Milwaukee's Menagerie: Gertie the Duck
Have you ever crossed the Wisconsin Avenue bridge and gone ‘Wait, why is there a four foot duck statue here?’ Well wonder no longer, person who has never Googled that question!
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Milwaukee's Menagerie: Sim the Library Lion
Way before an animated Simba the lion would inherit everything the light touches, there was a Simba the lion who lived in the downtown library building.
Read moreMilwaukee's Menagerie: Yacob the Hippo
Forget Shark Week, back in 1913 Milwaukee had Hippo Week from April 13 through 20.
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