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Riding the Trolley to Whitefish Bay – Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1918)

March 20, 2023 No Comments

In an earlier postcard story, we saw a postcard photograph of the Whitefish Bay Resort on Lake Michigan. The resort was developed by the brewing

Visiting the Beach in February – Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin (1902)

March 7, 2023 No Comments

Whitefish Bay was a German-American enclave near Milwaukee, in southeast Wisconsin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitefish_Bay,_Wisconsin In 1898, the brewing magnate, Frederick Pabst, developed a resort on the shore

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