American Pastimes View fullsize Eddie Perez drinks a beer at Honfest, a celebration of 1960s culture in Baltimore, Maryland. View fullsize Tribe officials reenact a Native-American ritual at the American Indian Festival, in Chesapeake, Virginia. View fullsize Marie Walker worships at the Western Branch Community Church in Chesapeake, Virginia. View fullsize 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. View fullsize Chris Rodriguez, 14, watches a “Dance Dance Revolution’ video game tournament at Fun Station in Staten Island, New York. View fullsize Jacob Christianson, 5, takes the wheel of a cannon at Historic Soldier Weekend in Burlington, New Jersey. View fullsize George Roberts asks Presidential candidate John Edwards a question about the economy at a Democratic presidential primary rally in Derry, New Hampshire. View fullsize 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. View fullsize 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. View fullsize 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. View fullsize Kenneth and Marie Murphy visit Tonto National Forest in Tortilla Flats, Arizona. View fullsize Gregory and Mandy Hirsh eat breakfast at the Shawnee Mountain Ski Resort in Shawnee, Pennsylvania. The resort hosted Timberfest, an annual lumberjack festival. View fullsize 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 the City University of New York job fair. View fullsize Marc Mathews brings snacks to his family during the Fordham Men’s Basketball game in the Bronx, New York. View fullsize The Portsmouth, Virginia, Memorial Day parade is said to be the oldest in the nation. This parade was the 123rd consecutive year. View fullsize Municipal Park in Thermopolis, Wyoming. View fullsize 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. View fullsize Sister Josephine Galasso talks to Sisters Betty Jean Takacs and Frances Lauretti at a luncheon to honor her 25 years of service at Puccini’s Restaurant in Jersey City, New Jersey. View fullsize A Yankees' fan cheers as Fordham University men's basketball team loses to Rhode Island, 45-44, in the Bronx, New York. View fullsize A child watches a British Redcoat re-enactor at the Historic Soldier Weekend in Burlington, New Jersey. View fullsize Guests attend the birthday party for Claire Shulman, the former Borough President of Queens. Behind them, Cirque du Soleil performers entertain at the Queens Crossing banquet hall in Flushing, New York. View fullsize As his son Russell sleeps on his shoulder, David Watson watches a bear carving at Timberbest in Shawnee, Pennsylvania. View fullsize Hung Kim takes a break as his children play under an equestrian statue in front of the Silver Saddle Restaurant in Sedona, Arizona. View fullsize Tourists pose for photographs at the base of Montezuma Castle in Camp Verde, Arizona. View fullsize Fans high-five the Fordham Ram at a Fordham basketball game vs. Rhode Island. Fordham would lose in a closely contested game, 45-44, at a home game in the Bronx, New York. View fullsize Chinese New Year’s Parade, New York City. View fullsize Crowds gather to eat lunch in the visitor center at Mt. Rushmore where tourists can choose among hotdogs, hamburgers and waffle cones. Mt. Rushmore is located in Keystone, South Dakota. View fullsize Lee Dannan and his dog, Salsa, watch a sunset together on top of Sugarloaf Mountain in Sedona, Arizona. View fullsize Drunken revelers party in the street at Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana. View fullsize Two guests chat at a July 4th backyard keg party and barbecue, in Harrisonburg, Virginia. View fullsize 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. View fullsize Stan Turley shows his boys, Ray and Charles, Superstition Mountain at Lost Dutchman State Park, in Apache Junction, Arizona. View fullsize An American Indian Festival in Chesapeake, Virginia. View fullsize Mt. Rushmore in Keystone, South Dakota. View fullsize Dad holds Eric Anderson overhead in the barbecue tent at the Kenbridge First Annual Wild Game Festival in Kenbridge, Virginia. View fullsize 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.