A large and unsightly elm tree was removed by the NickMoore Hotel grounds crew from the backyard of a downhill neighbor June 20. NickMoore Hotel guests will now see a greatly improved downtown Duluth and harbor view. “We’re pleased with the speed and efficiency of our work crew and we think guests will be happy … More For immediate release: NickMoore Hotel crews improve guest room views
I’m no chess master but I can outsmart a bunch of third graders. At least that’s what I thought when a teacher asked me to start a chess club at Lowell Elementary School in Duluth this spring. It turns out the video game generation can learn the rules, pieces and strategy of old-fashioned board games … More The chess master speaks…
The sky put on a magic show during our stay at Grand Marais last weekend. Jen and I hiked out to the harbor light house as the sun was going down behind Cook County hills Friday night. We were staying in town for the Le Grand Du Nord gravel cycling race. I endured the painful … More Grand Marais magic
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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