The Political Power Of Fishing
Politicians do many things to show they are one of us – visiting diners, kissing babies, eating whatever on a ...
Summerfest, 1930s-Style
The world’s largest music festival starts this week in Milwaukee. But while it may be the biggest, it isn’t Milwaukee’s ...
The Harley That Went To War
Lots of people love their Harleys. Frank Latta loved his motorcycle so much that he took it with him to ...
Musician Raphael Baez One Of First Mexicans To Call Milwaukee Home
Raphael Baez was one of the first Mexicans to call Milwaukee home. Trained as a classical musician in Mexico, Baez ...
The Cost Of The Eight-Hour Work Day
In the 1880s, the eight-hour day emerged as the prime focus of the labor movement. Historian John Gurda reminds us ...
The Monster Knife Of John F. Potter
On April 5, 1860, as tensions over slavery grew, Wisconsin Congressman John F. Potter was challenged to a duel by ...
Luck Of The Irish: Milwaukee’s First Major Immigrant Group
While we tend to associate Germans with Milwaukee, the Irish were the city’s first major immigrant group. Historian John Gurda ...
Sol Levitan, Wisconsin’s Unlikely Politician
Bob LaFollette, Joe McCarthy and Scott Walker are among Wisconsin’s most famous politicians, but a century ago, Sol Levitan might ...
Musician Sets Family Story To Music
William Henry Gleiss was an engineer on the Milwaukee Road who died in a tragic train crash in 1918. In ...
Superior’s Anchor Bar Has Life Ring Said To Be From Ship Edmund Fitzgerald
Forty years ago this week, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in a storm on Lake Superior. It’s legend lives on, not ...
A Tall Ship Sail Into Great Lakes History
This weekend, maritime enthusiasts will gather in Green Bay for the Tall Ship Festival. Producer Aubrey Ralph spent the day ...