Author: Lee Matz

The world’s only re-creation of a 19th Century Great Lakes Schooner offered its first day trip to Port Washington on June 1 for its 5-hour Lazy Day Sail program. The S/V Denis Sullivan left Discovery World along the downtown Milwaukee lakefront and made the 25 nautical mile voyage to Port Washington. Its arrival at Coal Dock Park coincided with the Pirate Fest celebration from June 2 to 4. The trip allowed passengers the chance to participate in trip longer than the usual two hour sails. “These ships were a key part of building the infrastructure for civilization around the...

Men toiling in the field and foundry, heaving hammers or pinching molten metal with hot tongs, immortalize the age of industry that built Milwaukee.

A steady stream of cement mixers could be seen on Farwell Avenue just north of Brady Street delivering their loads on June 6, as they will continue to do for the next few days.

Summer in Milwaukee, aside from being short, is noted for its sights and sounds. Not just regarding Summerfest for the last 50 years, but another annual ritual which also occupied nearly a half century – road construction.