Red Jewel Crabapple tree, iced

Red Jewel Crabapple tree, iced

Racine, Wisconsin — A Red Jewel Crabapple tree (Malus x 'Red Jewel') covered with hoar frost on a cold Wisconsin morning. This crabapple tree is one of a pair planted as part of the City of Racine's Street Tree Planting...

First Culver’s restaurant monument: Sauk City, Wisconsin

First Culver’s restaurant monument: Sauk City, Wisconsin

Sauk City, Wisconsin — Monument marking the location of the first Culver's restaurant at 716 Phillips Blvd. It reads: The George Culver family opened the original Culver's Frozen Custard Restaurant on this siteJuly 18, 1984...

Frogmore Stew recipe: Low Country shrimp boil

Frogmore Stew recipe: Low Country shrimp boil

Our Frogmore Stew recipe. Frogmore Stew is a "Low Country boil" from the area of Beaufort, South Carolina featuring shrimp, corn, smoked sausage (kielbasa), potatoes, onions, and Old Bay seasoning. We use andouille sausage...

Chicken kebabs on the grill

Chicken kebabs on the grill

Racine, Wisconsin — Grilling chicken kebabs for dinner in our backyard on our Weber One-Touch Silver Kettle Grill. Besides chicken, the skewers are loaded with red onion, tomatoes, green pepper, and mushrooms.[includeme...

Collector’s Edge Comics, Bay View, Milwaukee

Collector’s Edge Comics, Bay View, Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin — Collector’s Edge Comics, at 2330 S Kinnickinnic Ave. in Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood, boasts the largest selection of comics and graphic novels in Wisconsin. They buy, they sell, and this Bay View...

Hi-Fi Cafe restaurant, Bay View, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Hi-Fi Cafe restaurant, Bay View, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin — The Hi-Fi Cafe at 2640 S Kinnickinnic Ave. in Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood. This perky neighborhood joint's MySpace motto is "Great Coffee — Great Food — Great Jukebox," and both the eclectic...

Alchemist Theatre, Bay View, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Alchemist Theatre, Bay View, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin — The Alchemist Theater and Lounge, at 2569 S Kinnickinnic Ave. in Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood. The Alchemist's show schedule includes several sketch and improv comedy offerings.[includeme...

Lonefeather Trading Post, Bay View, Milwaukee

Lonefeather Trading Post, Bay View, Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin — According to the "Q10" column at the Bay View Compass, you can buy "walking sticks, canes, tomahawks, war clubs, bows and arrows, prayer sticks, turquoise jewelry, medicine wheels, dreamcatchers, wild...

100,000 Parts Company, Bay View, Milwaukee

100,000 Parts Company, Bay View, Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin — 100,000 Parts Company, at 2373 S Kinnickinnic Ave. in Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood. The window signs advertise appliance parts: Commercial cooking gas valves, pilots, thermostats, and controls;...

Sugar Maple bar, Bay View, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Sugar Maple bar, Bay View, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin — The Sugar Maple bar, at 441 E. Lincoln Ave. in Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood, features 60 American craft beers on tap. Read more about the Sugar Maple at OnMilwaukee.com, or follow thesugarmaple on...

Wild Flour Bakery & Cafe, Bay View, Milwaukee

Wild Flour Bakery & Cafe, Bay View, Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin — The Wild Flour Bakery and Cafe at 422 E Lincoln Ave. in Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood. Wild Flour Bakery & Cafe sells artisan bread, muffins, barista coffees, and sandwiches, and they also do...

Baseball game: Sheridan Park, Cudahy, Wisconsin

Baseball game: Sheridan Park, Cudahy, Wisconsin

Cudahy, Wisconsin — Sheridan Park baseball diamond at the corner of S Lake Dr. and E. Armour Ave., kitty-corner from Rick Serocki's house with the Cadillac buried in the front yard. Seen here on the field are the Cardinal...

Mannequin on motorcycle, Cudahy, Wisconsin backyard

Mannequin on motorcycle, Cudahy, Wisconsin backyard

Cudahy, Wisconsin — A mannequin rides a motorcycle — reportedly the first piece of what has become a large and unusual display in the Cudahy backyard of Rick Serocki at 4531 S Lake Dr....

Hamburglar, Captain Crook: Cudahy, Wisconsin backyard

Hamburglar, Captain Crook: Cudahy, Wisconsin backyard

Cudahy, Wisconsin — A Hamburglar statue and Captain Crook from McDonaldland, plus a large shark and a Milwaukee Harp street light are a few of the unusual objects displayed in the Cudahy backyard of Rick Serocki at 4531 S...

Milwaukee Harp Light, motorcycles: Cudahy backyard

Milwaukee Harp Light, motorcycles: Cudahy backyard

Cudahy, Wisconsin — A Milwaukee Harp street light, motorcycles, mannequins, an old City of Milwaukee emergency call box, a traffic signal, and a shark are just some of the unusual items displayed in the Cudahy backyard of...

Skull with snowmobile: Cudahy, Wisconsin yard

Skull with snowmobile: Cudahy, Wisconsin yard

Cudahy, Wisconsin — A giant skull and a mannequin riding a snowmobile are just some of the unusual items displayed in the Cudahy, Wisconsin yard of Rick Seroki at 4531 S Lake Dr. [includeme...

Farmall McCormick tractor, Cudahy, