3153 - Bigfork, Montana, USA

Bigfork is a small town of 5100 people located where the Flathead River and Swan River flow into the Flathead Lake. Tourists come to Bigfork to golf, hike, and play water sports. There is an active fine arts community in Bigfork as well. The Bigfork Independent Film Festival is held in the autumn and features Montana made films and Montana filmmakers are recognized.

The photo is an Ansel Adams photograph from 1968 and is called Half Dome and Clouds, Yosemite National Park. Half Dome is a granite dome at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley in California. The one side is a sheer face, and the other three sides are smooth and round. Thousands of hikers a year ascend to the peak using a 13.7 km trail from the valley floor. It's not an easy hike and includes several hundred feet of granite stairs. There are also a dozen rock climbing routes to the top as well.

Interestingly, Ansel Adams, the photographer, had his ashes scattered on Half Dome.

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3227 - Mölln, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Mölln is a small city of about 20 000 located in northern Germany. The Elbe-Lübeck Canal flows through the town, and there are eight small lakes that surround the city. It was founded in the 12th century and was a part of the Old Salt Route. Salt that was produced in the salt mines of Lower-Saxony was shipped to the Baltic Sea. Till Eulenspiegel, a legendary trickster known for exposing vices and provoking thought, is said to have lived in Mölln the last year of his life. He apparently died of the plague in 1350, but his existence has never been proven. Mölln has several monuments dedicated to him.

3322 - Hamburg, Germany

Happy birthday to me! What a lovely handmade card from the sender. Beautiful penmanship. Am Rothenbaum is the site of the main court of the German Open Tennis Championships. The International German Open has been played at the Rothernbaum since 1892, making it Germany's longest running tennis tournament. The current stadium was built in 1999 and can hold 13 200 people.

3232 - Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States of America

The Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal North Pierhead Light was built in 1882. There were nine keepers of the light until 1897. It was redesigned in 1903 and is 12 meters high. The Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal was started in 1872 and wasn't opened for large-scale watercraft until 1890. The canal is 2.1 kilometers long that goes from Sturgeon Bay in Lake Michigan to Green Bay. There are no locks on this canal. The canal was sold to the United States government in 1893 and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintains the canal.

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