lantern tour, shakopee

 in the evening i did a meetup event at the landing in shakopee, a history-type place. it was a lantern tour. i had been to this venue once before, for a civil war weekend something like 10 years ago where there was  a lincoln impersonator. there were small lanterns, and the tour guide had a larger one. i like visiting with the guide assigned to the later tour before my tour began, he spoke of being from suburban chicago. the tour lasted for just over an hour, and the candle light started flickering near the end of it so the lantern performed well in the given time allotment. i was getting annoyed with an older man who was trying too hard to be funny with the tour guide. i prefer to let the guide give the tour. i try not to talk much on history tours as i know i learn more when i listen more. found out this preservation village was created in the 1960s and 70's. first building we were in was lived in by a founder of minneapolis and a member of the university board of regents. after the tour was done i drove home and it took a while to find the world series on the radio. i had to go over to the AM side. game two, houston was leading 3-0 when i tuned in, and got a home run to go up 5-0 during the drive home. then i watched the rest of the game on TV, and houston went on to beat philadelphia 5-2 to even the series. i did try to meet the group at a restaurant about 2 miles from the tour venue, but when i got there the host didn't know of any meetup groups there. i went to the bar and got sticker shock on the food prices, so i left and went to jersey mike's, a nearby sandwich shop. this place was on my mind as i keep seeing the TV ads with danny devito in it. of course the day was also about chores and errand running. i visited 2 grocery stores, hy-vee around midday and aldi a few hours later, after i had eaten lunch. and i made it to the post office, 2 orders to pick up. dropped off recycle near the capitol, and there was a 'get out the vote' concert in the parking lot of the former sears store. i recognized the names of many of the lady comics scheduled to perform. late in the evening i went on a walk and found 59 cents.