17 episodes

Gar and Kelli, lifelong Duluth, Minnesota, residents, chat over the places in Duluth with stories that need to be told. It's light on history and heavy on nostalgia, and when you're waiting in line for the Arial Lift Bridge to come back down as a Laker is heading through, this might be just what you need.

Getting Bridged with Gar and Kelli Jerry Hallsten and Kelli Hallsten Erickson

    • History
    • 5.0 • 3 Ratings

Gar and Kelli, lifelong Duluth, Minnesota, residents, chat over the places in Duluth with stories that need to be told. It's light on history and heavy on nostalgia, and when you're waiting in line for the Arial Lift Bridge to come back down as a Laker is heading through, this might be just what you need.

    Hittin' the Road

    Hittin' the Road

    Let's go on vacation! Gar talks about his trips around These United States as a kid, always in August, and always in cars without air conditioning. This is part one in a two-part series on EPIC family vacations.

    • 27 min
    Happy Birthday???

    Happy Birthday???

    Kelli revels in the joy of birthdays past while Gar's recollections are as stoic as his Swedish family.
    Thanks to Wikimedia Commons for the episode pic of Chuck E. Cheese and to Perfect Duluth Day for their dates on the now-closed roller rink.

    • 24 min
    The Christmas Mackerel (and Other Stuff)

    The Christmas Mackerel (and Other Stuff)

    The Presents! The Food! The Individual Strings of Tinsel!
    Gar and Kelli talk about The Best Christmas Memories...their own.

    • 32 min
    Stuff or Treasures?

    Stuff or Treasures?

    Part of nostalgia is the stuff we hang on to from those who have come before us. Why do we do this, and what can we let go?

    • 25 min
    SNOOOOOOW

    SNOOOOOOW

    We're back!After a chaotic holiday season, Gar and Kelli have finally dug out of piles of snow and are set to talk about what winter was (and still is!!).

    • 24 min
    The Duluth Public Library

    The Duluth Public Library

    Gar and Kelli walk through the history of the Duluth Public Library...and they aren't quiet about it!
    All information found in the archives housed in the Duluth Public Library, with additional support from that bastion of scholarly research, Wikipedia. Hey, we never said we were doing extremely serious research here!

    • 25 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
3 Ratings

3 Ratings

medic SoCast observing ,

Good times had by all.

This podcast is more fun than tossing an order of BK French Fries on your buddies car hood in Canal Park and watching the seagull-infused chaos begin!

mwallmt ,

History!

Love this! I so much love getting more information about history and Duluth.

I of course think you both are amazing speakers and love the father daughter duo!

Michelle

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