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Green Lake Photos

We stopped in Green Lake briefly on the afternoon of Tuesday July 28, 2015. We were on our way home from Green Bay and so had the chance to stop in Green Lake for pictures of both the new courthouse as well as the old courthouse in the center of town. The old courthouse was built in 1899 and now has been remodeled into a community space called the Town Square. We were running a little late so we didn’t have the chance to see much of the city or the lake.

: Green Lake County Courthouse

: Green Lake County Courthouse

: The old Green Lake County courthouse

: The old Green Lake County courthouse is now the Town Square

: The old Green Lake County courthouse was built in 1899

: The Green Lake Post Office

Iron County Links

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Here are my links for Iron County:

The official Iron County web site
The Iron County Development Zone web site
The Iron County Forestry and Parks web site
The Hurley Area Chamber of Commerce web site
St Paul’s Lutheran Church (WELS) in Hurley. This is the church that my grandparents attended. I remember going to church with them when I was younger; they moved to Ohio in 1972. My parents were married at St Paul’s and I was baptized here. St Paul’s is one of three churches in the Northwoods Tri-Parish.
The Town of Mercer web site. Mercer is the “Loon Capital of the World,” or at least that’s their claim.
The Mercer Chamber of Commerce web site
A Mercer tourism web site
The City of Ironwood web site. Ok, it’s just across the border in Michigan so it’s not really in Iron County but it’s pretty close.
The Sisu Ski Fest web site. It’s held in Ironwood in January.

Walworth County Links

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Here are my links for Walworth County:

The official Walworth County web site
The Walworth County Visitors Bureau web site
The City of Elkhorn web site
The Elkhorn Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism web site
The City of Lake Geneva web site
The Lake Geneva Area Convention and Visitors Bureau web site
The Geneva Lake Museum web site
The Village of Williams Bay web site
The Yerkes Observatory web site. The observatory is run by the University of Chicago and has the world’s largest refractor telescope.
The City of Whitewater web site. Whitewater is located mostly within Walworth County; part of it is in Jefferson County.
The University of Wisconsin – Whitewater web site

Kenosha County Links

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Here are my links for Kenosha County:

The official Kenosha County web site
The City of Kenosha web site
The Kenosha Area Convention and Visitors Bureau web site
The Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce web site
The Kenosha History Center web site
The Kenosha Public Museum web site
The Civil War Museum web site
The University of Wisconsin Parkside web site
The Carthage College web site

Racine County Links

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Here are my links for Racine County:

The official web site for Racine County
The City of Racine web site
The Racine County Convention & Visitors Bureau web site
The Racine Art Museum web site
The Racine Zoo web site
The Racine Heritage Museum web site
The Racine Danish Kringle web site
The O&H Danish Bakery web site

Milwaukee Photos

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I took these photos on June 21, 2015; a beautiful Sunday morning. I was in the Milwaukee area for the WSB Saengerfest. It started at noon so I thought I would go early and take some pictures of the Milwaukee County courthouse and downtown Milwaukee. This was the first time in many years that I had been in downtown Milwaukee. It was kind of surprising; for example I remember visiting the Milwaukee Public Museum as a child, but I didn’t realize that the museum was right next to the courthouse.

It was definitely time well spent; I will have to go back and visit again.

: View of the courthouse from MacArthur Square

: View of the courthouse from MacArthur Square

: The main entrance. The words over the doorways are: truth, justice and order.

: It’s a large building – it was built in 1931 and has 11 stories.

: The Gandhi memorial at the main entrance

: On the north side of MacArthur Square, this building contains the Sheriff’s office

: Looking east from MacArthur Square towards City Hall

: MacArthur Square and the courthouse

: The Milwaukee Public Museum is on the south side of MacArthur Square

: The Public Library is across the street from the Milwaukee Public Museum

: On the south side of MacArthur Square

: The Spirit of Polonia sculpture on the south side of the courthouse

: Clas Park on the south side of the courthouse

: The Milwaukee River; Usingers Famous Sausage is straight ahead; the Bradley Center is off to the left. Note the kayaks near the bridge.

