Photos
Postcards from Duluth’s Shipping Canal
There are a bazillion postcards of the Aerial Lift Bridge and various ships, but in this post the aim is to steer attention more to the shipping canal. (more…)
Mystery Photo #93: A Hard Day
With some Mystery Photos, we know a lot going in. With this one, we know very little. Who is this little girl and why was this photo shot on such a hard day? (more…)
Spalding Hotel circa 1908
This photo from Detroit Publishing Company shows Duluth’s Spalding Hotel at 428 W. Superior St. The elegant 200-room hotel opened on June 6, 1889 and was demolished on Sept. 25, 1963. (more…)
The Times of Lincoln Park Junior High School 1969
As another school year ends, Perfect Duluth Day once again looks back through the pages of an old Duluth school yearbook. In this edition we present a gallery of select images from the 1969 edition of The Times, the Lincoln Park Junior High School annual. (more…)
Mystery Photo: Minnesota Slip Drawbridge
This old slide image shows a cabin cruiser passing under the Minnesota Slip Drawbridge, a pedestrian bridge spanning the Minnesota Slip on the Duluth waterfront. When was this photo taken? (more…)
Duluth Urban Forest Architecture
Found under construction in the Norton Park neighborhood.
Postcards from Split Rock Lighthouse
On the list of iconic structures in the Arrowhead region, the Split Rock Lighthouse is probably #2 between the Aerial Lift Bridge and Enger Tower as the most photographed. It has been featured on an endless array of postcards over the past century. (more…)
Mystery Photo: Duluth Grocers
This old photo shows two men standing in a grocery store. The back of the photo indicates it’s in Duluth, Minn. and gives the names of the men. Unfortunately, the photo of the back side of this photo is blurry and difficult to read, but it looks like Gust Hjelm is one of the names. (more…)
Duluth Boat Club circa 1906
This photo from the Detroit Publishing Company shows the Duluth Boat Club on the bay side of Minnesota Point at South Tenth Street. A previous clubhouse existed where Bayfront Park is today, but the facility shown in the photo above was built in 1903 and was destroyed by fire in 1951. (more…)
Pictures of Spring
Naomi’s photography blog is great at sharing images of Duluth. Yesterday she shared this beautiful image of the return of Spring.
Where in Duluth?: First Trailwalk of the Season
Is this too easy? I only get here a few times a year, so it seems alien landscape to me.
Can you tell I have a new phone?
Selective Focus: Homegrown 2019: Brunch & Recovery
Select Instagram photos from day eight of the Homegrown Music Festival. (more…)
Selective Focus: Homegrown 2019 Soup Town Night
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85 likes, 2 comments - brittanylindmn on May 2, 2019: "It's okay, guys. I'm with the band.
#Buffy #WinzigeHosen #hgmf19".
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Select Instagram photos from the fifth night of the Homegrown Music Festival. (more…)
Selective Focus: Homegrown 2019 Westside Wednesday
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12 likes, 0 comments - a_nichols23 on May 1, 2019: "4th day of the 21st Homegrown Music Festival! Todd Gremmels. Ambers Impressions #hgmf19 #dhgmf #beanerscoffeehouse #duluth #onlyinmn #dhgmf19 #visitduluth ##destinationduluth #minnesotaexposure #AuthenticDuluth #duluthmn You can find my most current work at https://m.facebook.com/ambersimpressions/ Prints are available upon request! Enjoy!".
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Photos from night four of the Homegrown Music Festival. (more…)
Selective Focus: Homegrown 2019 Canal Park Night
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12 likes, 0 comments - ellipsismn on April 30, 2019: "@blackriverrevue @sirbensduluth #hgmf19".
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Select Instagram images from day three of the Homegrown Music Festival. (more…)
Selective Focus: Homegrown 2019 Craft District Night
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24 likes, 0 comments - pacichmn on April 29, 2019: "@dhgmf Poetry Showcase @duluthfolkschool #dhgmf19 #dhgmf".
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Images from the second night of the Homegrown Music Festival. (more…)
Homegrown photo banners
Once again, we’re looking for Homegrown Music Festival photo banners to rotate at the top of pages on Perfect Duluth Day. Photos of bands, friends, events or general shenanigans. Keep in mind, the photos get cropped to extreme horizontal proportions. If you want to crop ’em yourself (1135 pixels wide by 197 pixels high) and send them, super dooper. Or you can send them uncropped and I’ll do my best to make them fit.
Click here for complete submission guidelines, but the basics are: 1135 pixels wide by 197 pixels high, e-mail them to banners@perfectduluthday.com. We’ll get them in the rotation during the Homegrown Music Festival, starting this weekend. (more…)
Mystery Photo #90: Duluth Photo Engraving Company
This old photo is from the Duluth Photo Engraving Company. Is that stage recognizable? Is this the cast of a play? What’s the deal with this image?
Selective Focus: Sometimes it Snows in April
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Selective Focus: @fatherfigures
We all know living on Lake Superior is epic, but these images from @fathersfigures take landscape photography to a whole other galaxy. Be sure to check out the behind-the-scenes Instagram stories.
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