Podcasts about perfect duluth day

Kelli tells Gar all about a piece of Duluth history he was too busy to remember: the Harbor Square Mall and Ridgewood Mall Smackdown.Thanks to Perfect Duluth Day for the cover art for this episode, which can be found here: Harbor Square Mall

Scott Lunt, also known as Starfire, is the guitarist and vocalist for Father Hennepin, founder of Homegrown Music Festival and Perfect Duluth Day, plus a radio DJ at The North (among other skills and hobbies). He joins hosts Jason and Terry to discuss how Father Hennepin came to be the first band to play at the cafe, Pirate Radio, the impact of Homegrown, travel, and more!New episodes on the FIRST TUESDAY of EVERY MONTH!

Kelli revels in the joy of birthdays past while Gar's recollections are as stoic as his Swedish family. Thanks to Wikimedia Commons for the episode pic of Chuck E. Cheese and to Perfect Duluth Day for their dates on the now-closed roller rink.

Jerry and Kelli discuss the early history of Diamond Tool, the place Jerry worked for a huge part of his adult life, with special focus pine trees and what the heck a calk is. "Ask a Duluthian" segment features a question about smelt.Thanks to Perfect Duluth Day for the picture: https://www.perfectduluthday.com/2018/03/18/mystery-photo-65-diamonds-are-forever-except-in-duluth/The Minnesota DNR for information about logging camps: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/forestry/history/logging-camps.htmlAnd Swanstrom Tools USA for some history: https://swanstromtools.com/about/history/

Gar and Kelli move from East to West Duluth, hitting the best spots for nightlife Back In The Day. Plus, a question about rude behavior in the Ask a Duluthian segment.Episode credits go to The Slice via Perfect Duluth Day: https://www.perfectduluthday.com/2021/06/04/the-slice-tour-of-murals-at-the-kom-on-inn/The News Tribune Attic: https://newstribuneattic.wordpress.com/2011/03/06/rio-pardo-1972/The Growler online magazine: https://www.growlermag.com/dry-in-duluth-the-story-behind-the-last-dry-neighborhoods-in-the-zenith-city-2/Tour Old Duluth: http://garon.us/images2/TourOldDuluth-Aubut-Norton.pdfAnd Zenith City Online: http://zenithcity.com/archive/historic-architecture/hotel-duluth/

Gar and Kelli talk about what it was like before the Miller Hill Mall and everyone shopped downtown. Plus, an Ask a Native Duluthian question regarding beards! NOTE: This episode is a half hour! We are but amateurs and have no idea why it says it's an hour and 12 minutes.Thanks to Perfect Duluth Day for information on Shopper's City: https://www.perfectduluthday.com/2009/12/01/shoppers-city/News Tribune Attic for information about Woolworth's: https://newstribuneattic.wordpress.com/2008/06/20/downtown-duluth-woolworths-1987/And Zenith City Online for information about the Glass Block Building and the photo (via the Duluth Public Library): http://zenithcity.com/archive/lost-architecture/glass-block-building/

Gar and Kelli talk about the old Bryant Elementary School, no longer with us but full of good memories of feisty teachers, Police Boys, avoiding the school lunch, and NOT respecting boundaries.Featuring a question about boat watching in our "Ask A Native Duluthian" segment.Thanks to:Perfect Duluth Day: https://www.perfectduluthday.com/2019/07/20/class-photos-from-duluths-bryant-elementary-school/The Minnesota Digital Library: https://collection.mndigital.org/catalog/nemhc:4046#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-211%2C-200%2C9071%2C5331https://collection.mndigital.org/catalog/nemhc:2489#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-906%2C0%2C5862%2C3445The Poetry Foundation: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/51639/the-evening-wind

If you've ever been searching for something to do in Duluth, whether as a resident or as a tourist for the day, chances are you have visited Perfect Duluth Day. The website is described as "Duluth's Duluthiest website" which features endless stories about local events, unique lifestyle stories and of course, there famous event calendar. There is truly no better guest for the For The Love Of Duluth podcast than one of the men behind it all, Paul Lundgren. Lundgren joined us to talk about how the website operates, how he became involved and how many hours goes into their large calendar of local events. He also touches on his career path up to the website and his book. Get to know the man behind the website you definitely have bookmarked on your computer with this episode of For The Love Of Duluth.

Perfect Duluth Day turns 18 tomorrow. It can get a tattoo, a license to be an auctioneer, vote, marry without parental consent, buy cigarettes, possess a stun gun, and buy lottery tickets in Minnesota. But one thing it's been doing all along is drawing attention to art and artists, and Annie Dugan thinks that's just grand. Read about the Frank Lloyd House that used to be in Cloquet and is now in Pennsylvania , and find out more about the one and only gas station the famous architect designed .

This week we have with us a writer who caught a wide audience with his recent Saturday Essay “Why Some Men Kill Women” on Perfect Duluth Day.  After a Duluth man was charged with fatally stabbing his wife not too far away from his home, Chris Godesy felt compelled to share his experiences and thoughts on men’s violence against women.  Godsey, who now works with the nonprofit Men as Peacemakers, shares what we can do to break down patterns of male dominance and how we can become more self-aware of our own behavior.

This week we are joined by Paul Lundgren of Perfect Duluth Day and Jason's son, Carter Skull to discuss "interesting" wrestling merchandise. We also discuss wrestlers in commercials. Need a little excitement?!!! Lots of craziness this week. Enjoy! Follow us: Facebook Twitter Email us at SkullbusterWrestlecast@gmail.com  

This week we sit down with Jason's long time friend, Paul Lundgren of Perfect Duluth Day to talk about his experience of attending AWA WrestleRock 86 in Minneapolis at the Metrodome. Its a informative look into what AWA was trying to do to compete with WWF and NWA at that time. We also talk about the return of Daniel Bryan and Vince McMahon's football competition. Check out Paul's website Perfect Duluth Day Here and check out his story about WrestleRock Here Also read Paul's story about the One Man Gang Middle Finger Photo Here WrestleRock Rumble Video Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Email us at SkullbusterWrestlecast@gmail.com  

You may have seen his videos on Perfect Duluth Day or perhaps you've seen him in the act with his scaly-orange T-shirt diving into the big lake. Amateur freediver and video enthusiast Jim Richardson, aka Lake Superior Aquaman, shares his origin story with the Pressroom Podcast this week.  With a GoPro and camera pole in hand, Richardson takes his viewers on a swim underneath the chilly waters of Lake Superior for a chance to see what many people will never see. Hear about his underwater experiences, which include swimming alongside a 3-foot muskie.   As always you can contact us a podcast@duluthnews.com 

The driving forces behind "Duluth's Duluthiest website" join the Pressroom Podcast this week. "Another way to say it is we just do a lot of goofing off on the website, but it's all very Duluth focused," said Perfect Duluth Day president Paul Lundgren. Lundgren and co-creator Barrett Chase, along with food and drink reporter Lissa Maki, share how Duluth's community culture website came to fruition 14 years ago in a time before Facebook and YouTube. They also share some of their PDD posts from over the years, on of which involves "military grade lederhosen." And invite everyone out to their birthday celebration to enjoy all you can eat coleslaw. Why coleslaw? Because, why not? Note: Barrett Chase is now the web/night editor at the Duluth News Tribune and is no longer involved with Perfect Duluth Day operations.