reveal your secrets!
― pies. (gbx), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:11 (2 years ago) Permalink
guys i have lived in MN for twenty of my twenty-nine years and i think i've been to duluth like four times, the last being at least fifteen years ago
it's right there! how is that possible???
― pies. (gbx), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:12 (2 years ago) Permalink
because you get there and realize you are in Duluth, so then you turn around and go back home
― Mayor Hickenlooper and the liberal agenda (HI DERE), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:14 (2 years ago) Permalink
Explains why Dylan left.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:14 (2 years ago) Permalink
Doesn't explain why Low are still there.
<3 Duluth
― Danny Dyer (dan m), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:16 (2 years ago) Permalink
car can't get up the hill
― Mayor Hickenlooper and the liberal agenda (HI DERE), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:16 (2 years ago) Permalink
aw guys, it can't be THAT bad!
i've lived in BOZEMAN, MONTANA.
― pies. (gbx), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:16 (2 years ago) Permalink
(I don't really have anything against Duluth and enjoyed the two times I visited as a kid but really don't have any desire to go back)
srsly it's a great town, just enough city-type aspects but some nice small-townyness too
― Danny Dyer (dan m), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:17 (2 years ago) Permalink
gbx do you need suggestions? I have been going there like monthly for the past year while waiting for my gf to move here.
― Danny Dyer (dan m), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:18 (2 years ago) Permalink
it's been like 20 years, all i remember is burgers and shakes at grandma's sorry
― LA river flood (lukas), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:18 (2 years ago) Permalink
oh for real?
fuck yeah, gimme something to do for a weekend.
― pies. (gbx), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:19 (2 years ago) Permalink
Fitger's for local beerUncle Loui's Cafe for breakfastWhole Foods Co-op for food (note: not an actual Whole Foods, but an actual co-op)The Scenic Cafe for fancy dinnersZeitgeist for cocktails
― Danny Dyer (dan m), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:20 (2 years ago) Permalink
yeah I kind of reflexively and unfairly dislike small-town feel anything
― Mayor Hickenlooper and the liberal agenda (HI DERE), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:20 (2 years ago) Permalink
go out to the end of Canal Park for sweet sandy beaches, water on 2 sides, straddle the border of MN/WI
xp maybe you should go read another thread?
― Danny Dyer (dan m), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:21 (2 years ago) Permalink
that sounds like a good day
xxp
― LA river flood (lukas), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:21 (2 years ago) Permalink
drive up MN61 for north shore goodness, also there is an awesome bike path for miles and miles
duluth is kinda magickal
it's a weird place
― then an image appeared: a pizza pie (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:22 (2 years ago) Permalink
drive over the BONG BRIDGE to Superior, WI and giggle
― Danny Dyer (dan m), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:22 (2 years ago) Permalink
yeah mostly in it for the north shore. like, i basically have never been there??!?!?! we have a mini-maine 3 hours from the city and i'm all "oh i'm bored there's nothing fun to do outside yah yah yah"
― pies. (gbx), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:23 (2 years ago) Permalink
why is MN the best place ever for bike riding. it really is.
― LA river flood (lukas), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:23 (2 years ago) Permalink
it feels kind of ancient, the north shore makes you feel small
― then an image appeared: a pizza pie (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:23 (2 years ago) Permalink
check out some of the city's awesome hiking/biking trails, they're f'n everywhere
― Danny Dyer (dan m), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:24 (2 years ago) Permalink
i need to do more "real" road biking in mn
― pies. (gbx), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:24 (2 years ago) Permalink
the path up the shore basically follows the path of 61
― Danny Dyer (dan m), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:25 (2 years ago) Permalink
oh shit for real?
*googles*
― pies. (gbx), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:25 (2 years ago) Permalink
I think it's a rails-to-trails thing, it goes a looong way. Also the path of the Grandma's marathon iirc.
is fitzgers the super old restaurant, like 100 yrs old, that has the mural/border around the tops of the walls that has the cool fox hunting painting all around?
― then an image appeared: a pizza pie (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:25 (2 years ago) Permalink
I think that might be the Pickwick, but I am not sure. Fitger's is a hotel/brewery/restaurant/store complex.
― Danny Dyer (dan m), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:26 (2 years ago) Permalink
We went on a family vacation to Duluth and all we did was sit in our hotel watching Reagan getting shot, etc.
