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History

February 22, 2021 History, Magazine

A Look Back at When Skiers Soared at Gordon Park

John Gurda shares the story behind this historic photo.

February 12, 2021 History

The Legend of the Couple Who Haunt the Miller Caves

A very Milwaukee love story, just in time for Valentine’s Day

January 29, 2021 History

The Legend Behind the St. Joan of Arc Chapel and Its Mystical Relic

This Medieval chapel has a storied past.

January 25, 2021 History, Insider, Magazine

When Waukesha’s Name Was Mud

The disputed remains of a resort hark back to the city’s days as a medical Mecca.

January 24, 2021 History, Sports

How Was Hank Aaron Somehow Still Underrated?

The man who said Milwaukee “feels like home” lived a life of exceptionalism on and off the field.

January 19, 2021 History, Science

Stories of Strange and Unusual UFO Sightings in Wisconsin

Tucked away in the tangles of the 5,000 plus page government stimulus bill rests a mandate for the pentagon to release their intelligence on UFO activity in the U.S.

January 15, 2021 Feature Story, History

Happy 175th, Milwaukee!

(You don’t look a day past 140)

History, Magazine

Who Were the First Milwaukeeans?

Indigenous people have been here much longer than 175 years – and are still making the city’s history today.

History, Magazine

The Major Tribes of Early Milwaukee

What you need to know about the First Milwaukeeans.

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The Early Days of Milwaukee

What it was like in Milwaukee before 1860.

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