Milwaukee Pedal Tavern
Milwaukee's only pedal-powered tavern!
Milwaukee: A City Built on Water | Program |
[Original Airdate: April 22, 2015]
Historian John Gurda explores how the Milwaukee River and Lake Michigan spurred Milwaukee's growth. The settlers used rivers and Lake Michigan to transport grain, lumber, leather and beer, but water was just as important for play as it was for work. Gurda explains how the Milwaukee River became a destination for fun. Learn how the lower Milwaukee River was eventually reduced to an open sewer by 1900, with Lake Michigan suffering similar indignities. Only in recent decades have the currents turned for the better. From the Milwaukee River Greenway to the reborn Menomonee Valley to the cultural theme park on our downtown lakefront, the patterns of the past are being reversed, providing cause for celebration as well as concern.
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Urban Adventures in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is the perfect place for urban adventure! Over the course of several days, we went kayaking on the Milwaukee river, biking on Bublr Bikes, hiking at a nature center, sailing on Lake Michigan, on a food tour, bar hopping on the Pedal Tavern, to the Summerfest music festival, tailgating at a Brewers game, exploring museums, and more!
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Name of Song: Jolly Good
CD Number: ZTS029
Track Number: 2
Read Street Yards Project in Milwaukee Wisconsin
Ponds Inc. of Illinois teamed up with Aquascape Inc. to produce this unique sustainable water feature known as the Read Street Yards Project! Geometrically placed natural stone work will function as a major storm event is simulated multiple times per hour to show storm water management at it's finest! This video shows it's construction during adverse weather conditions in June.
Milwaukee Woman Accused of Crashing While Drunk with 11 Kids in Vehicle
Milwaukee Woman Accused of Crashing While Drunk with 11 Kids in Vehicle
Raleigh Trolley Pub on Scene on 17
Take a ride with Sharon Delaney on the Trolley Pub through downtown Raleigh as featured on Scene on 17 on NBC 17.
Coffee Roasting in Milwaukee
Beer isn't the only thing we're brewing in Milwaukee! Local coffee is a big deal here, and you won't want to miss trying a cup or picking up a package of beans to take home. Take a quick look at the Milwaukee coffee scene
Bike Cab / Pedicab ride through downtown Milwaukee
A bikecab / pedicab ride through downtown Milwaukee Wisconsin. From Bastille Days to Water Street. 7/16/2016
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Milwaukee Knock-Knock
Performers and comedy volunteers at the 8th annual Milwaukee Comedy Festival share some knock-knock jokes.
Truckers NYEve
Another couple of tunes with Marty the Party Pierce on drums.
Polish Moon Ride 2016 - Milwaukee, WI
The Wisconsin Bike Fed's annual Polish Moon Ride gathers hundreds of cyclists from all over to enjoy Polish food, beer and, of course, some leisurely pedaling through the streets of Milwaukee. This was my wife's and my first, but hopefully first of many, Polish Moon Ride!
OVNI - Milwaukee 25 de julho
No céu de Milwaukee no estado do Wisconsin, nos Estados Unidos após uma apresentação aérea com caças supersônicos esses objetos desceram do céu e foram filmados por uma camera de celular.
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Bike Free in Wisconsin - Milwaukee Bike Collective, Part 1
PART 1 - Jason McDowell gives us a tour of the Milwaukee Bike Collective - bikecollective.org - an all-volunteer, non-profit organization that provides a publicly accesible bicycle resource center for the city of Milwaukee.
ABOUT BIKE FREE
Pedaling more than 5,000 miles from Maryland's Chesapeake Bay to the California coast, bicyclists Paul Lebelle and Adam Burkowske have joined the movement to share the goodness of cycling with kids -- specifically, the kids of our military families.
Paul and Adam started Bike Free (bikefree.org), a non-profit charity, whose goal is to get 1,000 bikes and helmets to military kids.
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have taken a heavy toll on kids growing up in military families. Parents come back wounded or don't come back at all. Kids are also facing parents' multiple deployments, says Adam.
We know that being outside in the fresh air, sunshine, and having physical activity is not only good for your health, but also raises your spirit, says Paul.
Both Paul and Adam's families have military backgrounds. Adam's brother served on the USS George Washington and is now stationed in San Diego. One of Paul's grandfathers graduated from the Naval Academy and captained submarines. Paul's other grandfather was former NY Giants Kyle Rote whose older brother, Jack, sacrificed his life at Iwo Jima and received the Purple Heart.
Bringing the joy, freedom, and fun of riding a bicycle to a kid who needs a good bike ride is what Bike Free is all about.
For further information or to help support their mission, Paul and Adam can be reached through the Bike Free website, bikefree.org.
Famous racing sausages run/walk
Shannon Sims
The Trolley Pub in action, Madison Wisconsin.
