After the American Revolution, fur traders began to settle around Lake Michigan. Milwaukee was in the center of it all, as a fur trading post for the French Canadians, Americans, and NativeRead More…
Though Milwaukee’s certainly lost manufacturing and industry jobs over the last 50 years, many still consider its working-class heritage part of the ongoing charm. In fact, Milwaukee was the first city in the USRead More…
The J.L. Burnham Building is one of the oldest buildings still standing in historic Walker’s Point. This beautiful Italianate commercial building was erected in 1871 for Johnathon Burnham of the Burnham Brothers’ brick-makingRead More…
While beer made the Brew City famous, the literal foundation of those breweries and many historic buildings was much more solid: Cream City Bricks. It’s easy to find these warmly-colored building blocksRead More…
As part of the entertainment during the short-lived Milwaukee summers, many parks and places show a plethora of free films outdoors to thousands of people ranging from kids’ affairs to adult-only showings to bike-inRead More…