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![Sam Freundschuh (left) and Chris Ellian sell a power supply to Paul Greenlun at their business, NOXEM Computers, in downtown Duluth. The two UMD freshmen repair computers, build custom computers and sell some used parts. [AMANDA HANSMEYER / NEWS TRIBUNE]](http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/gfx/photos/thumbs/pxundr0908w.jpg "Sam Freundschuh (left) and Chris Ellian sell a power supply to Paul Greenlun at their business, NOXEM Computers, in downtown Duluth. The two UMD freshmen repair computers, build custom computers and sell some used parts. [AMANDA HANSMEYER / NEWS TRIBUNE]") |
Chris Ellian and Sam Freundschuh spent their final summer before college launching their first business. “I skipped an all-night graduation party to take possession of the [building],” Ellian said.
![Appraisers for New York art auction houses say this Tiffany stained-glass window, called “Minnehaha” for the fictional character depicted in it, could fetch up to $3 million million for the city of Duluth, although local officials would prefer to sell the big window to someone in Duluth. [BOB KING / NEWS TRIBUNE]](http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/gfx/photos/thumbs/pxcity0827w.jpg "Appraisers for New York art auction houses say this Tiffany stained-glass window, called “Minnehaha” for the fictional character depicted in it, could fetch up to $3 million million for the city of Duluth, although local officials would prefer to sell the big window to someone in Duluth. [BOB KING / NEWS TRIBUNE]") |
If the 115-year-old Tiffany window depicting a fictional American Indian princess draws the bids experts say it might, the world-class piece of art could make a big dent in Duluth’s $6.5 million 2008 shortfall.
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A 250-pound black bear has surprised all observers by recovering from injuries suffered in a collision with a Toyota Camry that damaged the car so badly it was totaled.
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Connie Bruegmann is no stranger to competition. Now the 63-year-old Iron River resident has a new outlet for sharpening her competitive edge — dragon boat racing. Bruegmann and about 1,900 others will paddle on the waters of Superior Bay at Barker’s Island Marina in Superior during the seventh annual Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival.
![Brock Erdahl (from right), his brother, Devin Erdahl, and Mitch Bradt use the newest expansion of the Duluth Lakewalk as they cross Tischer Creek on the new pedestrian bridge. The expansion, which goes from 26th Avenue East to 36th Avenue East, opened Aug. 8.
[Amanda Hansmeyer / News Tribune]](http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/gfx/photos/thumbs/pxlake0821a_500px.jpg "Brock Erdahl (from right), his brother, Devin Erdahl, and Mitch Bradt use the newest expansion of the Duluth Lakewalk as they cross Tischer Creek on the new pedestrian bridge. The expansion, which goes from 26th Avenue East to 36th Avenue East, opened Aug. 8.
[Amanda Hansmeyer / News Tribune]") |
The city soon will solicit bids for an extension between 36th and 47th avenues east now that the route between 26th and 36th avenues is open
The Superior City Council voted this week to write a letter of welcome to those attending the 22nd Duluth-Superior Pride Festival annual festival.
Let’s face it: Duluth doesn’t exactly come to mind when one thinks of cities with a long tradition of the blues.
You’ve got until midnight Aug. 16 to enter the 2008 Duluth News Tribune cookbook contest.
Young professionals crowded into the Great Lakes Ballroom of Duluth’s Holiday Inn on Thursday to hear strategies for finding that elusive Duluth job.
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Doug Hanson remembers getting hauled from the Twin Cities to Duluth as a teenager to see some sort of big sailing ship enter the harbor. “I don’t remember how big it was, what year it was or even the name. But I remember how it looked coming into the harbor,’’ Hanson said. It’s that memory that has pushed Hanson, of Plymouth, Minn., to sail his 54-foot, three-masted wooden schooner Zeeto from Bayfield to Duluth so he can join the armada of boats expected today when three tall sailing ships arrive for the Duluth Maritime Festival.
The Duluth City Council voted unanimously Monday night to allow Bayfront Festival Park concert acts to play until midnight on weekends, but compromised to close the park at 11 p.m. from Sunday through Thursday.
![The name of the ship pictured is the Clelia II. It has been purchased by Travel Dynamics International of New York City. And the company plans to launch a regular cruise service between Toronto and Duluth in 2009. [News Tribune file]](http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/gfx/photos/thumbs/pxcruz0729_500px.jpg "The name of the ship pictured is the Clelia II. It has been purchased by Travel Dynamics International of New York City. And the company plans to launch a regular cruise service between Toronto and Duluth in 2009. [News Tribune file]") |
Concerns that security issues could sink plans to offer a cruise service between Duluth and Toronto before it ever left the dock appear to be quelled.
![A mannequin displays an authentic Finnish military uniform Wednesday evening at the DECC in Duluth. The mannequin and uniform were part of a display of Finnish military memorabilia that is part of this year’s FinnFest.
[Derek Montgomery / News Tribune]](http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/gfx/photos/thumbs/pxfinn0724d_500px.jpg "A mannequin displays an authentic Finnish military uniform Wednesday evening at the DECC in Duluth. The mannequin and uniform were part of a display of Finnish military memorabilia that is part of this year’s FinnFest.
[Derek Montgomery / News Tribune]") |
Finland might not be thought of as a great military power, but the country has defended its freedom on more than one occasion.
![Tom Scheib with Dancing Reindeer Farm in Milltown, Wis., sets up a Finnish style tent — made by arranging long poles together — on the west side of the DECC grounds Wednesday near the Statue of Liberty. He was one of the first to set up in the Sami camp.
[Bob King / News Tribune]](http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/gfx/photos/thumbs/pxfinn0724a_500px.jpg "Tom Scheib with Dancing Reindeer Farm in Milltown, Wis., sets up a Finnish style tent — made by arranging long poles together — on the west side of the DECC grounds Wednesday near the Statue of Liberty. He was one of the first to set up in the Sami camp.
[Bob King / News Tribune]") |
A traditional Sami camp complete with reindeer has been erected outside of the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center as part of FinnFest, offering a glimpse into what life is like for indigenous cultures living within the Arctic Circle.
What you’ll see: Take a trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area with experienced north woods guide Bill Slaughter and his camp dog, Bubba.
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Take a trip back in time to the 1800s and experience the fur trade along the Yellow River in Burnett County. You’ll be greeted by interpreters who take center stage and show you what the Ojibwe ate, how they prepared their meals and even how they caught it.
![Lyz Jaakola and her son, Xaneder Ripley-Jaakola, stand at the doorway of their home on the Fond du Lac Reservation. Behind them are signs welcoming guests in both Anishinabe (Boo Zhoo) and Finnish (Paivaa). Jaakola's father was Finnish and her mother was a member of the Fond du Lac band. [BOB KING/NEWS TRIBUNE]](http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/gfx/photos/thumbs/kingFINN0722c2.jpg "Lyz Jaakola and her son, Xaneder Ripley-Jaakola, stand at the doorway of their home on the Fond du Lac Reservation. Behind them are signs welcoming guests in both Anishinabe (Boo Zhoo) and Finnish (Paivaa). Jaakola's father was Finnish and her mother was a member of the Fond du Lac band. [BOB KING/NEWS TRIBUNE]") |
FINNFEST: One culture had the sauna, the other had the sweat lodge. One group found multiple uses for cedar, the other used birch. In the late 1800s in northern Minnesota, Finnish immigrants and the resident Ojibwe found many similarities.
Deadline for picking your favorite is 6 p.m. Wednesday.
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Did you know that oak trees can live for 600 years, or that all bears are nearsighted? The kids who participated in this year’s East Hillside Youth Theatre Program do.
