The stunningly bad grey fleece loon pullover was a great thrift store find but when we returned from our Iron Range shopping expedition I realized I made a horrible decision. I’ve become very good at finding bad shirts. My closet is full of ugly sweaters, tacky t-shirts and ill-fitting Orlon. The collection could … More Loon shirt vs. Bob’s bowling shirt
Shoppers never know what they’ll find at Artifacts vintage store in Iowa City. Last week I found Duluth. Artifacts is a regular stop on our Iowa City family visits and we’ve brought back a lot of great things from the place. Like the wedding ring I’m wearing right now. The store is crammed with old furniture, … More The price of Duluth gold in Iowa: 50-cents an ounce
This hardware store has plumbing equipment, hammers, paint, glue, drama, comedies, westerns and romantic comedies. Yes, someone turned an old neighborhood movie theater into a hardware store. Customers can watch the action play out on the big screen while they wait for clerks to mix a quart of paint or find their screen repair … More Minnesota or Wisconsin: Hardware store cinema
“So are you a Foreigner fan?” asked the photographer sitting next to me in the Symphony Hall press area. “I grew up in the 70s,” I said. “You pretty much had to be.” We were minutes away from the curtain on an “Evening with Foreigner and the Dave Eggar Orchestra.” That’s right. What’s left of … More Foreigner puts the classical in classic rock
35 Years in the Big Sky Country
This blog documents the photo-gathering roadtrips for RoadsideArchitecture.com (aka roadarch.com). That gigantic website covers buildings, signs & statues from the 1920s-1970s. The posts here offer about a dozen photos from each day of shooting. In winter, there are "news" posts about demolitions, removals, remodeling, restorations, etc.
Featuring student work from the University of Minnesota Duluth Journalism program.
Dispatches from the shores of Lake Superior
Exploring the North Woods
Duluth, Minnesota based birder. Sax-Zim Bog naturalist.
What happens when a Twin Cities townie follows his wife into the woods?
He farms! He writes! He paints!
Celebrating Historic Duluth, Minnesota
Dispatches from the shores of Lake Superior
Dispatches from the shores of Lake Superior
Dispatches from the shores of Lake Superior
Dispatches from the shores of Lake Superior
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