💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🗺️🖊️ Jerry Gretzinger started doodling a #map of a fictional #city called Ukrania during breaks at a ball bearing factory in 1963.

Six decades later, he still works on it daily – following instructions from a custom deck of playing cards that tell him when to add #buildings, change #colors, or let parts dissolve into “the Void,” a collage of personal scraps. The map now spans thousands of hand-drawn panels.

👉 https://www.openculture.com/2026/06/this-man-has-been-drawing-a-map-of-an-imaginary-land-since-1963.html

#cartography #art #drawing #creativity #project #fiction #michigan #grandrapids

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🗺️🖊️ Jerry Gretzinger started doodling a #map of a fictional #city called Ukrania during breaks at a ball bearing factory in 1963.

Six decades later, he still works on it daily – following instructions from a custom deck of playing cards that tell him when to add #buildings, change #colors, or let parts dissolve into “the Void,” a collage of personal scraps. The map now spans thousands of hand-drawn panels.

👉 https://www.openculture.com/2026/06/this-man-has-been-drawing-a-map-of-an-imaginary-land-since-1963.html

#cartography #art #drawing #creativity #project #fiction #michigan #grandrapids

Minnesota celebrates Juneteenth

Events took place across the state, including Grand Rapids, St. Cloud and the Twin Cities.

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/06/19/juneteenth-celebrations-in-minnesota

#TopNews #News #StCloud #Texas #GrandRapids

Just moved to #sdf from #vmstio and wanted to give an #intro. I'm a #softwareengineer professionally, a #privatepilot #backpacker #hiker #woodworker #maker in my free time. Right now I'm #building on an outdoor sectional made from #cedar that I designed in #sketchup to enjoy the #michigan summer!

#beaumont #texas #grandrapids

Tässä kun selailee Tampereen Pride postauksista, mietin et olin vähän yllättyny ja samalla tosi iloinen et Grand Rapidsissä oli joissain kapakkien ja liikkeiden ikkunoissa Pride-, trans- ja panlippuja.

Hyvää ruohonjuurivaikutusta. En osaa sanoo yleisistä asenteista, muutakun paikallisten kollegojen osalta, mut hienoo nähdä et ihmiset ei oo kaivautunu koloon. 💪

Ja yllättäen reissun paras kyyppari oli homobaarissa. Kyllä, saattaa olla vähän puolueellinen mielipide. 😏

#Pride ##GrandRapids

#Michigan USA accounts to follow:

LOCAL NEWS
@[email protected] - Detroit newsletter & podcast
@grandrapidsnews - Grand Rapids news aggregator
@[email protected] - East Lansing newsletter
@MLivecom - Michigan local news articles

MAKERSPACES & HACKING
@AHA - Ann Arbor makerspace & hackerspace
@lansing2600 - Lansing hackers' meetup group

CULTURE
@punx - Archive of punk flyers from Grand Rapids & area

ACADEMIC
@dhatmsu - Michigan State University Digital Humanities

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#Detroit #Lansing #GrandRapids #AnnArbor

This is SO #GrandRapids

Looks like they're trying to save the party, though 🌈
#Pride #PrideMonth

https://youtu.be/T6OjWoZZDPw?si=SEn-Jy18y3vpTR2J