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ABC’s of Milwaukee
We have been fortunate to make the one-hour-long drive to Milwaukee a couple of times while living here in Wisconsin. We have done a spread of activities, popped into some hidden spots, and indulged in Milwaukee’s iconic food and beverages. We thought it would be appropriate for us to compile our ABC’s of Milwaukee.
Mile: 71,169
Quote of the Blog: “"I hope the fans have enjoyed listening as much as I've enjoyed doing the games. I don't ever go to the park where I don't have a good day. I don't like losing. But I don't think I ever go to the park where I have a bad day. I don't think once.” - Bob Uecker
Special Video of the Blog: Bob Uecker’s Best Scenes from the movie Major League.
RIP BOB UECKER!
AMAZING: Any time we go into a new area, we try our best to look at the city as locals and do things that are not always on the front page of the visitor’s guide. Milwaukee has some amazing things to do, and we have done our best to get into some of the more peculiar and iconic elements. On our first trip down, we found ourselves walking into Summerfest and getting to see some Amazing music for free! Quite an amazing way to start our time there. On a recent trip down to the city, Amity was getting her hair cut, so I went on a mission to see if I could find a good fishing spot. My research was focused on the King Salmon and Coho Salmon running out of Lake Michigan, and my timing was right in the forecasted zone for them to be running up the Milwaukee River. I headed up to a place called Kletzsch Park. This park has a waterfall where the salmon stage up before jumping up the falls. The park is amazing! I was able to get a couple of massive King Salmon on my fishing line, but each time the fish won. These fish were like trying to pull in a three-foot-long, 6”x4” piece of plywood with a motor attached to it. Even though I never put one in my net, just being able to walk up to a new spot and not only see the fish I was looking for but also play tug of war with them was amazing! So much fun that I have gone back. Sunrise there is even more amazing! Being in the suburbs of downtown Milwaukee and being able to catch King Salmon is truly wild!
Another element that makes Milwaukee Amazing is the quirky hidden gems around the city. We were given insight into a hidden “Spy Bar” from some friends in Montana called The Safe House. Located in an alleyway in downtown Milwaukee, The Safe House requires a password to get in. We were not sure if we had the right password, as our research came up flat, but we knew that if we didn’t have it, we would just have to do something stupid on camera for everyone inside the bar to see on the TVs and laugh at us. Fortunately, we are pros, and we had the right password: “I’m Looking For a Safe House!” The bouncer must not have a lot of people get the password right, as they looked slightly surprised and let us through the hidden door in the bookshelf and into the bar. This place’s decorations were amazing! It has hidden rooms, a booth that spins around if you press the right button, one-way mirrors in the hallways, and secret clues around the bar that, if you can solve, you win something. We did not solve the puzzle but instead had some lunch and then just walked around and checked it out. One of the most amazing elements of it was the chunk of the Berlin Wall on display—a must-have for any quality Spy Bar!
The final amazing element about Milwaukee is its size. We love a city that you can get into and out of really easily. Finding parking in the city was never an issue, and we never got lost. This is a big plus for a person like me, as I am prone to getting lost and frustrated. It seemed like every time we came into town, we got the “Bob Uecker” parking spot, and when we left town to head home, it was a breeze. Its location on Lake Michigan makes it a unique spot. Because it’s not too big, you can drive 20–30 minutes north or south of the city and find yourself at a quiet beach that looks more like the ocean than the Midwest. All of this together is why, in Milwaukee, A is for AMAZING!
BASEBALL: I cannot think about the city of Milwaukee and not think about baseball. My dad would call any good parking spot we got in our lives a “Bob Uecker” parking spot. The logo for the Milwaukee Brewers is a baseball mitt with an M and a B in it. My whole life I loved that logo, as I viewed it as B and M for my initials. Finally, who can’t love a town where their baseball team is named after beer? The city and the entire state love their Milwaukee Brewers! We saw people physically cheering for them at a bar in Fondy, and ever since we got here, there has been a buzz around the team. They set a franchise record for the longest winning streak while we were here and ended up winning their division and going into the playoffs. We both love baseball, so we had to make it to a game! We were lucky enough to make it to their last regular season series against the Cincinnati Reds.
When we went down for the game, we made sure to make a pre-game stop at Miller Brewing Company’s HQ in Milwaukee. We enjoyed some samples of their finest PBR, Miller Lite, and MGD while in their taproom. Kind of funny, but still cool (not as cool as the Anheuser-Busch brewery in STL). We had to set the tone right before heading over to the stadium for some tailgating. One thing that they are very proud of here in Milwaukee is tailgating for their baseball games. They think they are the only team to do it, and that they have perfected it. Amity and I have both tailgated at Royals games and observed people tailgating in South Chicago, of all places, before a White Sox game, but we will give it to Milwaukee because they have the two other B words on lock: Beers & Brats!!! You can’t do anything in Milwaukee—or Wisconsin, for that matter—without being offered a brat, and everything is sponsored by Miller Lite! After getting some quality tailgating in at our “Bob Uecker” parking spot, we headed into the game.
We got cheap tickets and did the walk-around/standing-room-only thing for the game. The first win of the night came in the fact that we got free tickets to a Brewer’s home game for next year’s season as part of the Brewer’s Fan Appreciation Night! We found a couple of great spots where we were able to watch the game! American Family Insurance Stadium is really cool. There are all kinds of areas you can watch the game from, including an area right above the first row of seats behind the third-base line, which we thought was standing-room-only. We may have overstayed our welcome and had to be shooed away by an usher. As the game went on, we were not lucky enough to see the Brewers win. The Reds did their job and beat the best team in the National League for the 2025 MLB regular season. We were just happy to have seen this team, explored another amazing ballpark, and taken in another game of our favorite sport. This is why, in Milwaukee, the B is for BASEBALL.
CHEESE: Let’s get real. Milwaukee is Wisconsin, and in Wisconsin, CHEESE is king! It doesn’t matter the form you get your cheese in—you are guaranteed to have a cheese experience like no other. Every trip we took into Milwaukee, we had some kind of cheese. At Summerfest, we dabbled in the deep-fried cheese curds from a food truck that tasted delicious. When we went down for the baseball game, we made a cheese board to have as our tailgating food, composed of 10-year-old aged cheddar, fresh/squeaky curds, and some cheese whips. I also brought a bag of whips into the game for pocket snacks! When we were in the city for Amity to get a haircut, we did a little walking around the riverside walkway. We ended up at the Wisconsin Cheese Mart. This shop has the largest selection of cheese in Milwaukee—so much cheese that I just ended up putting on a cheese hat, grabbing cheese, and snapping photos! CHEESE, CHEESE, CHEESE!!! We ended up getting stocked up at this store to bring some cheese back to Fondy and even brought some of it back to our family in Missouri. If you are in Milwaukee, I would highly suggest this spot to find some unique and delicious cheeses! In Milwaukee, C is for CHEESE.
This is the Live Rad ABC’s for Milwaukee! We have had a blast exploring this amazing city, celebrating our mutual love for baseball, and exploring a whole new world of cheese! Milwaukee is a great city! Yes, every city has its sketchy spots and areas that are in need of repair, but Milwaukee keeps this to a minimum and appears to be taking care of its community. Its location on Lake Michigan makes it a very unique city. We have started calling it the Midwest Coast. The proximity to some of the more pristine and quiet beaches will be an element we always factor in when thinking about Milwaukee. It is the economic hub of a state that loves its beer, loves its baseball, and loves its cheese! This is all part of what helps make this place amazing! Hope y’all continue to work on your ABCs while you Live Rad!!
