Have you ever driven over the Hoan Bridge and thought, “I wonder what that smell is (Milorganite), and I wonder where Milwaukee’s human waste goes”? This weekend you can get up closeRead More…
As the Historical Marker tour continues, I found myself at the lovely Cathedral Square in downtown Milwaukee. To my delight it was Bastille Days, a French festival on the grounds of theRead More…
Have you ever seen those brown markers on the side of the road? If you are like me and my fiance (both with some kind of degree in history) you slam onRead More…
If you’ve ever come to Milwaukee, by car or boat or plane, you’ve undoubtedly seen the iconic yellow arch on the lakefront known as the Hoan Bridge. Considering I, and some 40,000Read More…
In our previous posts, we learned that Solomon Juneau settled east of the Milwaukee river, Byron Kilbourn settled west, and there was a third man who settled in the south. That leavesRead More…