Milwaukee and Northwestern

Our appointment in Milwaukee was right in the middle of Marquette University.  We found a place to park near a Starbucks and were fairly certain the tall ladies and gentleman strolling past with rolling suitcases were members of the basketball team.  Downtown Milwaukee is one of the prettier cities that I've been in - in terms of old architecture.  Unlike most modern cities, where the older buildings have either had face-lifts or are hidden by larger, more spectacular edifices, the wise city planners here put their old impressive structures on display.

The bronze is George Washington

The main street was filled with large statues, all looking quite impressive in their wintery layers.

Victorious Charge

This one was really beautiful.  We knew it would be a war memorial, but driving by, we had a hard time telling which war.  Turns out it is the civil war.  If you go here you can see a picture of when it was dedicated.  1898.  For some reason, it really doesn't feel that long ago.

This was was just outside our lunch spot - Louise's (really good Italian food!!) and the Milwaukee Bar Association.  The statue was dedicated to Immigrant Mothers.  Knowing that I had family from the area I looked close to see if she looked familiar, but it was a little chilly, so I didn't look very hard.

Then it was back toward Chicago with a side stop to Northwestern University.  We toured the campus, braving snow flurries and college kids to get to the Lacrosse Field so we could check out the University's private beach.  From here you can see all the way to the Chicago skyline.  The water was pretty choppy and by this time it was starting to do more than just lightly snow.

Rounding a corner we came across a beautiful lighthouse.  Really wanted to tour it, but there was no time.

So two college campuses in one day, a city I'd never been to before and an unrivaled view of Lake Michigan.  Not bad for a day's work.