Walk for Water
Sunday April 18, Gordon Park (2800 block of Humboldt Blvd) on the Milwaukee River
Register 1pm – 3pm ~ Approximately a 2 mile hike FREE!
Site to be Transformed into an
by Catherine Jozwik, Photos Vince Bushell
Milwaukee’s oldest retailer knows a little bit about providing quality and great customer service. For 165 years, Laacke and Joys has been Milwaukee’s main store for outdoor sporting goods and gear, and despite the economic downturn, business is still going strong. The store has four locations: downtown Milwaukee, Brookfield, and Mequon, along with an equestrian sports shop called Hall Saddlery in Sussex. It also has a manufacturing division on the two top floors of the downtown location, which produces fabric products such as parking meter hoods, bags, and curtains.
Snakes in paradise. I doubt that reptiles have a conscious mind that defines paradise, but a study has
shown that they like wetland prairie, worms as food, places in the sun, and a drier upland area to
while away the winter in a communal ball.
Milwaukee’s Water Works are now run as a public institution. The Metro
Milwaukee Sewerage District (MMSD) facilities are run by a private
corporation (Veolia) and overseen by the MMSD commissioners. MMSD is run
by a Commission made up of eleven members. Seven are appointed by the
mayor of the City of Milwaukee (subject to Common Council confirmation).
At least three must be elected officials and each of the seven members must
have his or her principal residence in the City of Milwaukee.
Photo of deep tunnel addition, Spring 2009. vb
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