The 24-foot wood-frame sculpture was built to burn. Instead, it became a four-year fixture on the grounds of Glensheen. Reporter Jay Gabler provides an oral history of the saga of Clark the Shark.

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The former Gilbert mine pit has become a well-visited destination in Minnesota for divers. Reporter Teri Cadeau shares how it came to be and the treasures they've placed in the lake.

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Readers complained about seeing actress Susan Sarandon's cleavage, so the newspaper's graphic designers kept adding clothing until she was practically wearing a turtleneck. Reporter Jimmy Lovrien takes a look at when the Duluth News Tribune covered up a racy 1990 advertisement.

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Viewers near and far make a habit of watching Instagram for Java Moose proprietor Sarah Jorgenson-Hallberg's daily videos sharing North Shore weather conditions. Arts and entertainment reporter Jay Gabler returns to discuss how these weather reports are helping connect the Grand Marais community.

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The Iron Range singer was well-known for "Highway No. 7," a song about a highway he lived near and which now bears his name. Reporter Teri Cadeau shares more about Bobby Aro's legacy in the Northland.

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Did you know that NASA researchers used rocks from Duluth's Quarry Park to make moon like specimens to help with experiments preparing for the Apollo 11 space mission? Reporter Jimmy Lovrien looks into what this means and how it came to be.

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For 30 years, the Karpeles Manuscript Museum in Duluth has provided the community with chances to connect to the past. The museum at 902 E. First St. is one of a little over a half-dozen museums created by David Karpeles, a mathematician, bank-check handwriting program inventor and real estate tycoon, according to Sjelin.

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In episode 54, we look at the time when Duluth wanted to build downtown mall over I-35. The Harbor Square mall would have stood on pillars, with two to three anchor stores spanning several lanes of traffic and linking downtown to the Duluth Arena Auditorium.

In the late 1970s, downtown was struggling. Businesses and shoppers were heading to the new Miller Hill Mall, the Interstate 35 extension was on its way and the city’s unemployment rate was high. Another shopping center, Ridgewood Mall, was proposed for Hermantown. But downtown advocates proposed something to lure department stores back to the city’s center: a mall built on pillars over I-35.

0:00-0:33 Intro

0:34-2:27 Discovering the plans for Harbor Square mall

2:28-8:45 Why do the plans exist and what happened?

8:46-14:23 Legal battle with city of Hermantown

14:24-16:33 What parts of the plan carried through to today

16:34-24:13 Future I-35 replacement project

24:14-28:58 Why Northlandia?

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