Three Legendary Monsters of Wisconsin A hoax, a scam, and the things that nightmares are made of. Wisconsin has a well earned reputation for weirdness. It ranges from cheesehead hats at Green Bay Packer games to truly horrific ( the story behind Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho was based on a person and event in Wisconsin ). I’ve wanted to uncover this story for years but felt I … [Read more...]
The Wind Point Lighthouse
There is a certain romance about lighthouses. The Wind Point lighthouse captures that romance. Thinking of a lighthouse brings to mind an image of the keeper sounding a horn on a foggy night to warn a ship in danger. Perhaps the image of a keeper rowing out to a rocky island where he alone guards ships from a deadly nighttime peril. The tall white tower of the Wind Point … [Read more...]
Step Into History at the Swiss Historical Village in New Glarus, WI
The Swiss Historical Village in New Glarus, WI offers a great way to see what life was like in Wisconsin history. While the New Glarus museum specializes in the history of the New Glarus Swiss settlement, it also covers a good portion of Wisconsin history too. New Glarus was started in the mid 1800's. The Swiss Historical Village has exhibits from the 1850's to the print shop … [Read more...]
Mars’ Cheese Castle An I-94 Kenosha Landmark
The Mars' Cheese Castle on I-94 in Kenosha has been around for over 65 years. For as long as I've been able to read, the Mars' Cheese Castle has been something that always caught my eye when traveling I-94 through the Kenosha area. It was a place I always wished my parents would stop at, even just to check it out. As a kid, I always wondered what it was about. Perhaps, having … [Read more...]
The Kenosha Trolley System
The City of Kenosha has an electric trolley system. This is something that not many, even from Wisconsin, might know about. You might see a few references to an electric streetcar and Kenosha. I mostly confused it with an Amtrak or Metra commuter line that might pass through the area. If you do travel through downtown Kenosha, you'll see the tracks and possibly see … [Read more...]