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Milwaukee's Menagerie: Hank the Dog

If one wanted the ultimate in cheesy taglines for the story of Hank the Dog, “he wandered onto the field and into our hearts” would be a major contender, but also not entirely inaccurate, either.

Wheeling through Yellowstone: Early Bicycling in America's First National Park

Milwaukee's Menagerie: Samson the Gorilla

It is time to finally acknowledge the 652 pound gorilla for which many have been waiting patiently. His name was Samson, and he was probably the loneliest of the animals of Milwaukee.

Milwaukee's Menagerie: Greely the Killer

His fur may have been white as snow, but in his chest beat the heart of an ice cold killer. His name was Greely, the most dastardly polar bear to ever set paw in Milwaukee.