Month: January 2026
Wizardstone – “People People”
From the great forests and lakes of northeast Minnesota comes Wizardstone, the musical alter ego of Chuck Olsen, who hopes the video for the song “People People” can “help envision the world we want to live in.”
Ingeborg von Agassiz – “Poison”
A new original song from Duluth’s Ingeborg von Agassiz.
Ian Alexy – “Healing Me”
“Healing Me” is the new music video from Duluth’s Ian Alexy. The track is on Alexy’s new album The Tao of Ian.
Video: Ice Climbing at Quarry Park
“The Frozen Photog” Adam Jagunich recently visited Quarry Park in West Duluth, capturing scenes of ice climbers ascending the 100-foot manmade cliff at the former quarry, which became a city park in 2016.
Postcard from St. Mary’s Hospital
This postcard, published by the Rotograph Company of New York City and printed in Germany, shows St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth. The card has no postmark, but Rotograph’s postcard operation ran from 1904 to 1911. (more…)
PDD Quiz: 2026 Coming Attractions
Peek into the future with this week’s quiz, which previews 2026 business openings, shows, and shenanigans.
A quiz reviewing January 2026 headlines comes your way on Jan. 25. Please submit question suggestions to Alison Moffat at alisonlinnaemoffat@gmail.com by Jan. 21. (more…)
Bob Dylan Statue News
I am on record saying, “So help me, if Hibbing punks Duluth on this, I am going to freak out.” (more…)
Beautiful Days
So many things are happening around our city and the country that are confusing, difficult to understand and often display a certain degree of ugliness about our world. There are more people on the streets who are homeless, mass shootings, a rise in Nazi and fascist groups, the East Wing of the White House has been torn down, and ICE agents continue threatening and arresting our neighbors.
And from around the world, we’re dealing with climate change, wars in such places as Gaza and the Ukraine, and pandemics.
In times like these, how do we create and embrace beauty? How can you and I uplift the beautiful spirit that flickers in all of us, even in those darkest moments? How do we represent our better angels and bring beauty to our city by the lake?
Maybe, it begins by asking a simple question. How do I stay human? In a world of angry rhetoric, divisive politics, impatience, noise, growing disparity, self-absorption, and isolation, how do I stay human? The first steps could be embracing our humility, a search for meaning beyond our personal lives, and the resilience to find a moral compass that guides and directs us. (more…)
Ernie Nevers pro football debut was exhibition game in 1926
On Jan. 2, 1926 — one hundred years ago today — Willow River native and Superior Central High School standout athlete Ernie Nevers made his pro football debut in an exhibition game in Jacksonville, Florida. He represented the Jacksonville All Stars in a much-hyped game against Red Grange’s Chicago Bears. (more…)
Original Chester Bowl warming house opened at end of 1925
The Jan. 2, 1926 Duluth Herald reported on the recent opening of a warming house at Chester Park, one month ahead of the national ski tournament held there. A new chalet was built at the ski hill in 1972. It was named the Thom Storm Chalet following Storm’s 2015 retirement as Chester Bowl’s director. An expansion and renovation project for that chalet is planned for later this year.
Perfect Duluth Day’s Best Videos of 2025
From the multitude of videos posted to PDD, here’s the annual handpicked collection that stood out in 2025. (more…)