20 blocks of shopping, dining, arts galleries and theaters in a one-time swamp. By Cari Taylor-Carlson - Jul 1st, 2021 04:25 pm //end headline wrapper ?>Milwaukee Public Market. Photo by Cari Taylor-Carlson.
Distance: 20 blocks
Start: At the corner of Water Street and St. Paul Avenue
Once a time, cattails, marsh grass, and wild rice flourished in the Third Ward. Beavers, butterflies, and diving beetles populated the marsh and Water Street was a swampy Indian trail alongside the Milwaukee River, a main thoroughfare then and now. In the early 1800s, there must have been some surprised buyers when they discovered the property they had purchased in the place we now call the Third Ward, was a swamp.
ONLINE: Fortunate Sons
Fortunate Sons, featuring music and lyrics by legendary Oscar and Grammy Award-winner Paul Williams.
Fortunate Sons has a book by Eric R. Cohen and Marc Madnick and is set in 1969, centering on the turbulent times during the Vietnam War and the first draft lottery held since 1942.
The reading will be live streamed on Friday, Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. A maximum of 350 patrons per reading will be admitted. Attendance was first opened to Skylight subscribers, donors and patrons. Limited remaining tickets are now available on a first come, first serve basis. Tickets are free, but contributions are appreciated.