Once, I thought of Milwaukee as the ugly duckling of Midwest cities, a colorless runt with the grit of Chicago but none of its allure. Silly me.
Go to story ...Oak Leaf Trail, a 100-mile chain of paved paths, parkways and connecting streets. But the city also is surrounded by old Yankee mill towns and German settlements.
Go to story ...For people who love beer, there's no better place to drink it than in a brewery. In 1880s, beer-loving Milwaukee had more than 80 of them. Three became national giants, giving Milwaukee the nicknames Beer Town and Suds City, but only one survived. That's Miller, acquired in 1969 by Philip Morris and now part of Molson Coors. Schlitz closed in 1981, and Pabst in 1997.
Go to story ...No one ever accused Milwaukee of being flashy. Best known for tractors, motorcycles and beer, it's a meat-and-potatoes kind of town, stolid and practical like the Germans who built it. It's not what you'd call a trendy destination. And yet every time I go there, I have a great time.
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