Spring comes with a roar of the falls along Hwy 61! Pretty cool video from @duluthnews bit.ly/11BTqyA
— TalesoftheRoad-Hwy61 (@TalesoftheRoad) May 1, 2013
Minnesota Today from MPR News
May 1, 2013
Mississippi man rescued after night on ice in St. Louis River
Details emerge from man rescued near Superior
Brett Finch is probably moving back home to Mississippi, where the only ice he wants to see is in a drink.
Capsized Chippewa canoeists still missing
Two men last seen in a canoe missing after hours of searching.
WEAU-TV reports firefighters say they found a lifejacket, but they’re not sure if it belongs to the missing men. They have not located their canoe.
Sometimes it snows in May
1st May snow in 22 years? Potentially “historic” May snowfall possible Wed night. I’m just the messenger.mprne.ws/kAs8p
— MPR Weather (@MPRweather) April 30, 2013
Another semi on WB I-94 into divider at the Lowry Tunnel in Mpls. Big backups. Similar crashes in Feb. & Aug. ’11. twitter.com/timnelson_mpr/…
— Tim Nelson (@timnelson_mpr) May 1, 2013
May Day! Cold fronted. Rain showers change to snow. Temps falling into 30s. Wind NW 10-20 mph.
— MPR Weather (@MPRweather) May 1, 2013
CC Club out of step with new Uptown?
Gentrification threaten bar’s dive status.
Photo by Brian Moen via Flickr
The iconic bar’s owners, famous patrons, and hometown regulars remember the dive’s best moments
via City Pages.
April 30, 2013
Washington County sheriff’s commander shot in Somerset, Wis.
White Bear Lake man says he thought he was shooting a turkey.
A 28-year veteran of the Washington County sheriff’s office was accidentally shot by a hunter as he walked a potential turkey hunting site in St. Croix County, Wis., Tuesday, April 30.
Photo: Lake of the Woods ice
The yin and yang of ice and land at Lake of the Woods. twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/…
— Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) April 30, 2013
Minnesota Scenes
Photo: When sparks fly
Untitled by Jamie Rabold via Flickr
Top 5
Stranded on Superior ice chunk overnight; Leaving same sex marriage stance to spontaneity; #CatVidFest!
Man rescued in Superior after spending night on ice bit.ly/15WU1kk
— Duluth News Tribune (@duluthnews) April 30, 2013
Senjem says his vote on gay marriage will be ‘spontaneous’ bit.ly/ZvLh0I
— Heather J. Carlson (@PBhcarlson) April 29, 2013
Minnesota Nice creates problems for bicyclists and drivers. bit.ly/ZTBn8RPoliteness and the right of way don’t mix.
— Michael Olson (@publicmic) April 30, 2013
#AlexMN Rally on immigration reform planned tomorrow:bit.ly/16hT8CJ
— Echo Press (@echopress) April 30, 2013
Have you nominated your favorite feline film? #catvidfest picks are due May 1: docs.google.com/forms/d/17mn-n… (Don’t miss the MNcentric cat-egory).
— Walker Art Center (@walkerartcenter) April 29, 2013
Getting away: Border Route Trail offers both challenge and reward
Percentage of BWCAW visitors who go there to hike: 1
When Ed Solstad heads for the Border Route Trail, it’s usually with a chain saw and a work crew. When backpackers or day hikers lace up for a trek on the remote route, he recommends they bring a good map or two.
Tricky comes to town
Excellent RT @firstavenue TRICKY in the Mainroom on Tuesday, June 18 (7:30pm/18+). On sale Friday at 11am j.mp/Zg0102
— Jake Rudh (@JakeRudh) April 29, 2013
April 29, 2013
At least 40 arrested during Winona frac sand protest
Photo by Andrew Link via Instagram
At least 40 people have been arrested in Winona during a protest of frack sand mining.
Protesters gathered at an intersection Monday and then walked to the commercial harbor and a sand processing plant on Winona’s west end.
via Winona Daily News.
Top 5
Top 5: Tweets about the Minneapolis bike summit
@usdotfhwa doing pilots on high profile enforcement of texting and driving and may implement national program soon #bikesummit
— MPLS Bike Coalition (@mplsbike) April 29, 2013
Drivers deserve more blame than bicyclists in crashes, survey finds
Motorists tend to be more at fault for crashes involving bicyclists, but riders are to blame for a significant number of crashes as well.
Some bicyclists are calling for everyone to follow the rules, for the sake of predictability.
“One of the problems is people trying to be too nice,” Megan Gaffey writes on MPR News’s Facebook Page. “When you yield to a bicyclist just to be nice you create problems for drivers and bicyclists.”
Jim Berg adds, “We should always try to be as predictable as possible instead of being as nice as possible.” James P Berka agrees, “This is completely true.”
USDOT Secretary @raylahood via video “you are showing the rest of the country that bicycling is serious” #bikesummit twitter.com/mplsbike/statu…
— MPLS Bike Coalition (@mplsbike) April 29, 2013
Detailed bicycle safety data for Minnesota isn’t available yet, but national data for 2011 show that failure to yield was the reason most often cited for bicycle crashes. In about 40 percent of the crashes, a motorist’s failure to yield was cited, where as a bicyclist’s failure to yield was listed in 30 percent of the crashes (MPR News).
