There are lots of great ways to spend your time when visiting Milwaukee! Here are some of the more unique experiences you may want to try on your next road trip to Brew Town.
Welcome to Wisconsin…Milwaukee, To be Exact.
Water is a recurring theme in my list of the most beautiful places in Wisconsin. After all this is a state with a shoreline on two Great Lakes. In the ... Read more
Milwaukee celebrates its German heritage (brews and brats, anyone?) while also making the most of its Lake Michigan location with beaches, boat tours, sailing and waterfront museums. Check out our picks for what to do, where to eat and where to stay in Milwaukee.
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There is buried treasure and an entire lake hidden in our city.
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Was walking home from a long day of shooting, upset that the sunset wasn't really what I had hoped for when looking back on the city, when I started to cross Wisconsin Avenue and saw this. Naturally I stopped dead in my tracks, and snapped this picture in the middle of the street. A bus driver wasn't to happy with me, but I think this shot was worth it :D Oh, and I know many people hate the Di Suvero, but I really think it adds to whole scene, and I can see that Calatrava designed the building with it in mind.
Looking for things to do in one day in Milwaukee? From street art to historic mansions to breweries, these are the top things to see!
What are the seven wonders of Milwaukee? We believe it ranges from the Basilica of St. Josaphat and the Milwaukee Art Museum to the Mitchell Park Domes and Tripoli Shrine.
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A dozen interesting facts about the history, architecture, and culture of Milwaukee, host of the 2016 Main Street Now Conference.
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This is an early version of my HDR work that I want to keep for reference. For more current examples, please see my HDR Showcase. See this particular image reworked: www.flickr.com/photos/johndecember/12122045153/
This is part 2 in the overview of the Milwaukee Road from Plummer to Spokane. See the post from yesterday for an Introduction, and the pros and cons. An overview of the towns – the “geography” To understand the layout potential, here are the major layout design elements the layout would include: Plummer: A wye was located here on the MILW. UP’s line from Kellogg joined in at the East leg of the wye so trains could run over the MILW line toward Manito to then get on UP to Spokane. There was one traditional industry in Plummer: a stud lumber or planer mill at Plummer that was switched by UP and was located off of the abandoned UP line to Tekoa (1955). The mill was owned by the Plummer Indian Reservation and was supplied with mostly 50ft boxcars and 53-6 flatcars. UP and MILW interchanged cars to and from each other at Plummer: Leachman said there was “milling in transit” veneer and plywood occasionally interchanged there to St Maries Plywood and then re-shipment to Eastern points (but most UP-MILW interchange was done at East Spokane). Plummer had continuous train order office coverage. Here is an internet photo of Plummer turn arriving from Spokane taken by “cz17” – with mainline across front of image and rear of wye in background. Also, the lead GP9 is sitting on the switch to the UP Wallace Branch: Worley: Located on the MILW between Plummer and Manito, this is site to several grain elevators and a double-ended industry track. This is where grain hoppers and boxcars were spotted and pulled – by the MILW Plummer turn. Google earth shot from 2011: Mozart: Located 1 mile West of Worley on the MILW between Plummer and Manito, this is site to one grain elevator and a double-ended industry track. This is where grain hoppers and boxcars were spotted and pulled – by the MILW Plummer turn. Manito: Here is where the MILW tracks meet the UP line from Tekoa. Here is a Leachman shot of the UP Kellogg Local returning to Spokane. The train is presently on MILW ROW and will enter UP at the junction switch in the foreground. The line at right is the UP branch toward Tekoa. Mica: Siding located here. Also, a UP served brick plant is located here. Shot of a MILW road train cresting the grade here (likely a detour - this was not a regular occurrence during my planned era although was in 1976-77) (source: Ebay): Part of the route between Mica to Spokane includes a 6 mile canyon with a steep grade of 1.7%. Leachman photo of EB train 387 (Kellogg Turn) from 1975: Dishman: Where the wye is located between the UP line between Manito and Spokane, and the MILW leg toward Coeur D’Alene and Metaline Falls. Rob Leachman photo from 1975: Spokane: MILW had a “modern” 1950s built 9 track yard in Spokane, with 2 support tracks and 2 engine facility tracks. All double ended. MILW’s main score in Spokane was building the auto destination unloading facility at the yard. At the time auto business was highly lucrative and MILW served it well by being a direct carrier right from Chicago as well as interchange cars from SP that originated at assembly plants in California with SP-MILW interchange at Portland. UP had rights to switch the unloading facility as well and likely served it daily, since both these carriers mostly marginalized BN in the PNW for auto traffic. Rob Leachman has estimated the split of cars as 66% MILW and 33% UP. Dan Holbrook photo from loco facility – April 1974: North of Spokane yard North and East of the MILW yard is a spur that has several shippers on it, including a large grain elevator and a pea producer. There was a former NP now BN industry spur that crossed the MILW spur at grade near Northwest Pea and Bean. Possible BN ops added on. Need to understand what these industry names were - looking for help here as well. Metaline Falls Branch: MILW branch to Metaline Falls began at Dishman. Rail mileage was 120 miles to Metaline Falls. Rob Leachman said that he recalls the train being 25-30 cars when he saw it at night. Dishman to Newport – no online business. Cusick had a Diamond Match sawmill that closed in the 1950s. Newport: had a mill? Usk: Woodchips loaded here to go to Tacoma. Lumber loaded here to go East. Lumber on flats and in boxcars. Ione: had a mill? Metaline Falls: Lehigh Portland Cement had a large cement plant (closed prior to 2000 but they used the silos for cement storage brought in by old 3 bay hoppers – owned by Lafarge). Cement loads were generated in MILW and BN coverd hoppers and were either interchanged at Spokane or went West at Plummer. Report of DRGW hoppers supplying coal, and Rob Leachman said inbound MILW coal came from “somewhere east of Deer Lodge”. The next installment will talk about the train symbols and locomotives in more detail. Thank you for reading. This information was assembled with the assistance of Rob Leachman, Matthew Sugerman, and Dan Holbrook. Thanks guys!
The old Red Owl grocery stores that were in the Milwaukee area for awhile. I remember one not too far from where I grew up in West Allis. Now under a new incarnation as a CVS Pharmacy.
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On the hill between the Milwaukee Art Museum (pictured) and Discovery World Wisconsin! I had always wanted to visit Wisconsin. My grandparents lived in Milwaukee for decades, my dad was born in Milwaukee, and when I was growing up, Green Bay Packers great Bart Starr was a frequent house guest.
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Tis the season for pumpkins and gourds, so today we present woodcut images of these Cucurbita from John Gerard’s iconic British horticultural work, The Herball, or, Generall Historie of Plantes,...
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Wayne Thiebaud 'Refrigerator Pies', 1962, Milwaukee Museum of Art, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Horizons By Phil Koch. Lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. phil-koch.artistwebsites.com
Wisconsin Horizons By Phil Koch. Lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. phil-koch.artistwebsites.com
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