For starters…

–       Brewcity Micro Bruisers

–       Candy Cane Lane

–       Rare books room at Central Library

–       Combination of old and new throughout

–       Wind in your face from bikers speeding past in any Criterium Cycling Classic

–       El Rey lunch counter

–       Any and every festival at Henry Maier Festival Park

–       General Mitchell International Airport

–       Green Bay Packers (not Milwaukee, but close enough)

–       Growing Power

–       Harley-Davidson anniversary celebrations

–       Hiawatha train

–       Lake Michigan

–       Light box at the Milwaukee Art Museum

–       Seats in the shade at the Milwaukee Brewers

–       The train at the Milwaukee County Zoo

–       Blue Angels Milwaukee Kickers soccer team

–       Milwaukee neighborhood posters for 3 bucks from DCD

–       Milwaukee Public Market

–       Jeweled ivory elephant at the Milwaukee Public Museum

–       The Milwaukee River

–       Show dome at the Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory

–       Neighborhood diversity

–       Organ Piper Pizza (the organ more than the pizza)

–       Polar Bear Plunge (done it)

–       Shorewood Greyhounds football/basketball/baseball

–       Yellow curry at Thai-na-mite

–       The climate (for real)

–       The lovers/not the haters

–       The Milwaukee Streetcar

–       Popcorn with brewer’s yeast at Landmark Theatres

–       Usinger’s

–       UWM’s Manfred Olson Planetarium (that woman is freakishly smart)

–       Villa Terrace’s Sunday morning concerts

–       Carrots from the West Allis Farmers Market

–       Animal barns at Wisconsin State Fair

…That’s a wrap! 

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