Dan Williamson

Duluth

Digital Producer at Duluth News Tribune Minute

Digital Producer with @DuluthNews. Have also worked in broadcasting and with a non-profit. I like journalism, sports, being active, lame jokes and ice cream!

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Photos and video: Early Easter fun at Fairlawn

1 week ago | superiortelegram.com | Dan Williamson

SUPERIOR — Easter for 2025 is next weekend, but those visiting Fairlawn Mansion on Saturday started celebrating early with an afternoon of egg-cellent activities. Superior Public Museums hosted "Easter Fun at Fairlawn Mansion," which featured games, grab-and-go crafts, prize booths, and a meet-and-greet with the Peeps Bunny.
Listen to Archive Dive: News anchor remembers night the Fitz sank

2 weeks ago | superiortelegram.com | Dan Williamson

For this month’s episode of "Archive Dive," we caught up with former WDIO-TV news anchor Dennis Anderson. Superior Telegram reporter Maria Lockwood, Duluth News Tribune reporter Jay Gabler and digital producer Dan Williamson joined Anderson at his Duluth home Nov. 7 to hear his memories of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sinking for an upcoming 50th anniversary project. Stay tuned for more details. In the meantime, we wanted to share some of this visit with you.
Photos: First saltie reaches Twin Ports, but not contest winner

2 weeks ago | duluthnewstribune.com | Dan Williamson

DULUTH — Federal Yoshino made it to Duluth-Superior on Tuesday just after 1 p.m. The saltie, which travels under the flag of the Marshall Islands, is the first oceangoing ship to arrive this season, but its journey didn't start from the ocean. As a result, it doesn't qualify for the Duluth Seaway Port Authority and Visit Duluth's annual First Ship contest.
Photos: Spring snowstorm slams into Duluth

3 weeks ago | duluthnewstribune.com | Clint Austin |Dan Williamson
Photos and video: Enough bites for memories on Brule River opener

3 weeks ago | duluthnewstribune.com | Dan Williamson |Clint Austin

ALONG THE BOIS BRULE RIVER, Wis. — Spring is here on the calendar, and the last Saturday in March means that a traditional first fishing rite of spring is here too. A half-hour before sunrise, the Northland’s first opening day of open-water fishing kicked off Wisconsin’s Bois Brule River with trout and salmon becoming legal to catch downstream of U.S. Highway 2. The fishing opener on the river is always the last Saturday in March.
Photos and video: Enough bites for memories on Brule River opener

3 weeks ago | superiortelegram.com | Dan Williamson

ALONG THE BOIS BRULE RIVER, Wis. — Spring is here on the calendar, and the last Saturday in March means that a traditional first fishing rite of spring is here too. A half-hour before sunrise, the Northland’s first opening day of open-water fishing kicked off Wisconsin’s Bois Brule River with trout and salmon becoming legal to catch downstream of U.S. Highway 2. The fishing opener on the river is always the last Saturday in March.
Photos and video: Annual Motorhead Madness cruises into Duluth

1 month ago | duluthnewstribune.com | Dan Williamson

DULUTH — It’s a weekend filled with many motors as custom cars, trucks, 4x4s, race cars, street rods, rat rods, cycles and antique automobiles have filled up four large spaces at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. The 55th annual Motorhead Madness kicked off on Saturday for the opening day of a two-day spectacle, which organizers call the Northland’s biggest indoor custom car show.
Photos: Spar travels onto the big lake

1 month ago | duluthnewstribune.com | Dan Williamson

DULUTH — Spring is almost here and maritime watchers will soon see the familiar sight of ships on Lake Superior and the Duluth harbor. There has been a little action in recent weeks as the United States Coast Guard Cutter Spar has put in some time in the harbor, including breaking some of the remaining ice last week.
Listen to Archive Dive: Exploring Superior's historic cultural centers

1 month ago | superiortelegram.com | Dan Williamson

SUPERIOR — Before it was a site for wedding receptions and bingo, the Belgian Club served as a cultural center for immigrants who settled in Superior. In this month’s episode of the Archive Dive podcast, Telegram reporter Maria Lockwood and local historian and retired librarian Teddie Meronek explore this historic touchstone, as well as two others: the Polish Club and the Vasa Temple, discussing their importance in the community.
Photos: Cute puppies, mini sled dogs start Beargrease with smiles

1 month ago | duluthnewstribune.com | Dan Williamson

DULUTH — The 40th running of the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon begins Sunday morning north of Two Harbors at the Highway 2 Gravel Pit, but on Saturday, other dogs took center stage at Fitger’s. The annual Cutest Puppy Contest attracted dozens of dogs (ages 4-9 months), and many dog enthusiasts, while some smaller dogs had a chance to live out their mushing dreams in the KQDS Mini Sled Dog Races.