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The Slice: Tour of Murals at the Kom-on-Inn

Jun 04, 2021 No Comments

The interior of the Kom-on-Inn in West Duluth is surrounded with Arthur Fleming’s oil paintings of industry that stretched across the city in the 1950s. The building at 332 N. 57th Ave. W. was constructed in 1891 according to St. Louis County land records and the bar took the name Kom-on-Inn circa 1942 under the proprietorship of Frank M. Crotty according to city directories.

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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The Slice: A Historic Classroom in Old Central

May 31, 2021 No Comments

Take a trip 130 years into the past with a visit to the 1890s classroom museum at historic Old Central High School. Visitors can view what a classroom at the turn of the century looked like and can even tour the iconic bell tower.

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The Slice: Spring Wildflowers

May 25, 2021 1 Comment

Naturalist Larry Weber talks about early spring wildflowers at Jay Cooke State Park.

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The Slice: Looking Up from Below

May 18, 2021 No Comments

“Looking Up from Below” was a video mural designed by Tom Moriarty and Daniel Benoit that was projected onto the side of Zenith Bookstore in West Duluth during the Homegrown Music Festival. The temporary art installation was meant to showcase whimsy in times of troubles.

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The Slice: Homegrown Music Festival 2021

Apr 27, 2021 No Comments

Duluth’s Homegrown Music Festival will be online again in 2021, due to COVID-19. In the clip above, festival director Melissa La Tour explains that musicians have submitted pre-recorded material that will be curated into daily releases on the festival’s YouTube channel.

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The Slice: The Art of Carl Gawboy

Mar 30, 2021 No Comments

A retrospective of artist Carl Gawboy was on display during the pandemic at the Tweed Museum of Art on the University of Minnesota Duluth campus. This video offers a glimpse of the works. Gawboy is a member of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa.

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The Slice: Staging Theater During COVID-19

Mar 25, 2021 No Comments

Joel Soukkela, general manager of County Seat Theater Company in Cloquet, explains the art of physically distanced theater amid the pandemic.

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Former UMD student behind viral Bryant Lake Bowl video

Mar 18, 2021 2 Comments

The drone operator who flew the crazy stunts in the Bryant Lake Bowl viral video has a Duluth connection. Jay Christensen attended the University of Minnesota Duluth.

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The Slice: Moira Villiard’s “Madweyaashkaa”

Mar 16, 2021 No Comments

Duluth visual artist and Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa descendant Moira Villiard reflects on her latest project: “Illuminate the Lock: Madweyaashkaa – Waves Can Be Heard,” featured in February on the St. Anthony Falls lock wall in Minneapolis.

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The Slice: Tips from a Northern Lights Photographer

Mar 04, 2021 No Comments

Photographer Travis Novitsky shares his methods for gathering images that capture the beauty of the aurora borealis.

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The Slice: Duluth Lakewalk Reconstruction

Feb 24, 2021 No Comments

Watch reconstruction of the Duluth Lakewalk unfold over the past year in this time-lapse video, compiled from footage via Veit & Company.

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The Slice: Snow Sculpting in Lincoln Park

Feb 17, 2021 No Comments

The father-and-son team of Steve and Austin Lentz transform a block of snow into a beautiful snow globe scene at Ursa Minor Brewing in Lincoln Park.

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The Slice: A Skaters’ Waltz in Duluth

Feb 02, 2021 No Comments

Enjoy a skaters’ waltz across Duluth’s harbor and see familiar landmarks from a different perspective.

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Making it Up North: Sarah Agaton Howes

Feb 01, 2021 No Comments

Sarah Agaton Howes stitched history and culture into her business, Heart Berry, specializing in contemporary Ojibwe art and traditional woodlands florals for a contemporary take on Anishinaabe stories and teachings.

WDSE-TV‘s Making it Up North explores stories of creative artists, artisans and entrepreneurs engaged in honing their skills, following their passion and realizing their dreams.


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The Slice: Birding at Sax-Zim Bog

Jan 30, 2021 No Comments

Alexis Powell talks about seeking out northern boreal birds at Sax-Zim Bog, about 30 miles northwest of Duluth.

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