A Day at Lester Park

It was warm out, so I decided to go outside. I always hear about Lester Park, but I never actually got the chance to go there (since it's way out east and literally on the edge of town.) 

I drove on Skyline until I got to Hawk Ridge where I then had to walk because the road is closed for winter. 

You know it's spring when you see butterflies.

Lester Park consists of Amity Creek and the Lester River. It is also home to Seven Bridges Road. 

Amity Creek was growing a foam brain. This kid was almost two feet in diameter. 

I also did some videography also:

Like I said Amity Creek flows into the Lester River which I explored next. The Lester River is way cool because there are tons of waterfalls and many of them are of decent size. The river is called Basaabikaa-ziibi in Ojibwe which means "Rocky Canyon River"

This is a weird grotto/kiln thing I found in the woods. Anybody know what it is?

And more video!

Spring Break in Thunder Bay, Canada

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Un-Fair: Duluth Vs. Nazis

The Un-Fair Campaign is an anti-racism movement in Duluth and Superior that is trying to make people become aware of white privilege.

The movement soon came into the national spotlight as racists from across the country were offended by the "It's hard to see racism when you're white" slogan. Hate mail soon flooded Duluth Mayor Don Ness' email inbox. (Click here for the NPR story.) It was not too much later when a Neo-Nazi organization called the Supreme White Alliance called for a rally against the Un-Fair Campaign at the city hall. 

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I planned on driving to city hall, but it snowed about six inches the night before and the winter weather was still going strong. After trying to dig out my car with frisbees, my friends and I decided to take the bus. The tensions were already really high by the time I got to city hall. 

There was about a hundred or so people at the Civic Center with about 97% of them being anti-Nazi protesters. At the center of this mass was where the Nazis were "rallying." On the SWA website they were estimating that hundreds of their supporters from across the country would be there. About four to eight actually showed up. 

Eventually the police escorted the Nazis through city hall and the skywalk to a place away from the counter rallies. 

There was a huge police presence. 

The police also had a block in all directions blocked off. 

After the Nazis left and everything calmed down, a portion of the original group marched in the streets.

And I mean literally in the street. 

Eventually the police weren't okay with that and told us to move to the sidewalk.