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Packer games in Milwaukee were ended after the 1994 season. [3] The grounds of the State Fair, at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources park site, contain one of only two Indian effigy mounds remaining in Milwaukee County. (The other is located at Lake Park in Milwaukee.) Four pre-historic mounds originally populated the location, which ...
The Rock County (Beloit and Janesville) chapter folded in 2007. The Shamrock Club was organized by members of Milwaukee's Irish community who had been a part of the Milwaukee Holiday Folk Fair's annual November festival. Helped by the International Institute of Wisconsin, the Club met to organize on March 17, 1960, St Patrick's Day.
The first Holiday Folk Fair was held on December 10, 1944. [3] [4] Despite a violent snowstorm, 3,500 people showed up and took part in the event. [4] In 1947 the Fair became a two-day event, and Friday evenings were added in 1964. The Fair was formerly held at what's now the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. [5]
The fair added traveling entertainment and grew to host over 20,000 visitors in the 20th century; it is still held annually at the fairgrounds. In addition to the county fair, the fairgrounds have also held horse races, political events, picnics, and other community events. [2] The fairgrounds were added to the National Register of Historic ...
It was clear almost as soon as tickets for The Last Dinner Party's Milwaukee show went on sale, and quickly sold out, that the band was already too big for the 987-person-capacity Turner Hall ...
The inaugural Summerfest was held in July 1968 at 35 different locations throughout the city (including Milwaukee County Stadium and Milwaukee Arena), and its events ranged from concerts to a film festival, an air show, and even a pageant. The first Summerfest, produced by Dee Robb and Con Merten was regarded as a success; the second event in ...
The Milwaukee County Historical Society, also known as MCHS, is a local historical society in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Founded in 1935, the organization was formed to preserve, collect, recognize, and make available materials related to Milwaukee County history. It is located in downtown Milwaukee in the former Second Ward Savings Bank ...
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