Today was a fairly quiet day as I moved from Michigan to Indiana.
At the Detroit Institute of Art, there were two special exhibitions. One was called “From Camelot to Kent State” and consisted of lithographs and silk screens from the ’60’s by familiar artists like Andy Warhol and Roy Liechenstein. The other was a tribute to Diego Rivera (Mexican artist and husband of fellow artist Frida Kahlo) by a contemporary couple – artist/sculptor Ruben Toledo and costume designer Isabel Toledo. Pictures from both exhibits are shown below.
Elkhart is a small town in northern Indiana that has been big in many businesses, including musical instruments, auto parts, RV’s and pharmaceuticals. I took tours of two 100+ year old mansions built by the family of pioneers of Miles Labs, which developed Alka-seltzer, Bactine and One-a-Day vitamins.
I was welcomed to South Bend by a sign mentioning Mayor Pete and had time for some quick pictures of the Golden Dome and the football stadium at Notre Dame University, which was all dressed up and partying for graduation tomorrow.
I attended my second straight Friday night service, at Temple Beth El in South Bend, another old, small but welcoming congregation.
Notre Dame Stadium 
The Golden Dome – Notre Dame’s symbol 
A park in Elkhart along the St. Joseph River 
The house of Havilah Beardsley 
The greenhouse at Ruthmere 
Ruthmere mansion, named by the Beardsleys after their only child Ruth who died as an infant 
Paintings and costumes by Ruben and Isabel Toledo 
This is a Good Humor ice cream bar made of the alphabet, with a little piece dripping off on the left 
10 views of 10 different artists of the 1960’s – done by Andy Warhol 
Outside the Detroit Institute of Arts
I have to go with the “Notre Dame Fight Song” for today’s song.
Mark's cross-country trip 