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Crossing the Rustbelt
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Marine City welcoomed me

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the bridge I was not allowed to cross

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Amish People around?

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straight an long roads in Michigan

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windy weather at Lake Huron

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Cheeseburger Festival, colorful and tasty

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thousands of them were made...

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the source of all evil for Flint

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even the city looked worndown, it´s colorful

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looks like a menace to me

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the original arch...

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burned out house in Flint

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an classic Burger Place

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Saginawsome...

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the SAvoy has definitly seen better times

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the houses that are still standing are mostly closed down

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sometime you need a second look to see it

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Instead of taking away the pollution they warn against eating the fish...

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Sunset at a lakeside. Beautiful place to put up my feet

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Following a railtrack

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There they are! Amish People

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they also got´m here... German ALDI

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Lighthouse near Ludington on Lake Michigan

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and again, a Railtrack... straight!

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when it´s windy it feels like an Ocean

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funny combination of Advertisments

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Burn Baby Burn!

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A sign that I see (and ignore) daily

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the chainferry in Saugatuck

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Beautiful Buildings hide in the forrest at the LAkeshore

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that scared me! Sign at a Nuclear Plant

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that´s nice to stay the weekend, isn´t it?

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Benton Harbor shows his decay

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almost all the Shops are closed

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not sure why they put that Piece of the WTC exactly in that city...

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St. Joseph is very nice, sun shines and people are smiling.

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Setup for a day on the beach

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the roots are deep!

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huge Dunes along the Coast

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I like that Church!

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what is the Artist telling us?

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Also in Michigan City the Hightimes are over

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Beautiful Marshland

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the Jacksons in Gary

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The City is also going down drastically

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There is a casino at every Stateborder

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Bridge south of Chicago

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what I´ve seen from the Eclipse

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All the people were starring up

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It´s still running!

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Sign at a crossing

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The Cloud, piece of Art in Downtown Chicago

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and what you see when you are looking at it

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they also have Railtrails in the City

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On my way downtown

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The "L", how they call the Train is everywhere

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also the humor is very alive

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the classsical buildings downtown

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the river runs through the gorges

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again the "L"

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also here

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you can find the poor ones everywhere

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view into the countyhall

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the temple of the Bahia in the north of Chicago

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beautifully ornamented

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no, it´s not the caribic, it´s Lake Michigan

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closed down public school

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Last night at Lake Michigan

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histroic Tram

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a little Grocery and Liqour Store you can find everywhere

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entering Milwaukee

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The Monument infront of Harley Davidson Museum

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historic Hotel Downtown

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Charming old Storage Houses near the Lake

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started getting remodeled to Pubs and Lofts

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and back to the Railtrail

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Madison, the Capital of Wisconsin

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Capitol Hill, the House of the Government

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A cinema in the City

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out on the countryside it´s very similar to germany

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Railtrail

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The "Dorfhaus" in a village along the way. German Ancestors left their marks

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Corn as far as you can see

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A Snappy... Turtle on the Bikepath

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Railtrail

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Tunnel on my way to Sparta

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Pitchblack until you reach the end

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this cyclist you can find in Sparta

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Eveningmood

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Inside the Bar in Hotel Trempeleau

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Variety on Tap

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Hotel Trempeleau from the outside

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Mississippi River

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Sunset over the River

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wonderful

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the little forrests along the River were mostly flooded

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The Minnesota State Fair

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Farmers show their Animals

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and also what they can do with them

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Fantastic Show

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The light is on in the Night

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Minneapolis in the Evening

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Crossroads in Minneapolis

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Bob Dylan got his Mural here

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Funny Potato-Figures infront the Courthouse

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spontanous Gathering after Trump ended DACA

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Museum at the University of Minnesota

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Minneapolis