Milwaukee’s Landmark Lanes Is Celebrating 95 Years in Business
The local institution is marking the occasion with a week of events.
A Glimpse Inside the School on Milwaukee’s Jones Island
The school served a small community of fishing families from 1896 to 1919.
Did You Know Milwaukee’s First Zoo Was in Washington Park?
And it started with a small herd of deer as its first inhabitants.
Why Call it College Avenue When There’s No College Nearby?
The answer dates back to a campus that never came to be in the 1800s.
How Bradford Beach Came to Be
If it weren’t for uncounted tons of landfill and a government breakwater, the waves could still be lapping against the bluffs.
The Real Story Behind Mills Fleet Farm and Blain’s Farm & Fleet
Exploring, debunking and celebrating the long history of two retail icons of rural Wisconsin.
When Milwaukee’s City Hall Was Market Hall
Water Street was the retail heart of the city before it became what it is today.
The Black Nite Brawl: Milwaukee’s Place in LGBTQ History
How the testimony of a bottle-wielding queer woman of color and two men intent on telling her story brought light to this key piece of LGBTQ history.
The Grain Exchange’s Transformation From Wheat to Weddings
Get a glimpse into the history of this long-standing Milwaukee building.
75 Years Ago, Milwaukee Experienced the Most Severe Earthquake in Wisconsin History
In 1947, a historic earthquake struck southeast Wisconsin – but only for a split second.
