Category Archives: History

17Dec/14

Lake Park’s North Point Lighthouse

December 17, 2014City Life, Explore Your Neighborhood, HistoryLake Park, Lighthouse, North, PointJoe

Standing tall on a ravine overlooking our fair city, lake, and historic Lake Park (and the occasional semi-trailer) is the North Point Lighthouse; one of countless icons of MKE so often seenRead More…

25Sep/14

Explore Your Neighborhood: East Town

September 25, 2014City Life, Explore Your Neighborhood, Historydowntown, East Town, Explore Your Neighborhood, eyn, Milwaukee, neighborhood, Yankee HillJoe

Stop #1 on our journey around Milwaukee’s many neighborhoods is where I called home for my first 1.5 years living back in the big city. It goes by many names: East Town, Juneau Town, Downtown,Read More…

02Aug/14

Flag of Milwaukee

August 2, 2014City Musings, Flags, Historyflag, history, MilwaukeeJoe

For a city that many consider to be a big but sleepy town, Milwaukee sure has a busy flag. Quick historical rundown: 1950s politicians decided that we needed a flag since weRead More…