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Due to rain, wind, and poor visibility, the U.S. Army Parachute Team was only able to preform one of its five scheduled programs at the 2018 Milwaukee Air & Water Show on July 21 and 22. The afternoon jump took place on July 21, and its outcome was uncertain until the moment of the jump. Known as the Golden Knights, the team’s Fokker C-31A Troopship circled the skies around Bradford Beach three times to evaluate drop conditions. On the third and final pass, a pocket surrounding the drop zone opened and allowed the demonstration squad to deploy for a...

Bastille Days, Milwaukee’s 37th annual free French street festival, returned to Cathedral Square Park from July 12 and 15, with a special appearance by one of The Hop Streetcar vehicles. The event is known for the impromptu street performers, roaming minstrels, and a variety of interactive and musical entertainment. With a gourmet spread of food and libations, the four-day event included free food and drink demonstrations by the area’s top chefs, ticketed wine tastings, and nearly 25 eateries serving French, Cajun and American cuisines. For 2018, Bastille Days had a slightly new footprint. The modified boundaries were implemented in...

Adjacent to the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, the World War II fleet submarine USS Cobia (SS-245) is moored along the Manitowoc River. Named after a species of perciform marine fish, the vessel has local and national significance as an icon of Wisconsin’s shipbuilding heritage, a GATO-class fleet submarine similar to the twenty-eight subs built in Manitowoc during World War II. Technically, the USS Cobia was produced by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut, but it is the same class of submarine built by Manitowoc shipbuilders. All but three were constructed in time to see action during the war, but...