Milwaukee
Brookfield Wisconsin WI
- Country Code
- USA
- State Code
- WI
- Day Trips
- Kohler Design Center
- Interior-design mavens should make a pilgrimage to the Kohler Design Center, in the town of Kohler, about an hour north on I-43. Take the factory tour, and leave time to linger in the Designer Showcase, where famous designers display inventive kitchen and bath ideas using Kohler fixtures. Afterward, bring your home-spa fantasy to life with some pampering at the Kohler Water Spa, located across the way in the American Club.
- Local Food
- Don't leave the Dairy State without sampling the cheese. Milwaukee has plenty of farmers' markets during the warmer months, great places to pick up locally made cheeses and fresh produce. Wisconsin is part of the fruit belt that surrounds Lake Michigan, so summer and fall yield bushels of apples, pears, grapes, strawberries, and cherries. Check locally for a pick-your-own orchard.
- Gay Info
- Milwaukee LGBT Community Center 414/271-2656. 315 W Court St #101, www.mkelgbt.org.
- Gay People's Union Hotline 414/645-0585.
- Aids Group
- Aids Resource Center of Wisconsin (ARCW)
- 414/273-1991, www.arcw.org.
- Gay Aa
- AA Galano Club 414/276-6936. 315 W Court St #201, www.galanoclub.org.
- Gay Pride
- June. 414/272-3378, www.pridefest.com.
- Annual Events
- June-July - Summerfest, www.summerfest.com.
- August - Wisconsin State Fair 414/266-7000, 800/884-3247 web: wistatefair.com
- September - AIDS Walk 800/348-WALK, www.aidswalkwis.org.
- Airport
- General Mitchell Int'l. To get to many of the gay bars take I-49 North to the W National Ave exit. Head east on W National to either S 2nd or S 1st St.
- Taxi
- Yellow Cab 414/271-1800.
- Public Transport
- Milwaukee Transit 414/344-6711, www.ridemcts.com.
- Tourist Attraction
- Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church 414/461-9400, www.annunciationwi.com.
- Breweries.
- Grand Avenue.
- Harley-Davidson Museum, www.hdmuseum.com.
- Milwaukee Art Museum, www.mam.org.
- Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory, 414/649-9830.
- Pabst Theatre 414/286-3663, www.pabsttheater.org.
- Visitors Bureau
- 414/273-7222 or 800/554-1448, www.visitmilwaukee.org.
- Weather
- Summer temperatures can get up into 90°s. Spring and fall are pleasantly moderate but too short. Winter brings snow, cold temperatures, and even colder wind chills.
- Where The Girls Are
- In East Milwaukee south of downtown, spread out from Lake Michigan to S Layton Blvd.