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# Storm Cycle: Empty
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/craft-in-america/extras/craft-in-america-storm-cycle-empty/
- Published: 2024-04-02T22:52:23.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-30T22:31:45.000Z
- Description: Seeing Lee Circle void of human activity is rare & the future of Mardi Gras was in doubt.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Craft in America, #ZZZ_Show_c673246a-8c90-499d-980f-62d4618ea1b8, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_3f6d25f0-572c-4c39-b1dc-9192d8ad285c, #extra

Angele Seiley, Thomas Mann's graphic designer & Mark Garcie, principal artisan, snuck back in the city to check on the studio. Angele took a photo of the statue of Robert E. Lee, looking north in contemplation of the defeat of the South but also facing the Katrina winds. Lee Circle is the pivot point of Mardi Gras parades. Seeing it void of activity is rare & put the future of Mardi Gras in doubt.