The Duluth ship canal looked like an overfilled bath tub yesterday. Waves big enough to take down a tug boat rolled across the concrete piers and just snuck under the lift bridge deck. On either side of the canal, Lake Superior pounded the shoreline with white water, rain and heavy winds. The temperature was 35 … More Massive waves pound Duluth ship canal: Video at 10
I’ve learned abandoned shopping malls are a great place to find good Mexican food. Back in my Forest Lake newspaper days, I discovered a great restaurant called Mi Casita in the almost empty Northland Mall. Their food was wonderful. The cook poured a special white sauce on everything. I would go to Mi Casita once a month … More Minnesota or Wisconsin: Mystery Mall Mexican Food
A Civil War soldier has been Tweeting his battlefield experiences from my computer for more than three years. Pvt. Joseph French, a farm kid from South Chesterville, Maine, has told the world via Twitter about the bloody battle of Bull Run, the drunken antics of comrades and how much manure he hauled from the mounted artillery stables. … More Saying goodbye to Pvt. Joseph French
Minnesota has some pretty kick-ass rivers. The Mississippi is the superstar, of course, the blue ribbon champion, the ultimate ruler of all rivers not only in the state of Minnesota but all of North America. The Minnesota River is so sweet they named the state after it. The Red River is an angry, backwards cousin … More The Jack Palance of Minnesota rivers
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!
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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