Put the legend of Bob Dylan, four bands and 200 drunken hipsters on a train rumbling through the foggy Minnesota north country and you have one heckuva rock & roll song. Each May, Duluth music fans organize the Duluth Dylan Fest, a birthday celebration for the world’s greatest songwriter and reluctant native son Bob Dylan. This year the … More Rocking on the rails at the Duluth Dylan Fest
Jen and I just returned from an Iowa trip and were shocked by the trees. The trees had leaves. The branches blew in the wind. There was shade. Everything was so green. Not up north. Spring has been cold and cloudy near Lake Superior. The trees are still in bud. The birds are still in … More Minnesota or Wisconsin: Spring green
Duluth tourists love to photograph the Ariel Lift Bridge, stroll along Lake Superior and shop at the old Fitger’s Brewery complex, but there are loads of beautiful places deep within the city not found in the Explore Minnesota travel guides. Mom and dad stopped in town last week to inspect the newly purchased NickMoore Hotel … More Discover the beautiful, secret parks of Duluth
I picked up a bad lighthouse addiction in Maine. Fortunately, I know a good dealer in Minnesota: Lake Superior. Here’s how I got hooked: The Maine Office of Tourism, American Lighthouse Foundation and the U.S. Coast Guard sponsor a Maine Open Lighthouse Day every September. The event opens historic Atlantic Coast lighthouses for guided tours, special … More Not the Lake: Two Harbors light
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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