School friend had cabin by Two Harbors, totally gorgeous.
― stoic newington (suzy), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:26 (2 years ago) Permalink
if there was better economic opportunity in Duluth I would srsly consider moving there
― Danny Dyer (dan m), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:27 (2 years ago) Permalink
great place to watch a president get shot IMO
― then an image appeared: a pizza pie (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:27 (2 years ago) Permalink
they have their own branch of Pizza Luce too
― Danny Dyer (dan m), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:28 (2 years ago) Permalink
hmmm
i thought about doing a rotation up there, just to check it out.
i'm thinking about residency already, and while part of me wants to peace out from MN again and move to either NM or the PacNW, another part is like "fuck it, stay here," and is considering duluth as a possible target
― pies. (gbx), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:29 (2 years ago) Permalink
Fitgers is in fact totally awesome! Never would have remembered the name, but its in kind of a biggish complex on the main drag, right? kinda reminded me of a factory tall ceilings etc maybe?
― CHEESECAKE VOTING FRUIT HATING SCUM (jjjusten), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:30 (2 years ago) Permalink
there are a surprising number of hospitals for a town of 80k
― Danny Dyer (dan m), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:30 (2 years ago) Permalink
welcome to minnesota
― pies. (gbx), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:30 (2 years ago) Permalink
oh man so many bizarro awesome things in the vicinity too. Devils cauldron! Magnetic Rock! Eagle Mountain!
― CHEESECAKE VOTING FRUIT HATING SCUM (jjjusten), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:31 (2 years ago) Permalink
it (Fitger's) was originally a brewery, now houses a brewpub + other stuff
full disclosure: my gf works there, for another month or so at least
― Danny Dyer (dan m), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:31 (2 years ago) Permalink
oh duh, devils kettle, not cauldron
― CHEESECAKE VOTING FRUIT HATING SCUM (jjjusten), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:34 (2 years ago) Permalink
get smoked fishes here
― Danny Dyer (dan m), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:35 (2 years ago) Permalink
I was thinking of the Pickwick, not Fitzgers...the Pickwick is the super old restaurant...pretty midwest "supper club" food but still it's reaaally cool inside...here's a detail of the stuff around the ceiling I was talking about:
― then an image appeared: a pizza pie (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:39 (2 years ago) Permalink
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judge_C._R._Magney_State_Park#The_Devil.27s_Kettle
more info about devils kettle. hooray for bizarre outdoorsy crap!
― CHEESECAKE VOTING FRUIT HATING SCUM (jjjusten), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:44 (2 years ago) Permalink
magnetic rock:
The trail goes through a burn area over exposed bedrock, then to deep woods and a strange looking monolithic rock with magnetic properties. Under normal circumstances, a glacial erratic (a boulder dropped from a glacial ice sheet) wouldn’t get much attention in Minnesota. They are, after all, just big rocks that you can find almost everywhere, including in people’s front yards. But this one is special, not just for its magnetic properties, but also for its appearance. The rock’s dimensions are 10 by 20 by 30 feet and it is shaped like a big monument that seems to have dropped out of the sky. Multi-colored lichens cover the rock’s surface giving it various shades of yellow and orange. Its magnetism comes from the mineral magnetite, common to the underlying bedrock of the Gunflint Iron Formation. Special attractions: The rock (bring a compass to test out its magnetic properties) and wildlife.
― CHEESECAKE VOTING FRUIT HATING SCUM (jjjusten), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 20:57 (2 years ago) Permalink
I was going to go to a minor-league baseball game last time I was there (Duluth Huskies, iirc?) but it was rained out. 'Sposed to be a really fun, cheap, drunk (if you want) time.
― Danny Dyer (dan m), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 21:00 (2 years ago) Permalink
Also the 2-3 universities in the area lead to a lot of good house shows/small-venue music.
^^^see that's what i assumed? like, city of 85k that is a college town has to be sorta fun, right? though tbh what is there other than UMD?
― pies. (gbx), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 21:01 (2 years ago) Permalink
concordia?
St. Scholastica, I think? and UW-Superior (OK, not actually in Duluth, but cmon)
― Danny Dyer (dan m), Wednesday, 28 July 2010 21:02 (2 years ago) Permalink
used to have the highest number of bars per capita until v recently?
