On our last trip to Grenada, pretty much all the shops were closed due to COVID, and although we visited the small spice market on Grand Anse beach, I always wanted to visit the main market in St. George’s. So on my 60th birthday, I set out with my daughter and son-in-law to explore downtown. We started out at the St. George’s Spice Market at Young and Grandby. There were a variety of spices and fruit, as well as crafts. My favorite vendor was the gentleman pictured below who customized a carving for a friend back home. We then walked west on Granby toward the Esplanade Shopping Complex. This is…
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Tests shots were finished. It was time to take my film project on the road and put it into action. In July, I took my film cameras to Bastille Days here in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. When people think of Milwaukee or Wisconsin, they generally think of beer, brats or cheese. If they think about the ethnic origins of the area, they generally think of the Germans or Polish settlers to the area. Often overlooked is the fact that the first explorers were French. The first European known to explore the area was Jean Nicolet, followed by Father Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit missionary, and Louis Joliet, a fur trader, exploring and mapping the waterways through…
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I have always wanted to go to Carnival in the Caribbean, but we never seemed to be in the islands at the right time. My friend and photographer, Brian Sprague, and his friend, Sarah, celebrated their birthdays in in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, and were kind enough to share their experiences, including Carnival! For those new to the area, the Dominican Republic is one of two nations on the island of Hispanola, the other being Haiti. Punta Cana is part of the Punta Cana-Bavaro-Veron-Macao municipal district in La Altagracia, the easternmost province of the Dominican Republic. The capital city of La Altagracia is Higüey. Walk with Brian and Sarah around Higüey,…
