http://kool1017.com Sat, 18 May 2013 14:03:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://kool1017.com/gusty-winds-off-lake-superior-offer-big-waves-in-canal-park-photos/ http://kool1017.com/gusty-winds-off-lake-superior-offer-big-waves-in-canal-park-photos/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:36:41 +0000 Nick Cooper http://mix108.com/?p=155249 The National Weather Service reported wind gusts well over 40 miles per hour earlier today, and the sensor on top of the Blatnik Bridge reportedly clocked wind gusts around 60 miles per hour as this late-season winter storm tracked into the Twin Ports.

]]> http://kool1017.com/gusty-winds-off-lake-superior-offer-big-waves-in-canal-park-photos/feed/ 0 Nick Cooper - Townsquare Media Duluth http://kool1017.com/watch-the-full-2013-duluth-polar-bear-plunge-video/ http://kool1017.com/watch-the-full-2013-duluth-polar-bear-plunge-video/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:26:30 +0000 Staff Writer http://mix108.com/?p=141702 Hundreds of people gathered in Canal Park on Saturday, February 16 with the purpose of jumping into the largest freshwater lake in the world to support Special Olympics of Minnesota.

]]> http://kool1017.com/watch-the-full-2013-duluth-polar-bear-plunge-video/feed/ 0 Duluth Polar Bear Plunge - Facebook http://kool1017.com/hurricane-sandy-impacts-the-weather-in-the-duluth-superior-area-bringing-wind-and-waves-to-the-twin-ports/ http://kool1017.com/hurricane-sandy-impacts-the-weather-in-the-duluth-superior-area-bringing-wind-and-waves-to-the-twin-ports/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:50:52 +0000 Nick Cooper http://mix108.com/?p=105378 Hurricane Sandy, now downgraded to a "Post-Tropical Cyclone", continues to wreak havoc along the eastern coast of the United States and Canada after making landfall yesterday afternoon. The sheer size of the storm has residents wondering, "How is Sandy effecting Duluth and Superior?" Find out how Sandy is impacting the Twin Ports.

]]> http://kool1017.com/hurricane-sandy-impacts-the-weather-in-the-duluth-superior-area-bringing-wind-and-waves-to-the-twin-ports/feed/ 0 Weather Underground http://kool1017.com/rare-waterspout-spotted-near-park-point-in-duluth-superior-area-photos/ http://kool1017.com/rare-waterspout-spotted-near-park-point-in-duluth-superior-area-photos/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 19:46:36 +0000 Nick Cooper http://kool1017.com/?p=77882 While not totally rare to the Great Lakes, waterspouts aren't usually seen around the Twin Ports. Today, however, was an exception.

]]> http://kool1017.com/rare-waterspout-spotted-near-park-point-in-duluth-superior-area-photos/feed/ 0 Instagram http://kool1017.com/duluth-to-offer-water-safety-surf-rescue-class-in-light-of-recent-beach-incidents/ http://kool1017.com/duluth-to-offer-water-safety-surf-rescue-class-in-light-of-recent-beach-incidents/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2012 19:12:44 +0000 Steve Tanko http://kool1017.com/?p=73711 Officials with the Duluth Fire Department are announcing a Water Safety Surf Rescue Class - Saturday, July 21st at the Park Point Beach House.  Class time starts at 9:30 AM and is recommended for both first responders and the general public

]]> http://kool1017.com/duluth-to-offer-water-safety-surf-rescue-class-in-light-of-recent-beach-incidents/feed/ 0 Source: Meghan L via flickr http://kool1017.com/top-5-twin-ports-blizzards-since-the-mid-1970s/ http://kool1017.com/top-5-twin-ports-blizzards-since-the-mid-1970s/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:00:40 +0000 Steve Tanko http://kool1017.com/?p=21285 Duluth-Superior sits smack-dab in the middle of "snow country". A typical winter in the Northland sees at least two or three good sized snow storms before it's all said and done. Some years, we're treated to a blizzard. If you'

]]> http://kool1017.com/top-5-twin-ports-blizzards-since-the-mid-1970s/feed/ 0 http://kool1017.com/lake-superior-roe-caviar-or-not/ http://kool1017.com/lake-superior-roe-caviar-or-not/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:50:40 +0000 Steve Tanko http://kool1017.com/?p=17634 An interesting article in the Seiche - the publication of Minnesota Sea Grant seeks to answer the question as to whether or not fish eggs cultivated from the depths of Lake Superior can really be called caviar

]]> http://kool1017.com/lake-superior-roe-caviar-or-not/feed/ 0 Source: DennisDeery via flickr http://kool1017.com/best-outdoor-activities-in-duluthsuperior-our-top-five/ http://kool1017.com/best-outdoor-activities-in-duluthsuperior-our-top-five/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:32:08 +0000 Steve Tanko http://kool1017.com/?p=9184 With temperatures in the sub-zero during the winter months, you might not think of the Twin Ports of Duluth and Superior as an outdoor kind of place. But, if you wrote off the great outdoors, you would be missing out on prime Northland experiences

]]> http://kool1017.com/best-outdoor-activities-in-duluthsuperior-our-top-five/feed/ 0 Photo courtesy Chefranden - flickr http://kool1017.com/famous-landmarks-in-duluth-%e2%80%93-our-top-five-twin-ports-northland-lake-superior/ http://kool1017.com/famous-landmarks-in-duluth-%e2%80%93-our-top-five-twin-ports-northland-lake-superior/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 01:44:41 +0000 Tony Hart http://kool1017.com/?p=4733 There are lots of choices when it comes to great landmarks in the Duluth, Superior area, from natural beauty to man made wonders.  Let's take a look at what we think are the five most recognizable landmarks in Duluth.

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