Are you a fan of cold weather? Do you like traveling near Chicago and the Great Lakes region? Well, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, maybe the place for you to travel. Milwaukee is not that far away north than Chicago. Milwaukee is the biggest city in the state of Wisconsin.
Milwaukee was founded by French missionaries in the early nineteenth century. The French were searching for fur to trade in the Canada region. The area was originally inhabited by American Indians, such as the Fox, and the Potawatomi. Along with the French, Germans and Polish began to immigrate to the city. Later on, African-Americans began to immigrate to Milwaukee, during the twentieth century to get away from the segregated South. They established a community called Brownsville.
Milwaukee is situated around Lake Michigan. The climate is cold in the winter and cool to warm in the summer. Dress accordingly whenever you visit Milwaukee. However, you should do very well with a warm jacket, or a sweatshirt, jeans, and tennis shoes. The city is majorily Catholic. Thus, you have many people observing Catholic holidays. A visitor’s point of interest is St. Josaphat Basilica, one of the older Catholic churches in the area. Milwaukee is home to Marquette University, a private Jesuit university. Milwaukee is the headquarters to Miller Brewery. Miller Brewery was founded in 1855 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and employs over 2,000 people in Milwaukee. You can take a tour of the brewery. Call in advance in order to schedule a tour.
Sports is very popular in Milwaukee. Other than Marquette’s men’s basketball team for college, Milwaukee has a professional basketball team, the Milwaukee Bucks. And, also a professional baseball team, the Milwaukee Brewers. If you are into art, you can travel to the Milwaukee Art Museum. The Milwaukee Art Museum has Impressionist art as well as architectural artifacts. When you arrive to rent a car from the airport, be sure to have your driver’s license. You must be over twenty-five years to rent a car.