Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee: Brewery tours, bobbleheads and more on 1 tank of gas
MILWAUKEE (WLS) — It’s time for another One Tank Trip, Roz’s series of fun getaways on a tank of gas!
Just 90 miles from downtown, a lot of folks have gone to Milwaukee to the Milwaukee Zoo, the art museum or Summerfest.
I wanted to find some lesser known, but just as exciting places to visit in the fifth biggest city in the Midwest!
If you find a trip to Milwaukee intriguing, you’re not alone!
“We were just designated one of the top 25 places to visit in the world for 2023 by National Geographic and we are so proud of that designation,” Peggy Williams-Smith, president and CEO of Visit Milwaukee.
Being in Brew City, we started with a tour of the Miller Brewery. The campus has 80 buildings, some dating back to the mid 1800’s when Fredrick Miller purchased the Plank Road Brewery.
Originally beer was stored in The Cave, hand dug, 62 feet below ground, to keep it cold. Today they produce 279 million gallons of beer annually!
Like any good tour, it ends in a gift shop, and this one is no exception!
The Pabst Mansion was built in 1892 for Captain Frederick Pabst and his wife. This stunning, gilded age museum, with much of the original furniture and art almost didn’t make it after the Pabsts died.
“They sold it to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese in 1908 and then they lived here for 67 years,” Jocelyn Slocum, Pabst Mansion director of operations and curatorial affairs, said. “There was a hotel next store and the owner was going to raze this building to build a parking lot!…A group of preservationists came together and they were able to get the house on the National Register and raise funds and get a bunch of loans and purchase the house.”
A powerful but uplifting stop was at America’s Black Holocaust Museum, founded by Civil Rights pioneer Dr. James Cameron.
“Shortly after Dr. Cameron’s retirement, he and his wife were on a faith-based trip to Israel and had an opportunity to visit Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Israel,” Brad Pruitt, America’s Black Holocaust Museum executive director, said. “He was so moved…He turned to his wife and said we need a museum like this to tell our story.”
We took a quick break at Third Street Market Hall, then on to the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum!
“We started out when we came into this space with about 7,500, but we found space to add some more, we have over 10,500 and counting and we get new bobbleheads all the time!” Phil Sklar, co-founder and CEO of the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame.
You can’t visit Milwaukee without a stop at the Harley-Davidson Museum!
“It’s a museum for everybody!” David Kreisler, Harley Davidson Museum exhibits curator, said. “We welcome families, we welcome kids, we welcome people who are riders, we welcome people who don’t ride!”
If fact, this whole area is set up for people to sit on these bikes and see how it feels – feels pretty good!
“It started in Milwaukee in 1903, two friends, Arthur Davidson and William Harley…started coming up with this idea, ok we’ve got these bicycles but we don’t want to peddle anymore, so how do we do that?” Kreisler said. “So they started working on engines and started working behind the Davidson home.”
And the rest, as they say, is history!
Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS)
MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) announced on Monday, March 24 it is collecting rider feedback to help shape bus routes that take effect this fall. It is part of an initiative called MOVE 2025.
MOVE 2025
What we know:
A news release from MCTS says riders are encouraged to see specific route recommendations resulting from Phase I’s feedback and weigh in on four new route options that will be presented. After this phase of feedback is reviewed, MCTS will submit a recommended MOVE 2025 plan to the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors.
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During the first phase of MOVE 2025, riders and bus operators gave feedback at five public meetings, 15 stakeholder meetings, and completed 1,254 surveys online. Their feedback played a key role in shaping Phase II, which will provide several improvements. This includes new connections that aren’t available today. For example, some recommendations include extending Route 14 to 17th Street and Route 59 on Drexel Avenue. In addition, some routes will have more frequent bus service, such as Route 57. Some branched routes will become more direct, including the BlueLine. To make these changes while remaining within its budget, MCTS will adjust service on other routes where there’s less demand.
