Student Dashboard

Occasionally I look at the webcam from the University of Minnesota's Institute of Technology. Today the weather is great. At lunchtime there were lots of students walking on the Mall, plus students sitting on the grass studying or talking and even two guys playing Frisbee. I looked around a bit more at the other links on the IT website and found that they even have a link to find food and restaurants in the area. It's good to know that they can keep important stuff in focus.

Colder, Windier, Rainier

"The livecam is currently unavailable due to the weather. Enjoy this photo of Lake Superior big waves."

That's from the Visit Duluth.com Livecam today. It could be that there's just raindrops showing up and blocking the view or maybe it's all blurry from blowing back and forth in the wind. I didn't really think there would be kids playing at the beach today.

The LSMMA webcam shows the true weather in Duluth. I can't see that it's colder, but I'm pretty sure it is. The water is browner that usual. I'm assuming that is from the wind a few days stirring things up so much. The green gates are open again today. There's more water on the sidewalks than a few days ago when I last posted. And at about 10:30 a.m. some of the lights are on.

Perhaps summer really is gone.

Cold, Windy, Rainy

One week ago I got my flu shot. I wore a short-sleeved t-shirt. It's amazing how quickly the weather can change. We have not had frost overnight here yet, but we have come close. It's 50 degrees now and raining on and off, mostly on. It's been like this for a few days, so we can sadly bid summer good-bye.

Today I have been looking at the Duluth Web Cam at LSMMA, the Lake Superior Marine Museum Association. It is really, really windy there. The green gate is closed, the waves are reaching the top of the canal wall and all the sidewalks are wet. Even so, the Web Cam usually shows a person or two braving the blustery winds and rain to take a look at the canal.

The photo shows a warmer, calmer day with lots of people watching the Walter J. McCarthy departing Duluth. I took this photo at 11:11 a.m. on 11/11 of 2006.