Decked: Three Decades of Skateboard Decks

“Decked: Three Decades of Skateboard Decks,” is currently featured at the Lawton Gallery. The show features 117 skateboard decks from several collections. The decks originate from the 1970s to the late 1990s. Aaron Polansky, a guest curator, describes the uniqueness of each board. Not only is each board a work of art, but also each have unique wear from doing tricks and stunts.

Check out the exhibit at the Lawton Gallery now through Nov. 3.

Photos by Whitney Robertson



Road Trip to Door County

     Door county is full of beautiful scenery and interesting communities. Some friends and me decided to take a day road trip to Door county and just explore. We had no agenda, a full tank of gas, a GPS and an open mind. Many of the small towns we drove through were busy with fall festivals.   
     Our first stop was at Peninsula State Park for an hour and it cost us $5 for all four of us. The scenery was beautiful with the leaves changing and the surrounding water. Some of the stops we made at the park were to see the Eagle Bluff Lighthouse and the Eagle Tower. The tower is 225 feet from the water.
     Our next stop was for lunch at the Sister Bay Café, a Norwegian restaurant, in Sister Bay. The café was a small family restaurant on the water that might have been able to seat about 30 customers. We waited five minutes for our food and it was delicious. I had a local fish sandwich with a side of fruit for $10.
     From there we drove to Northport, which is located at the tip of the peninsula, and got on a ferry. We rode the ferry to Washington Island for $12. At the Welcome Center we met a woman named Joyce that gave us directions to town. After two miles in to our walk to town, Joyce stopped to pick us up. She showed us around the island and told us information we would have never heard if we were to go on a standard tour.
     We rode the ferry back and headed home and the trip was worth every penny. The day did not go how we thought it would when we got in to the car that morning and that was okay with us. We met interesting people, made unforgettable memories and had enough laughs to last a lifetime.

By Cheyenne Makinia