― catbus otm (gbx), Thursday, 26 April 2012 17:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
spending one year anniversary in THE AIR CONDITIONED CITY yall
― Rachel Profiling (jjjusten), Thursday, April 26, 2012 10:40 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
have fun! grandma's is stupid but you know that. go up the shore
― Meanwhile, on some cars... (Austerity Ponies), Thursday, 26 April 2012 17:53 (1 year ago) Permalink
― catbus otm (gbx), Thursday, April 26, 2012 12:48 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I think that's lacrosse, wi - that's what friend was saying who was just up from
― Meanwhile, on some cars... (Austerity Ponies), Thursday, 26 April 2012 17:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
could be pretty much any small town in WI tbf
― Silky Slim (dan m), Thursday, 26 April 2012 17:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
COATES
― Rachel Profiling (jjjusten), Thursday, 26 April 2012 17:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
i know that at least for a little bit coates def had the highest number of strip clubs per capita
― Rachel Profiling (jjjusten), Thursday, 26 April 2012 17:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
apparently this is right next door to Vinyl Cave
― Silky Slim (dan m), Thursday, 26 April 2012 19:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
http://blog.thecurrent.org/post/2012/05/happy-homegrown-duluths-annual-music-festival-showcases-talented-tight-knit-community
need to make it back for this again sometime, such a great weekend
― Steve Youngblood (dan m), Tuesday, 8 May 2012 18:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
air conditioned city, i will see u tomorrow
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Friday, 18 May 2012 06:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
why is it called the air conditioned city
― lag∞n, Friday, 18 May 2012 06:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
2-B-1-ASK-1
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Friday, 18 May 2012 06:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
http://www.city-data.com/us-cities/The-Midwest/Duluth-Geography-and-Climate.html
― Steve Youngblood (dan m), Friday, 18 May 2012 15:01 (1 year ago) Permalink
duluth, u r awesome
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Monday, 21 May 2012 20:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
Apparently all the zoo animals are on the loose during flash flooding?
― old people are made of poop (Eric H.), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 14:21 (11 months ago) Permalink
ha o fuk!
npr reporter this morning said the cops had it under control.
― goole, Wednesday, 20 June 2012 14:22 (11 months ago) Permalink
wider ilx needs to see that picture, where'd you find it?
Reporter friend's FB page. Not sure where she got it (she's Mpls-based, not Duluth, so I can't verify for sure).
― old people are made of poop (Eric H.), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 14:25 (11 months ago) Permalink
Yeah, reports say it looks like all but a few "barnyard" animals have been recaptured or died :(
― old people are made of poop (Eric H.), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 14:26 (11 months ago) Permalink
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3325923232673&set=p.3325923232673&type=1
― old people are made of poop (Eric H.), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 14:32 (11 months ago) Permalink
Johnson said many of the zoo’s animals have drowned, including all but one of the zoo’s barnyard animals. She said the zoo’s donkey, goats and sheep have died. She said it’s possible others have drowned, as flooding on the grounds have consumed some of the exhibits, such as the raven and vulture cages.
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/234914/
― DX Dx DX (dan m), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 15:22 (11 months ago) Permalink
― DX Dx DX (dan m), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 15:23 (11 months ago) Permalink
really sad
ftr i didn't know there was a duluth zoo.
― goole, Wednesday, 20 June 2012 15:23 (11 months ago) Permalink
― DX Dx DX (dan m), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 16:27 (11 months ago) Permalink
holy crap
― nuts spats (Austerity Ponies), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 16:35 (11 months ago) Permalink
a friend is posting a lot of pics on fb
― DX Dx DX (dan m), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 16:38 (11 months ago) Permalink
jeez MN, very apocalyptic run-up to my trip here
― Pangborn to be Wilde (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 16:38 (11 months ago) Permalink
whoa
― goole, Wednesday, 20 June 2012 17:43 (11 months ago) Permalink
crazy pics here: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/statewide/archive/2012/06/photos-duluth-north-shore-endures-major-flooding.shtml
― DX Dx DX (dan m), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 18:17 (11 months ago) Permalink
― DX Dx DX (dan m), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 18:23 (11 months ago) Permalink
awww
― mh, Wednesday, 20 June 2012 18:52 (11 months ago) Permalink
skateboarding in the ruins
― Elrond Hubbard (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 9 August 2012 17:32 (9 months ago) Permalink
cool!
