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The Harley-Davidson Museum-Industry and pop culture
Read more: The Harley-Davidson Museum-Industry and pop cultureAmerica’s longest running motorcycle company needs little promotion, as its logo and bikes are Iconic. Yet, a museum exhibiting a menagerie of bikes it has produced, its many business ventures, popular sporting events and its place in pop culture makes even the passive fan want to follow the open road. At least, that’s how I…
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The National Railroad Museum: Tales of travelers past
Read more: The National Railroad Museum: Tales of travelers pastWhen someone mentions the word train, two very different images pop into my head. First, there are the trains I’ve learned about from my history classes, those bold engines venturing freshly laid track with a load of optimistic passengers setting across the disappearing frontier. Of course, secondly, I see the slow lumbering freight trains that…
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Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Read more: Wisconsin Maritime MuseumWhen someone mentions maritime history on Lake Michigan, what do you picture? Myself, I imagine a wayward clipper succumbing to an autumn torrent, as it braved a threatening passage known as Death’s Door. Also, imprinted on my mind, as I was raised only a few minutes from a shipbuilding town, are the giant, bulky barges…
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The Neville Public Museum
Read more: The Neville Public MuseumFur trading post, Toilet Paper Capital and the many other identities of Green Bay. There is a unique past apart from the Packers in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Although America’s smallest sports town boasts a team noted for its history and tradition, the area has been witness to other lore much older and just as…
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Why tour an old flour mill?
Read more: Why tour an old flour mill?My experience at the Mill City Museum and the thoughts it provoked When I think of Downtown Minneapolis I picture glass obelisks that almost appear ablaze at sunset. Also, the thoughts of Corporations such as 3M and target, among many others, come to mind as they insure a thriving metropolitan area. The city’s professional sports…
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