We’re in Duluth/Superior for a librarians conference, the Lake Superior Libraries Symposium, held Friday June 1. It was the first one and it was a pretty good library conference. Some good sessions, good keynoter, and ubiquitous wifi because it was held at a Community College. And that also meant that there was a never ending supply of homemade donuts with the coffee. The taco bar that they set out for lunch was OK – as one of the organizers said, the salsa was Norwegian style, mild and very mild – somebody at my table said it tasted more like barbecue sauce. I used some of the Siracha that they had put out for chile lovers, instead.
Nice after party at a Brew pub, the Thirsty Pagan. Really the only downside is the construction on the bridges that’s making going back & forth from Duluth to Superior a little harder depending on the time of day – but it’s not real traffic gridlock, like in a big city – it’s Northern WI traffic jams that last 20 minutes.
After the brewpub, we went to see Snow White & the Huntsman – leaving our exchange student to work on end-of-the-school year stuff in the hotel. She had decided that she’d rather skip the potentially hokey senior class party – none of her friends was going – and come with us to see more of America. I think the movie was our de rigour action flick for the summer. The main thing I couldn’t get over was how much smaller Chris Hemsworth looks when he’s not playing Thor. We went and collected the kid and got some pizza after the movie.
Slept way in this morning, and now doing a little catchup at the Caribou – finally got the bootcamp schedule updated and emailed an invite to faculty. Time to go collect the kid again and take her hiking, to see more of America. I think we’re going to Tettegouche State Park.
Canal Park Caribou Coffee in Duluth