― goole, Thursday, 9 August 2012 17:40 (9 months ago) Permalink
every once in awhile it boggles my mind how the prevalence of cheap/free editing software and ubiquitous digital HD video capable devices have made it so easy to see amateur stuff that looks so professional
― Elrond Hubbard (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 9 August 2012 17:43 (9 months ago) Permalink
its crazy how many skate rats populate the streets of duluth, its like traveling back in time.
― O_o-O_O-o_O (jjjusten), Thursday, 9 August 2012 17:45 (9 months ago) Permalink
fyi since i apparently never reported back, vinyl cave was awesome, new scenic cafe is the shit, and the thirsty pagan in superior had some of the best beer i have had in forever and was super cool. i would totally live in duluth if i didnt have to have yknow a job and stuff
― O_o-O_O-o_O (jjjusten), Thursday, 9 August 2012 17:47 (9 months ago) Permalink
Jet ski Deluth, with bonus Nicki Minaj:
― The Painter of Blight™ (Sanpaku), Thursday, 9 August 2012 17:50 (9 months ago) Permalink
i would totally live in duluth if i didnt have to have yknow a job and stuff
This. Although my searches have been somewhat fruitful of late in unearthing possibilities.
― DX Dx DX (dan m), Thursday, 9 August 2012 17:51 (9 months ago) Permalink
that was awesome. i haven't been to duluth in ages, wonder how depressing it would be to see it now after all the nasty flooding.
― arby's, Thursday, 9 August 2012 17:52 (9 months ago) Permalink
It wasn't all that noticeable last week. There are some parts south of town, especially near the river, that got pretty messed up and a couple roads still closed, but overall I don't think most of the city was too flooded.
― your native bacon (mh), Thursday, 9 August 2012 17:54 (9 months ago) Permalink
Air conditioned my ass. It was like 95 when I passed through last week and ate at a rather elaborate rest area with a crazy up on the hill.
― joygoat, Thursday, 9 August 2012 21:00 (9 months ago) Permalink
i will totes be looking for jobs in duluth when the time comes
― catbus otm (gbx), Thursday, 9 August 2012 21:49 (9 months ago) Permalink
Forgot to update: Gonna be gettin' married in Duluth next year. :)
― DX Dx DX (dan m), Wednesday, 3 October 2012 18:30 (7 months ago) Permalink
congratulations man! totally amazing place to get hitched in i would imagine.
― I'M THE ONLY ON (jjjusten), Wednesday, 3 October 2012 18:38 (7 months ago) Permalink
nice one
― well if it isn't old 11 cameras simon (gbx), Wednesday, 3 October 2012 20:19 (7 months ago) Permalink
Went to a Duluth wedding and, yes, it was a fantastic city to do it in.
The view, the wind, the groom's dinner in the rotating restaurant.
― Ham Lushbaugh (Eric H.), Wednesday, 3 October 2012 20:20 (7 months ago) Permalink
Hi from the Hammond in Superior.
― DX Dx DX (dan m), Saturday, 13 October 2012 01:33 (7 months ago) Permalink
Go to the thirsty pagan immediately, and if they have the anise saison, drink all of it for me
― costly pussy riot (jjjusten), Saturday, 13 October 2012 03:16 (7 months ago) Permalink
I didn't make it to Thirsty Pagan unfortch. But I did sample some awesome wedding eats at Midi in the Fitger's complex and drink a lot of Surly at Luce, where we're having the groom's dinner. I fucking love the Twin Ports.
― DX Dx DX (dan m), Monday, 15 October 2012 14:06 (7 months ago) Permalink
Also while wandering the streets of Superior I stumbled across the former headquarters of the Finnish Marxist newspaper Tyomies, something I had researched a little for a paper in college. My girl said that she had only ever known the building as a bar of the same name, which has since closed. There was a faded sign painted on the side of the building that said "DRINKING GETS DONE HERE" that initially caught my attention.
― DX Dx DX (dan m), Monday, 15 October 2012 14:08 (7 months ago) Permalink
Loving these fast-motion videos of boats arriving/departing the Twin Ports.
― a monolithic testament to shiftlessness and lost productivity (dan m), Wednesday, 17 April 2013 15:38 (1 month ago) Permalink