Tag Archives: Milwaukee River

A tour of public sculpture along Milwaukee’s RiverWalk and Wisconsin Avenue

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Katherine Wikoff

A photo of my colleague, Margaret Dwyer, and me with “The Bronze Fonz,” taken during last Saturday’s walking tour of public sculptures along the Milwaukee RiverWalk and Wisconsin Avenue. We led a group of MSOE students on the two-hour walk … Continue reading →

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CypherCon 4.0, the Milwaukee River dyed green, and three homes of the Milwaukee Bucks

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Katherine Wikoff

Taught my morning class today and then walked over to the convention center (maybe 20 minutes away) to attend CypherCon, billed as “Wisconsin’s Hacker Conference” mostly centered on network security but also containing bigger-picture sessions on societal implications of data … Continue reading →

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Colectivo Lakefront Café

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Katherine Wikoff

What a beautiful afternoon in Milwaukee today!  Perfect weather for coffee at Colectivo’s Lakefront Café with two of my favorite MSOE colleagues, Jim and Jan.  These colorful chairs and rain barrel were right next to our outdoor table. After hearing Jim talk … Continue reading →

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A walking tour of the Milwaukee River’s bridge houses

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Katherine Wikoff

Two weeks ago I posted about getting stopped at the Wisconsin Avenue drawbridge in downtown Milwaukee.  I was able to illustrate that blog post with two photographs of bridge houses that I found online, but those were basically the ONLY photos I could … Continue reading →

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A pause for river traffic at the Wisconsin Avenue drawbridge

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Katherine Wikoff

One of the joys of living in a city with a navigable river is encountering its drawbridges.  Around noon yesterday I happened to be two cars back when the Wisconsin Avenue bridge was raised to accommodate one of the larger … Continue reading →

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