Photos from my retro photo album titled: Wisconsin, May 8 – Jun 3, 2008 I used to have to go back home to Wisconsin a lot to visit my ailing mother. Most of the time, I just stayed in Milwaukee, but sometimes I would take a little road trip to clear out my head. Here is a randomContinue reading “Midwestern Snapshots”
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Milwaukee Art Museum
Photos from my retro photo album titled: Milwaukee, November 2008. Above is a sculpture positioned near the Milwaukee Art Museum, with an almost frozen Lake Michigan behind it. The Calatrava-designed architecture of course went over budget to the tune of $100 million dollars when it was built in 2001! (Its estimated cost rose from $38 millionContinue reading “Milwaukee Art Museum”
The House on the Rock
The Carousel Room contains the world’s largest merry-go-round, featuring 269 figures—none of which are horses—and 20,000 lights. The House on the Rock. Time Traveled is available as e-book or paperback! Buy it either at Amazon or at most major retailers.
The Day I Would Eventually Regret
There were a few occasions when there was something on tour at The Art Institute of Chicago that was too good to miss which made driving to Chicago from Milwaukee worth it. I recall one exhibit in particular that saved both my mom and me a trip to Scotland when many of the works created byContinue reading “The Day I Would Eventually Regret”
Wisconsin Has Always Been Like This
At least, that’s how I remember it. I had zero plans to write anything of this, but I am originally a “Wisconsinite,” so my inside knowledge compels me to say something. The news has not been putting my home state in a favorable light these days, and in my eyes, it’s been a long timeContinue reading “Wisconsin Has Always Been Like This”
Krista Marson 