American Pastimes

Dan Cassidy says farewell to his ground crew as Team Pinwheel launches its hot air balloon at the Hot Air Balloon Launch, in Shawnee, Pennsylvania.

Dad holds Eric Anderson overhead in the barbeque tent at the Kenbridge First Annual Wild Game Festival in Kenbridge, Virginia.

Eddie Perez drinks a beer at Honfest, a celebration of 1960's culture in Baltimore, Maryland.

Guests attend a birthday party for Claire Shulman, the former Borough President of Queens. Behind them, Cirque du Soleil performers entertain at Queens Crossing banquet hall in Flushing, New York.

Ugly dolls™ Wedgehead and Ox talk with a businessman at the Javits Center in New York City. The Center simultaneously hosted the New York City Comic Con and a City University of New York job fair.

Chinese New Year’s Parade, New York City.

Drunken revelers party in the street at Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Municipal Park in Thermopolis, Wyoming.

NY. Rep. Brian P. Kavanagh waves to the crowd gathered to honor him and wish him luck as a New York State Representative. The swearing-in ceremony was held at Cooper Union in New York City.

At Pumpkinfest in Keene, New Hampshire, a Main Street display featured 25,644 carved pumpkins. The town failed to break the national record for the most carved pumpkins in one place, which is currently held by Boston, Massachusetts.

Marie Walker worships at the Western Branch Community Church in Chesapeake, Virginia.

The Portsmouth, Virginia, Memorial Day parade is said to be the oldest in the nation. This parade was the 123rd consecutive year.

Two guests chat at a July 4th backyard keg party and barbeque, in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Colleen Corby answers questions about her costume at the Mermaid Parade in Coney Island, New York. The parade pays homage to Coney Island’s Mardi Gras, which was held from 1903 to 1954.

Marcus Williams, of the NBA Nets, laughs as team mascot, Sly, plays with the children of PS34. The Nets were visiting the school to raise awareness about nutrition in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Chris Rodriguez, 14, watches a "Dance Dance Revolution" video game tournament at Fun Station in Staten Island, New York.

Lee Dannan and his dog, Salsa, watch a sunset together on top of Sugarloaf Mountain in Sedona, Arizona.

As his son Russell sleeps on his shoulder, David Watson watches a bear carving at Timberfest in Shawnee, Pennsylvania.

City officials reenact a Native-American ritual at the American Indian Festival, in Chesapeake, Virginia.

Sister Josephine Galasso talks to Sisters Betty Jean Takacs and Frances Lauretti at a luncheon held to honor her 25 years of service to the Church. The banquet was served at Puccini’s Restaurant in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Mark Jackman and his girlfriend, Sandy Kavenski, have lunch with their dog, Buster, at the site of Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.

Hung Kim takes a break as his children play under an equestrian statue in front of the Silver Saddle Restaurant in Sedona, Arizona.

Mt. Rushmore in Keystone, South Dakota.

George Roberts asks Presidential candidate John Edwards a question about the economy at a Democratic presidential primary rally in Derry, New Hampshire.

Kenneth and Marie Murphy visit Tonto National Forest in Tortilla Flats, Arizona.

Marc Mathews brings snacks to his family during a Fordham Men’s Basketball game in the Bronx, New York.

American Indian Festival in Chesapeake, Virginia.

Crowds gather to eat lunch in the visitor center at Mt. Rushmore where tourists can choose among hotdogs, hambugers and waffle cones. Mt. Rushmore is located in Keystone, South Dakota.

A Yankees' fan cheers as the Fordham Universitiy men's basketball team loses to Rhode Island, 45-44, in the Bronx, New York.

New York University men swimmers huddle before a meet with the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. NYU went on to achieve victory 145 to 96 in New York City.

A child watches a British Redcoat reenactor at the Historic Soldier Weekend in Burlington, New Jersey.

Gregory and Mandy Hirsh eat breakfast at the Shawnee Mountain Ski Resort in Shawnee, Pennsylvania. The resort hosted Timberfest, an annual lumberjack festival.

Stan Turley shows his boys, Ray and Charles, Superstition Mountain at Lost Dutchman State Park, in Apache Junction, Arizona.

Tourists pose for photographs at the base of Montezuma Castle in Camp Verde, Arizona.

Jacob Christianson, 5, takes the wheel of a cannon at Historic Soldier Weekend in Burlington, New Jersey.

Fans high-five the Fordham Ram at a Fordham basketball game vs. Rhode Island. Fordham would lose, 45-44, in a closely contested home game in the Bronx, New York.