Milwaukee, the Pleasant Land

Milwaukee derives its name from the Algonquian term ‘Millioke’ meaning ” Good/Pleasant Land”. Its original residents were the Fox, Mascouten, Potawatomi, and Ho-Chunk American Indians. French missionaries and traders came here around the 1600s and inhabited thee regions. Juneautown, Kilbourntown and Walker’s Point named after their French founders, are the three towns which make up Milwaukee. Located amid the Great Lakes, Milwaukee witnesses mild summers and pleasant winters with the coldest month being January.

Milwaukee is connected by interstate highways to Chicago and Green Bay. The Milwaukee County Bus Transit System, limousine service and the Hiawatha Amtrak express service along with the General Mitchell International Airport, and Timmerman Field ensures connectivity by air and land.

Some of the world’s largest breweries are based here. Milwaukee held the top position as the beer production center worldwide but steady losses incurred by these units ended its reign. One of them, the Miller Brewing Company, however, is the biggest employer.

Sightseeing spots include the Milwaukee Art Museum, the America’s Black Holocaust Museum, the Milwaukee Public Museum, Discovery World Museum, and Milwaukee County Zoo.

Operas, hip hop, jazz, soul, blues, punk, industrial music, electronic and pop music co exist and performance venues like the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, the Rave/Eagles Ballroom and Pabst Theater are thronged by visitors all around the year.

This city of festivals hosts the largest annual music fest: the Summerfest attracting 900,000 footfalls. Additionally festivals like PrideFest of the gays in June and the Indian Summer in September celebrate diversity, ethnicity and fusion.