History

• Lost Milwaukee

  The History of the Milwaukee Clipper

  Oct 3rd, 2019 by Carl Swanson

  Unlike its two sisters ships, the Milwaukee Clipper still survives. You can even tour it.

• 20 Years of Studying Milwaukee’s Neighborhoods

  Oct 2nd, 2019 by Caroline White

  Urban Anthropology brings the study of anthropology out of academia and into the neighborhood.

• Bar Exam

  New 414 Bar + Kitchen Has a History?

  Sep 24th, 2019 by Michael Horne

  Cambria Hotel bar honors Brew City with tap and drink menu. And this isn't the first bar at this site.

• Best of Doors Open

  A Tale of Glorious Malone’s Fine Sausage

  Sep 23rd, 2019 by Laura Thompson

  Walnut St. factory is a tangy slice of Milwaukee history and African American culture.

• Lost Milwaukee

  How a Riverside Roadway Was Stopped

  Sep 13th, 2019 by Carl Swanson

  It was all because of the picture-postcard 1927 Capitol Drive Bridge.

• City Streets

  Schlinger Ave. Named After Vaunted Wolf Hunter

  Sep 9th, 2019 by Carl Baehr

  George Schlinger came from Prussia, had 14 children and some heartbreaking losses.

• Bar Exam

  There’s Only One Liquid Johnny’s

  Aug 21st, 2019 by Michael Horne

  Classic Milwaukee. Same name since 1981. Wear your cat shirt and get free draft beer.

• Lost Milwaukee

  The Lady and the Light

  Aug 20th, 2019 by Carl Swanson

  For 33 years, the North Point Lighthouse was operated by an extraordinary woman

• City Streets

  Murray Ave. Named for Early Real Estate Investor

  Aug 5th, 2019 by Carl Baehr

  Scottish immigrant and early Milwaukeean James Murray figured into history of city.

• Out Look

  The Enduring Legacy of Eldon Murray

  Aug 1st, 2019 by Michail Takach

  So much of the LGBTQ revolution in Milwaukee was the result of his work.

• Bar Exam

  The Other St. Paul Fish Market

  Aug 1st, 2019 by Michael Horne

  It's in Mequon along the bike path, and the market's bar is long on fish and fishing decor.

• Lost Milwaukee

  Thrills on the Wells Street Viaduct

  Jul 29th, 2019 by Carl Swanson

  For 60 years streetcars rattled across the 2,085-foot-long bridge, 90 feet above the Menomonee River Valley.