Provide feedback now
What you can do:
MCTS wants to hear from riders directly. Feedback can be submitted through an online survey, by visiting RideMCTS.com/MOVE to comment on interactive maps, or by attending one of three public meetings across the county. Riders have until April 11, 2025, to weigh in.
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Dates, locations for public meetings
- April 4 — 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at MCTS Administration Building (1942 N. 17th St., Milwaukee)
- April 8 — 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Atkinson Public Library (1960 W. Atkinson Ave., Milwaukee)
- April 10 — 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at South Milwaukee Public Library (1907 10th Ave., South Milwaukee)
Timeline for MOVE 2025
- Phase I: December 9, 2024 – February 10, 2025: Public input phase through surveys, online comments, interactive maps, and public meetings.
- Phase II: March – May 2025: MCTS transit planners review feedback and develop a draft plan for additional comment from riders, bus drivers and the general public. Planners prepare a final recommended plan that will be presented to the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors for review and approval.
- June – August 2025: If the recommended plan is approved, MCTS will begin an education campaign to aid public awareness of the fall service changes.
- Late August 2025: The changes go live.
The Source: The information in this post was provided by Milwaukee County Transit System.
MILWAUKEE — Even though Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin are no longer in the NCAA tournament, downtown Milwaukee hasn’t missed a beat.
Local businesses say this has been one of the best weekends of the year so far — thanks to March Madness.
Visitors like Elliott Rushing and Kelsey Richleff from Kentucky bought Sunday game tickets with hopes their home team would make it to the second round in Milwaukee on Sunday.
They’re one of the expected 19,000 visitors to pass through over the weekend.
“Wisconsin and Kentucky have similar attributes,” said Rushing. “It’s a little rainy, but Milwaukee is a cool downtown.”
Kaylee Staral
The businesses and locals downtown take pride in showing off Wisconsin in the national spotlight.
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Businesses get surge from games at Fiserv Forum
“They come here for the beer and the brats,” Ryan Pellinger, bar manager at the Brat House, a popular spot steps away from Fiserv Forum, smiled.
Pellinger and bartender Christian Bradley said they’ve seen waves of fans pouring in since the tournament began from near and far.
“Games on Friday were great — we had so many people in town,” Pellinger said. “It’s been a steady weekend, and we’ve all made good money.”
Kaylee Staral
According to VISIT Milwaukee, the influx of fans is expected to generate an estimated $3.4 million in economic impact for the city.
That momentum was felt down the street at Doc’s Commerce Smokehouse, where general manager Jimmy Hall said it’s been busier than he expected.
“Three 18-hour days in a row is not that bad,” Hall laughed.
“It was much more than we expected — and much more than the Bucks have done for us in the past. The economic impact, even for just a two- to three-day burst like this, is amazing.”
Kaylee Staral
Despite both the Golden Eagles and the Badgers exiting the tournament early, business owners hope the excitement and memories created by fans from across the country will stick around long after the final buzzer.
“We’re in Wisconsin, I know that much,” Richleff smiled.
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Kentucky‘s NCAA Tournament run meets Illinois today in the Round of 32. The Cats and Fighting Illini play their second-round game at 5:15 p.m. (ET) on CBS, with one team moving on to play Tennessee in the Sweet Sixteen.
How will the game play out? I wish I had that answer. The KSR crew will share what they think will happen from 2:30-3:30 p.m. (ET) on a new edition of the KSR Pregame Show, live from 3rd Street Market Hall in downtown Milwaukee. It’s the full crew of Matt Jones, Ryan Lemond, Drew Franklin, and Shannon The Dude on the airwaves, previewing the next game for Mark Pope’s Cats in Pope’s first NCAA Tournament with Kentucky.
Wherever you are, you can tune in on 630 WLAP in Lexington or 840 WHAS in Louisville. You can also stream the KSR Pregame Show on the iHeart Radio app or online.
If you’d like to join the pregame conversation, call the show at 859-280-2287, and Billy R. Sports will put you through to the guys in Wisconsin.
Go Cats. Beat Illinois.
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