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Makinen, MN · Lifestyle
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Beyond the Voice: Kevin Sunell
Commuting to Duluth for work in early 90's. Scanned the dial and there it was. Started listening to the Morning Show and enjoyed the conversational tone. No one was hollering at me trying to sell me stuff I didn't need. Your favorite recent album or artist?. Jason Isbell, Jesse Welles.
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Superior gardeners celebrate the end of the harvest season with annual festival
SUPERIOR, Wis. — The Superior Community Garden Association gathered to carve pumpkins, connect around a fire and share a potluck while reflecting on the growing season now behind them. “It’s just a celebration of our growing season before we shut the garden down for the year,” Ruth Ludwig, a...
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The ways of the bay
A brisk wind blows across this October morning, though not with the leaf-loosening intensity of the past few days. I walk into the southerly breeze, a day removed from the season’s first freeze. I’m headed for the wind-sheltered bay. I’m hoping to see birds, mostly waterfowl, resting and refueling along the fall migration way. In the spring, the bay was full of noisy birds, some laying over on their way to points farther north, others having reached their destination, clamoring in nesting anticipation. Migration biologists have observed that birds make the spring trip north faster than the fall trip south. Quite simply, the birds of spring are anxious to claim favorable nesting territories, setting themselves up for summer in the Northland. The fall flight is more leisurely, especially if the weather is agreeable for tarrying. Reaching the bay, I begin thinking that this might not be the day for winging southward into a headwind of 16 mph. Flying into that wind taxes energy, something birds need to deftly dole out during migration if they are to survive. Sure enough, there are no mergansers, coots, buffleheads, loons or other transients on the bay this morning. The weekend wind, I assume, has
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Where's Art: The Artistic Approach to Halloween Happenings
There's just no creepy without creativity. The Halloween season is upon us, and at every spooky gathering there is a strong artistic consideration and flair. The William A. Irvin is once again decked out with ghouls and ghosts for the Haunted Ship experience. Those looking for a scare can still experience the eeriness aboard the Irvin from Thursday-Saturday. Lines may be long in the final few days of the season. Advance tickets are available for purchase through the Haunted Ship website.
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Minnesota Ballet Celebrity Dance Challenge returns Friday
DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - The Minnesota Ballet’s annual Celebrity Dance Challenge returns Friday night, featuring local celebrities paired with professional dancers. This year, Northern News Now’s Kyre Johnson is one of the contestants. She and the other dancers held a dress rehearsal Thursday night. The fundraiser...
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Voyaguer Tattoo Company celebrating grand opening of new location on October 24
DULUTH, Minn. (KQDS-TV) -- A local tattoo artist who has been inking the Duluth community for five years is celebrating an expansion on Saturday, October 24. Voyageur Tattoo now has a new home right along West Superior Street in the historic Garfield News Building. They previously worked out of the Duluth Folk School.
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Pizza Lucé to fundraise for Downtown Duluth revitalization efforts
DULUTH, Minn. — Pizza Lucé has announced plans to raise money for Downtown Duluth, including donating a portion of sales and hosting an invite-only concert, as the restaurant marks 25 years downtown. Pizza Lucé General Manager Paige Doty said the restaurant has always been about more than food....
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Pizza Luce celebrating 25 years in Duluth with week of events and music
DULUTH, Minn, (KQDS-TV) -- A local restaurant is celebrating 25 years in the heart of Downtown Duluth. The last week of October marks 25 years since Pizza Luce opened up shop on the corner of East Superior Street. They'll be celebrating with a series of events throughout the week. Monday,...
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Great Lakes Aquarium expanding conservation efforts by rearing Lake Sturgeon
DULUTH, Minn. (KQDS-TV) -- The Great Lakes Aquarium (GLA) has been working hard on a hands-on conservation project, and they're getting ready to put those efforts on display. In a small trailer behind the Great Lakes Aquarium lies a big project a few years in the making: rearing Lake Sturgeon.
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The Northland’s wild turkey revival began in 1971 with 29 birds
SUPERIOR, Wisc. (Northern News Now) - Old timers remember when wild turkeys were as rare as chicken teeth. Now, they are crossing the road, too. “Driving home at night sometimes you have to stop in the middle of the highway to let the turkeys cross the road.” said Scott Miller, hunting department manager at Northwest Outlet in Superior.