comment

Tim Kaiser‘s instruments create drones and ethereal sounds that build layers of sonic texture.

In its series The Slice, WDSE-TV presents short “slices of life” that capture the events and experiences that bring people together and speak to what it means to live up north.


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Heely Tricks with James G: October 2021

Nov 16, 2021 No Comments

Another monthly installment of wheeled-sneaker stunts by former Duluthian James Geisler, also known as the hip-hop artist JamesG.


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The Slice: Dave Severson’s Bonsai Garden

Nov 09, 2021 No Comments

Duluth’s Dave Severson’s has spent 25 years pruning bonsai trees for his backyard garden.

In its series The Slice, WDSE-TV presents short “slices of life” that capture the events and experiences that bring people together and speak to what it means to live up north.


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Richardson Bros. House Swarmed by Cops

Nov 06, 2021 1 Comment

One of the hazards of living in a house full of props is getting cops called on your casket.

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Video: Bobcat kittens pestering their mom

Nov 04, 2021 No Comments

A bobcat and her two kittens put on a little show for a Voyageurs Wolf Project trail camera recently. Although the University of Minnesota research project has caught bobcats on camera numerous times, this is the first clip that includes kittens.


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Lake Superior Aquaman media hits

Nov 03, 2021 No Comments

Documenting all extant media coverage of my exploits since 2005. Sharing them here. Articles, interviews, TV, radio, all the things:

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Steve’s Overpopulated One-man Band – “Ranger Things”

Nov 01, 2021 No Comments

Straight from the Iron Range comes this Halloween medley by Steve Solkela. The music was recorded at Kaleva Hall in Virginia. The medley includes: “Ranger Things Parody,” “Ghost of John,” “Play that Scary Music Bite Boy,” “Pass the Witch’s Broomstick” and “Zombie Taylor Swift.”


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Who is Rainbow Trout?

Oct 27, 2021 No Comments

Deep-cut classic country DJ Rainbow Trout is the subject of this new documentary, directed by Daniel Oyinloye of DanSan Creatives. Trout has been a volunteer on Grand Marais’ 90.7 FM WTIP North Shore Community Radio since 2001.

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Exploring Nopeming Sanatorium

Oct 25, 2021 No Comments

A few week’s back Duluth Urbex slithered through Nopeming, the former sanatorium located west of Duluth in Midway Township. The resulting video is a perfect primer for the Halloween creeps.


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Meredith from Duluth

Oct 21, 2021 No Comments

The neo-noir film Lonely Hearts was released 15 years ago today — Oct. 21, 2006. In the clip above, John Travolta and James Gandolfini — as detectives Elmer Robinson and Charles Hilderbrandt, respectively — disregard a letter from “Meredith from Duluth.”


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Charlie Parr – “817 Oakland Avenue”

Oct 20, 2021 No Comments

Duluth’s Charlie Parr released a new album in July — Last of the Better Days Ahead. The video for “817 Oakland Avenue” features animation by Drew Christie.


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Exploring Haddad’s Cave

Oct 14, 2021 No Comments

Where is Haddad’s Cave? What is Haddad’s Cave? Well, in the world of urban exploration, such details are sometimes closely held. This video hit YouTube yesterday on the Duluth Urbex channel.


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