Mason Christensen

I made the mistake of visiting a butter tart festival

Caught a ship going through the Livingstone channel today

Friday evening in Dearborn

Some artwork from an exhibit titled Southwest Surrealism I went to in Colorado over the weekend

I went to a chile festival in Colorado today

I went to the Minnesota State Fair this weekend and definitely found the crop art to be a highlight

Random photos I took at the Monroe County Fair

Made my 1st visit to the City Reliquary museum in Brooklyn yesterday and the artifacts are wild

Meanwhile in geography nerd adventures, I saw the marker for the beginning of the Iowa and Minnesota border survey

I feel like Dubuque Iowa is one of the most underrated Midwestern cities

Fyi, Dearborn Historical Society is the group that sponsors the lectures but the venue is the dearborn historical museum run by the city

Photos I took today of the Gun Violence Memorial Installation at MOCAD

Meanwhile in Detroit pizza adventures I had my first visit to Sicilys Pizza

The really stupid thing about it is that Cincy chili dogs and Detroit ones don't taste that different depending on the place. Cincy just tends to give you more cheese

Some forest skirmish pics I took Saturday at Fort Meigs

I spent my International Museum Day going to the new exhibit at the Cleveland Art Museum

Some photos I took a few days ago in Baltimore

Every book published in the United States is sent to the Library of Congress. Also, if you are under 16 you cannot use the reading room or order books.

Some more footage from the Longwoods War of 1812 reenactment

Band at the reenactment

Some photos I took today at a War of 1812 reenactment

I find myself becoming an Adeni chai addict

Sand Creek Massacre memorial to replace Civil War statue at the Colorado State Capitol Colorado lawmakers voted unanimously to approve a 24-foot statue to commemorate the Sand Creek Massacre. It will replace a Civil War statue torn down in 2020.

"In front of descendants of Sand Creek Massacre survivors, Colorado lawmakers unanimously greenlighted a memorial sculpture Monday to commemorate the 1864 atrocity at the State Capitol." 🗃️ www.cpr.org/2025/04/15/s...

Some photos I took of the Wyoming State Capitol on Monday

Some buildings seen in the Crawford NE / Fort Robinson area today

Outdoor adventures i had in NW Nebraska today

Canceled Humanities Grants to Help Pay for Trump’s ‘Garden of Heroes’ The National Endowment for the Humanities, which supports museums and historical sites, will redirect funds to the president’s planned patriotic sculpture garden.

They cancelled 85 percent of all national humanities grants, which had already been given out (& hence were being counted on) to support local museums, historic sites and community projects across the country. The savings will instead fund a sculpture garden. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/a...

Back in Kalamazoo, home to one of my favorite historical markers: Kalamazoo Celery. Convenient to the ReMax office.

I took advantage of free parking to investigate the Faygo pop up in Downtown Detroit today

Had the special in Pie Sci pizza in Detroit with sausage, peppers, garlic, and Cajun crust today