Videos Posts

Knife River Aerial Video

Adam Jagunich explores the mouth of Knife River, Knife Island and Lake Superior by drone.

Wooing Antics on the St. Louis River

“April is a great time to sit and watch the incredible courtship displays of ducks,” writes Sparky Stensaas on the YouTube description for this recently posted video with footage shot in 2011. The segments show the wooing antics of common mergansers, common goldeneyes, bufflehead and hooded mergansers.

“Here in northern Minnesota, the ice is just going out on the lakes and early returning male ducks are trying to impress the ladies,” notes Stensaas.

PDD Video Lab: Old Grand Marais Footage

In this edition of the PDD Video Lab we blend old film footage of Grand Marais from Richter Home Movies with “Easy Ride,” a song from the Doors’ 1969 release The Soft Parade.

This Week in Social Distancing: April 7

It was another fascinating week of online performances, instructional videos, virtual tours and more.

Heely Tricks with JamesG: March 2020

Former Duluthian James Geisler, also known as the hip-hop artist JamesG, continues his series of videos performing stunts on wheeled sneakers.

He has more than 33,000 followers on TikTok.

How to Juggle Longboards

From the Iron Range city of Palo comes Steve Solkela with this important lesson in riding two longboards at once.

Social Animals – “Get Over It”

Social Animals release the seven-inch record Best Years today. The group is self-quarantined during the COVID-19 pandemic, waiting for a North American tour with Beach Slang to get rescheduled.

The record features previously released singles “Bad Things” and “Best Years,” and the new single “Get Over It.”

OMC Smokehouse Cookbook raising funds for Lincoln Park

Tom Hanson of Duluth Grill / OMC Smokehouse / Corktown Deli and Brews / Noble Pour had to lay off 200 people due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s a big blow to the Lincoln Park neighborhood.

So Hanson is teaming up again with Robert Lillegard of Duluth’s Best Bread to publish the OMC Smokehouse Cookbook.

A Bit of Ren to Lift Our Spirits

A little entertainment for you. My daughter, Ren, is in a Superior-based band called One Less Guest. With the band’s upcoming gigs cancelled for the foreseeable future, she has been taking violin song requests and live streaming every few days in the hopes of lifting our collective spirits. I thought someone here might be in need of a little music on a chilly, homebound Tuesday.
 

Fairhaven Farm: Segment 1 of Northern Roots 2: Revitalizing Local Food in the Western Lake Superior Region

Local food is where it’s at! This video profiles Fairhaven Farm, an organic farm featuring an outdoor pizza oven located near Duluth. Information about how to sign up for community-supported agriculture shares is at fairhaven.farm.

This Week in Social Distancing: March 31

Another collection of highlights of people reaching out while staying in.

If you care to keep up with any of the artists or organizations shown here, many can be found in the Virtual Duluth Facebook feed. Others have been doing things on their own social media, and with literally every gig cancelled, many are taking tips via Venmo, PayPal and other methods.

The Playlist Presents: Cory Coffman

WDSE-TV‘s The PlayList Presents is a series of 5-minute segments featuring emerging musicians, including interview clips and a live performance. This episode focuses on Cory Coffman, with a performance of the song “Canvas and Color,” shot at Duluth Cider.

The PlayList Presents airs Thursday nights at around 8:20 p.m., after Making it Up North.

Iceberg Ride one year ago today *Do Not Attempt*

Do Not Attempt

Dave Mehling – “The Catfish Song”

Duluth native Dave Mehling covers Townes Van Zandt’s “The Catfish Song” in this video with images based on Tina Higgins Wussow’s short story “Wilting Point.”

Robot Rickshaw Emergence at the Embassy

Some footage for those who missed the Church Bazaar on March 7.

Robot Rickshaw | The Embassy