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Milwaukee | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:02:25 1 History
00:02:35 1.1 Name
00:03:17 1.2 Native American Milwaukee
00:05:36 1.3 Milwaukee since European settlement
00:20:43 1.4 Historic neighborhoods
00:24:05 2 Geography
00:25:48 2.1 Cityscape
00:27:56 2.2 Climate
00:31:56 2.3 Water
00:33:14 3 Demographics
00:34:41 3.1 2010 Census
00:37:39 3.2 Ethnic groups
00:41:32 3.3 Religion
00:44:09 4 Economy
00:44:18 4.1 Early economy
00:47:43 4.2 Brewing
00:51:31 4.3 Milwaukee's economy today
00:54:43 5 Culture
00:55:29 5.1 Museums
00:55:38 5.1.1 Art
00:57:09 5.1.2 Science and natural history
01:00:18 5.1.3 Social and cultural history
01:04:02 5.2 Arenas and performing arts
01:04:38 5.3 Public art and monuments
01:04:59 5.4 City of Festivals
01:06:49 5.5 Cuisine
01:07:47 5.6 Music
01:11:47 5.7 Municipal wireless
01:12:39 6 Sports
01:14:22 7 Parks and recreation
01:15:26 7.1 Parks and nature centers
01:16:04 7.2 Milwaukee County public markets
01:17:13 8 Government and politics
01:21:18 8.1 Crime
01:22:25 8.2 Poverty
01:23:00 9 Education
01:23:10 9.1 Primary and secondary education
01:24:46 9.2 Higher education
01:24:59 10 Media
01:28:08 11 Infrastructure
01:28:18 11.1 Health care
01:29:53 11.2 Transportation
01:30:03 11.2.1 Airports
01:31:35 11.2.2 Intercity rail and bus
01:33:05 11.2.3 Transit
01:34:35 11.2.4 Highways
01:39:51 11.2.5 Water
01:40:28 11.2.6 Bicycle
01:43:44 11.2.7 Walkability
01:44:32 11.2.8 Modal characteristics
01:45:42 11.3 City development
01:47:46 12 Notable people
01:47:55 13 Sister cities
01:48:12 13.1 Friendship cities
01:48:33 14 See also
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Milwaukee (, locally ) is the largest city in the state of Wisconsin and the fifth-largest city in the Midwestern United States. The seat of the eponymous county, it is on Lake Michigan's western shore. Ranked by its estimated 2014 population, Milwaukee was the 31st largest city in the United States. The city's estimated population in 2017 was 595,351. Milwaukee is the main cultural and economic center of the Milwaukee metropolitan area which had a population of 2,043,904 in the 2014 census estimate. It is the third-most densely populated metropolitan area in the Midwest, surpassed only by Chicago and Detroit, respectively .Milwaukee is considered a Gamma global city as categorized by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network with a regional GDP of over $105 billion.
The first Europeans to pass through the area were French Catholic Jesuit missionaries, who were ministering to Native Americans, and fur traders. In 1818, the French Canadian explorer Solomon Juneau settled in the area, and in 1846, Juneau's town combined with two neighboring towns to incorporate as the city of Milwaukee. Large numbers of German immigrants arrived during the late 1840s, after the German revolutions, with Poles and other eastern European immigrants arriving in the following decades. Milwaukee is known for its brewing traditions, begun with the German immigrants.
Beginning in the early 21st century, the city has been undergoing its largest construction boom since the 1960s. Major new additions to the city in the past two decades include the Milwaukee Riverwalk, the Wisconsin Center, Miller Park, The Hop (streetcar system), an expansion to the Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, and Pier Wisconsin, as well as major renovations to the UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena. The Fiserv Forum opened in late 2018.
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Party bike fun in Memphis, TN with Sprock n' Roll pedal taverns
Ride Sprock n' Roll party bikes in Memphis, TN for a night full of fun and adventure. Our 16 seater pedal taverns are available in Downtown and Midtown, Memphis. Celebrate any occasion or enjoy the outdoors and sightseeing in the Bluff City. Visit or call 901-500-7101 to book.
Bike Free in SOUTH DAKOTA
We ride through South Dakota from North Sioux City to Yankton to Pickstown, crossing the Missouri River, riding the Lewis & Clark Trail and Native Trails, stopping in Gregory and Interior, going through the Badlands to Rapid City, and then on to Sturgis for the Motorcycle Rally before heading northwest through Spearfish on our way to Wyoming. Thank you, South Dakota!
Music: Scarlet Begonias by Jazz is Dead
ABOUT BIKE FREE
Pedaling more than 5,000 miles from Maryland's Chesapeake Bay to the California coast, bicyclists Paul Lebelle and Adam Burkowske have joined the
movement to share the goodness of cycling with kids -- specifically, the kids of our military families.
Paul and Adam started Bike Free (bikefree.org), a non-profit charity, whose goal is to get 1,000 bikes and helmets to military kids.
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have taken a heavy toll on kids growing up in military families. Parents come back wounded or don't come back at all. Kids are also facing parents' multiple deployments, says Adam.
We know that being outside in the fresh air, sunshine, and having physical activity is not only good for your health, but also raises your spirit, says Paul.
Both Paul and Adam's families have military backgrounds. Adam's brother served on the USS George Washington and is now stationed in San Diego. One
of Paul's grandfathers graduated from the Naval Academy and captained submarines. Paul's other grandfather was former NY Giants Kyle Rote whose older brother, Jack, sacrificed his life at Iwo Jima and received the Purple Heart.
Military kids are the forgotten victims of war. Bringing the joy, freedom, and fun of riding a bicycle to these kids is what Bike Free is all about.
For further information or to help support their mission, Paul and Adam can be reached through the Bike Free website, bikefree.org.