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We saw Secret Mall Apartment at the Zeitgeist Zinema in Duluth. Wild story.

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Tammy instantly loved these paintings by Lissa Scotland from Duluth. We decided that these two are coming home with us. Beautiful.

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Stop for delicious chocolate at Great Lakes Candy Kitchen.

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Gooseberry Falls

Exploring Gooseberry Falls today. Walked to the lake shore and back.

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This was a perfect spot to meditate for a few minutes.

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Added 9 kWh at Gooseberry Falls while we were hiking around. Thank you Minnesota DNR!

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Lunch at New Scenic Cafe is a mandatory activity for us on the North Shore.

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Jay Cooke State Park

Finished hiking around Jay Cooke State Park 1.63 miles in 51.6 minutes. Beautiful scenery and delightful day. 🥾

A river rushes through a rocky landscape bordered by pine trees under a partly cloudy sky.A river flows rapidly over rocky terrain surrounded by leafless trees.A tranquil waterfall flows over rocks in a natural, forested landscape.A group of three people is posing for a photo outdoors, with a river and trees in the background.A forest scene shows a fallen tree trunk covered in moss surrounded by leafless trees and underbrush.Three people are smiling for a selfie in front of a rushing river and rocky landscape with trees under a blue sky.Rushing water flows over rocks in a forested landscape with bare trees.A suspension bridge crosses a rocky river in a forested area with sparse tree cover.A rushing river flows over dark rocks surrounded by trees under a partly cloudy sky.
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St. Louis River at Jay Cooke State Park.

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Busy morning at 190º Coffee & Tea this morning.

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Nate Bargatze in Duluth

We had a night full of laughs seeing Nate Bargatze for the first time — and as it happens it was the very first show of his new Big Dumb Eyes tour here in Duluth! The show was completely sold out. Julian McCollough served as host and there were short bits from Steven Rogers, Keith Alberstadt, and Aaron Weber before Nate took the stage for the main event. Hilarious stuff! 🤣

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Seated for Nate Bargatze “Big Dumb Eyes” World Tour at AMSOIL Arena in Duluth. Looking forward to seeing him for the first time.

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Duluth / Stairs.

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End of day #TeamSPS photo at MnTech Tech Connect 2025. Sitting in the chair was by popular demand. 😬😊

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Was fun to share the stage with Melissa Flicek and Jenn Zmuda at the final session of MnTech Tech Connect 2025 during the CIO & CTO Panel. Many topics around AI adoption and leading digital transformations.

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Learned a lot at “Economic Update - Tariffs & General Economic Trends” with Matt Haggerty of RSM at MnTech Tech Connect 2025.

55% chance of recession — Economist speak for “very high”. Predicted April will be the last month of positive job growth. Many false signals due to tariff “pull-ins”.

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Wonderful #TeamSPS group photo at MnTech Tech Connect 2025. Was very sad that I missed the photo — I got talking to people after the morning keynote and completely missed it!

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Fun to see Sam Pierson, TeamSPS alumni, at MnTech Tech Connect 2025. Was cool to hear what their team at Qlik is creating.

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Great exploration of Spatial Computing at MnTech Tech Connect 2025 with Amir Berenjian of REM5 Studios. Pragmatic view highlighting where these solutions are solving big problems.

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Great start to MnTech Tech Connect 2025 this morning with Joel Crandell starting things off and then John Sweeney leading a wonderful keynote on having an innovative mindset and being comfortable being uncomfortable. 👏