Walking down Old World Third Street today you are not likely to see many German shops advertising “English Spoken Here” as a special or unique service; but as early as…
Welcome to Yankee Hill! The neighborhood is bounded by Wisconsin Avenue on the south, Ogden Street on the north, Water Street on the west and Prospect Avenue on the east. This choice,…
Enjoy a tour of the one acre gardens and landscape at the restored Frederick Koenig House in Milwaukee's Walnut Hill neighborhood with horticulturalist and homeowner Stewart Dempsey. The current gardens were planted and developed over the last 36 years, and compliment the architecture of the house. Stewart will share a brief history of the creation…
Walking down Old World Third Street today you are not likely to see many German shops advertising “English Spoken Here” as a special or unique service; but as early as 1848, Germans represented 1/3 of the entire population in Milwaukee and this section of the city was the life’s blood of German immigrants. This tour…
Join Historic Milwaukee, MGIC and architect Keith Stachowiak for a unique Lego building event featuring MGIC's retro downtown headquarters. Participants will take a behind the scenes tour, learn about the history and architecture of this 70s building, and build a model of this iconic Milwaukee building with Legos. Please note that two people will build…