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The Wisconsin Exposition Center is the state's largest exhibit hall with over 200,000 square feet (19,000 m 2) of space and nearly 10,000 on-site parking spots. Four large meetings rooms total about 3,000 square feet (280 m 2) of exhibit space. The venue primarily hosts consumer shows, trade shows, food functions, conventions, and other public ...
Packer games in Milwaukee were ended after the 1994 season. [3] The grounds of the State Fair, at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources park site, contain one of only two Indian effigy mounds remaining in Milwaukee County. (The other is located at Lake Park in Milwaukee.) Four pre-historic mounds originally populated the location, which ...
1945-1950: The "Thrasher Brothers Aerial Circus" featuring the Twin Ercoupe and the "World's Smallest Airport", was born after World War II when the oldest brother, Grady Thrasher, purchased some surplus planes — Piper Cubs, a Stearman biplane and two Ercoupes — from the U.S. Army for $200 to $500 each and a new 1946 Ford car.
Discharged veterans of World War II form a new unit in Milwaukee's Memorial Day parade as it passes the Milwaukee Public Library on May 30, 1945. Some of the veterans dug out their uniforms ...
One of the city's biggest summer attractions will return next year, adding another big event to what's shaping up to be a busy month in the city.
More than 75 craft brewers and makers of other spirits will be pouring at Milwaukee Brewfest from 3 to 6:30 p.m. July 27 in McKinley Park, 1600 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive.
Trainfest started in 1971 as a one-day show in a Milwaukee Veterans of Foreign Wars hall. [1] Today, Trainfest is a two-day event sponsored by the Wisconsin Southeastern (WISE) division of the National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) and takes over 200,000 square feet (19,000 m 2) of the Wisconsin Exposition Center during the second weekend of November. [2]
The expansion roughly doubled the venue's square footage by adding 111,000 square feet (10,300 m 2) of exhibition space and 1,300,000 square feet (120,000 m 2) of overall space to a total of [4] The expansion is designed to enable the venue to hold two conventions simultaneously, with the convention center's new wing having its own separate ...