: Walking along the Riverwalk

: Looking west towards the courhtouse

: A better view of the courthouse

: The Pabst Theater and City Hall

: A better view of the Pabst Theater

: The City Hall looks like a German Rathaus, which is not really a coincidence

: The City Hall tower was featured in the opening credits of “Laverne and Shirley”

: Another view of the Pabst Theater and the Hilton hotel

Waukesha County Links

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Here are my links for Waukesha County:

The official Waukesha County web site
The Waukesha County Business Alliance web site
The Waukesha County Museum
The City of Waukesha web site
The Village of Menomonee Falls web site
The Menomonee Falls Chamber of Commerce web site
The web site for the Schwabenhof
The Carroll University web site
The City of Pewaukee web site
The City of Oconomowoc web site
The City of New Berlin web site
The City of Brookfield web site
The Brookfield Square Mall web site. The mall was built in 1967; I think it was the first fully enclosed mall in Wisconsin.
The City of Delafield web site
The Delafield Brewhaus web site. Located along I-94, it is somewhat complicated oto get to, but it’s well worth the trouble.
The Ten Chimneys web site. This was the estate of actors Lynne Fontanne and Alfred Lunt. The estate became a National Historic Landmark in 2003.

Eponymous Counties

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Wisconsin has quite a few counties which are named after their county seats. Just for fun I thought I would make a list of those counties. Or a list of the county seats.

These are some county seats that do not quite have the same name as the county:

Chippewa Falls (Chippewa County)
Richland Center (Richland County)

Milwaukee County Links

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Here are my links for Milwaukee County. There are a lot of them, so it will take some time to get the entire list in place.

The official Milwaukee County web site
The City of Milwaukee web site
The Milwaukee County Transit System web site
The web site for General Mitchell International Airport
The Milwaukee Turners and Turner Hall web site
The Milwaukee County Zoo web site
The web site for Lakefront Brewery
The Sprecher Brewery web site
The Milwaukee Brewing Company web site
The Summerfest web site
The University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee web site
The Milwaukee Public Museum web site
The Mitchell Park Conservatory web site – also known as “The Domes.” I think this web site is actually run by the “Friends of the Domes” volunteer and fundraising group.
The Miller Brewery tour information page
The Milwaukee Art Museum web site
The Milwaukee Brewers web site. I try to attend one or two Brewers games every summer, but I’m not a huge fan. I really haven’t enjoyed baseball very much since the Braves left Milwaukee after the 1965 season.
The Visit Milwaukee tourism web site
The Milwaukee Riverwalk web site – it’s part of Visit Milwaukee
The web site for German Fest. I occasionally attend this and sing in the combined choir for the church service on Sunday morning.
The Milwaukee Bucks web site. I’m not a big fan of the NBA but I did attend one Bucks game, though that was quite a while ago.
The Milwaukee Brewery Tours web site
The web site for Marquette University
The Pabst Theater web site
The Milwaukee Liederkranz web site. The Liederkranz is one of the Milwaukee area’s German choirs.
The Bradley Center web site. The Bucks play here, at least for the moment.
The Usinger’s Famous Sausage web site
The City of Cudahy web site
The City of South Milwaukee web site
The City of Wauwatosa web site
The Hart Park Friends web site. Hart Park is located in Wauwatosa and the choir I sing occasionally participates in competitions here. It’s a beautiful park along the Menomonee River, though of course we don’t get to see a lot of it during the singing competitions.
The Astronautics Corporation of America web site

Wautoma Photos

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These ar ethe photos I took of the Wautoma County courthouse on Sunday May 24, 2015. It was raining heavily during my very brief visit, but I did walk around the block that the courthouse is located on. It’s just a block or two from Main Street in Wautoma. It’s a very nice looking building and has been well-maintained over the years. The addition that was built in the 1960s really blends in with the original 1929 building.