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Category Archives: History

19Apr/18

In Search of Walker’s Literal Point

April 19, 2018City Life, City Musings, Explore Your Neighborhood, Historyfounding father, history, Milwaukee, Walker's PointJoe

Today marketing agencies name everything, be it to sell sponsorship (just call it “Milwaukee Arena” already) or to sell a place itself (“that’s not an uninhabitable swamp, it’s a very expensive fieldRead More…

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22Mar/18

Beer Barons of Milwaukee: Joseph Schlitz

March 22, 2018City Life, City Musings, History, Local ProductsAugust Krug, baron, beer, Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company, Schlitz, UihleinJoe

Milwaukee’s three founders (Juneau, Kilbourn, and Walker) may have helped turn wild rice fields and marshland into a unified city, but it was the “Big Four” beer barons of the 19th centuryRead More…

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01Mar/18

Local Celebrities in Local Bars: John Gurda

March 1, 2018History, Local Celebrities in Local BarsBay View, Cicerone, historian, history, John Gurda, KK, Milwaukee, Romans' PubJoe

They don’t call Milwaukee the “Hollywood of Southeastern Wisconsin” for nothing [citation needed]. We’ve got our fair share of Brew City born, bred, or based celebrities, and The Squeaky Curd is sitting downRead More…

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15Feb/18

Beer Barons of Milwaukee: Valentin Blatz

February 15, 2018Booze, History, Local Productsbaron, beer, bottle, brew, brewer, City Brewery, history, Milwaukee, Valentin BlatzJoe

Milwaukee’s three founders (Juneau, Kilbourn, and Walker) may have helped turn wild rice fields and marshland into a unified city, but it was the “Big Four” beer barons of the 19th centuryRead More…

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14Dec/17

Milwaukee’s Hidden Kaszube’s Park

December 14, 2017City Life, Explore Your Neighborhood, HistoryBay View, Captain Felix Struck, Explore Your Neighborhood, history, Jones Island, Kaszube, park, PolishJoe

Milwaukee has an abundance of parks, and city residents frequent them to seek respite from the bustling urban life and spend time with nature. While Milwaukee’s smallest park offers none of these things,Read More…

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