Yesterday, before I attended Aaron Bransky’s “Duluth 101: Duluth on Rails” presentation;

I walked around the Lincoln Park Neighborhood.  I found another “Anything Helps” sign under the new Highway 53 overpass.

I then found this skull graffiti under the new Highway 53 overpass.

I also found a new section of sidewalk, connecting to a narrower, less maintained, and older section of sidewalk.

 

Rain was falling from the sky when I waited to take the bus back home.  Also, Superior Street was closed for construction.  As a result, I waited on West First Street in the rain, without a bus shelter to keep me drier and warmer.

I saw that the NPRC is closed today.

An HRA staff member told me that there were too few staff members to open the NPRC in a safe way.  Thus, I did my heart-healthy exercise walking at the University of Minnesota, Duluth.

I found an abandoned sock and a stocking cap.

These 2 abandoned items were on the west side of the Bell Bank in the Temple Opera Block, Duluth’s Downtown.  I tend to find the strangest combinations of abandoned items in Downtown Duluth.

What I found in the Downtown Duluth ICO and Dairy Queen building, part 2.

In the men’s rest room, I saw that the old electric hand dryer has additional “art” on the right side.  I am reminded of this quote, “Graffiti is something written on a wall, and, of course, art can be exhibited or produced anywhere: a wall is just another venue. - Matthew Slotover.”

This is my chocolate chip banana bread.

My baker rarely swears.  Yet, she described the banana bread she baked as “damn good”.

The bear has a name!

I think these 2 words say, “I’m Grubs!”  Who would name their mascot bear Grubs?

Duluth 101: Duluth on Rails

Aaron Bransky presents a deep dive into Duluth's rail history, including information on streetcars and inclines.  I see that the social time starts at 5:30 p.m.; while the presentation starts at 6 p.m.