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Greetings From Duluth!

8/8/2011

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First Things First

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Ok, we're here. Where's the ice cream?

That's not exactly how it went. First, we had a super delicious sandwich at Amazing Grace Bakery and Cafe, checked into our hotel (which is delightfully motel-y), and walked pretty much the length of downtown Duluth- ending up. of course, at ice cream.

This Portland Malt Shoppe, pictured below (btw, all photos, except where noted, were taken by my husband today), takes at least a pint of whatever flavor ice cream you choose and stirs it up with malt and whatever flavor you choose, and calls it a "malt". This is a little bit insane.
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I ordered a marshmallow malt made with dark chocolate ice cream, and was not really sure what I was going to end up with. As you can see, I ended up with a whole lot of ice cream. It was delicious. Not particularly refreshing. Definitely fits in with my recent "sweet and exorbitant frozen calories" diet. I may never say this again in my life, but, I could have split one with Fred. I, in fact, could not finish the whole thing. Unheard of.

Vague Duluth Memory

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I took this picture. It's the only one I took today.
My husband and I took a trip to Duluth together not long after we started dating. I remember having a good time. Apparently, that's about ALL I remember of the trip. Fred's been talking about all the places we went when we were here last time and for the most part, I have NO IDEA what he's talking about.
The one thing, that for some reason, I remember with pointless, excessive clarity, is the Family Sauna. We didn't even go in. Not last time, not now.
As we walked past it today, I started talking about what we saw in the window last time and how they had those brushes outside the front door to scrape the snow off your boots before entering...
Well. I guess Duluth was memorable after all.

Dinner at the Lift Bridge

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After our multi-million calorie malts this afternoon, Fred and I were not really feeling a big dinner. Imagine that. We went to the Whole Foods Coop and got some veggie egg rolls for me and a wrap for Fred, plus some other tasty picnicky items, and went down to Canal Park to watch the boats, the bridge, and the moon.
It was lovely.
5 ate many grapes and stole a handful of my egg roll.
A boat came through, the bridge went up.
A good time was had by all.

Now it's time for all weary travelers to GO TO SLEEP!
Join me Wednesday for Part 2 of the Duluth Report.

4 Comments
fae
8/8/2011 09:52:03 pm

Love Duluth ~ have fun. I loved going to http://www.hacienda-del-sol.com/. Now there is a Pizza Luce ~ even better. Bob used to do Grandmas Marathon and we took frequent trips to Duluth when we lived in Hayward. Beautiful pics.

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Mutti
8/9/2011 08:37:11 am

You look like you are having a lovely time. The first photo of you is beautiful.I am not sure you are really my Ansley if you could not finish your malt...

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Krissy S
8/9/2011 11:29:01 am

I am jealous!!! I love Duluth but sadly my hubby thinks if we drive 4 hours to get to Duluth we might as well just drive another 3 and go to Minneapolis so I don't get to enjoy relaxing trips to Duluth anymore. Sigh. Enjoy it for me too please!

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becky
8/31/2011 11:45:06 am

We loved staying in Duluth when we visited Em in Superior. We have eaten at Takk for Maten every time. I recognize many of the sights in your pictures. We found it delightful in the summer and winter.

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    My name is Ansley Knoch. I am the creator of Rispok, a line of accessories for big and little people made from repurposed materials. I live in Madison, Wisconsin with my husband, Fred, and our son, also Fred, better known as 5.

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