“Milwaukee has a large German population, and today I’m going to be showing you this culture through food.”
I’m currently enjoying a sample of Milwaukee Food Tours’ “Old World 3rd Street/RiverWalk Tour.” Sandy is my guide for the day, and her infectious enthusiasm for the city and apparent love of food has me excited.
We head to Old World Third Street, a three-block historic landmark zone just north of downtown. Milwaukee was founded in 1846, and German immigrants began settling in the city right away. This neighborhood is where much of this history has been retained, through traditional shops, restaurants and the detailed facades of the 19th-century European-style buildings lining this cobblestoned street that… Read more...
