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Yesterday’s Milwaukee: Jones Island Fishing Village, 1898
Yesterday’s Milwaukee

Jones Island Fishing Village, 1898

The settlement by Polish "Kashubes" even had a main street and a small beach.

Photo Gallery: The Kashubes’ Polka Picnic
Photo Gallery

The Kashubes’ Polka Picnic

The annual picnic celebrates the 73 years (until 1943) that these Polish ancestors lived on Jones Island.

Deep-Fried Romantic: Amongst Kaszubes
Deep-Fried Romantic

Amongst Kaszubes

This week, we forgo the easy target of the Wisconsin State Fair and instead crash the annual Polish reunion on Jones Island.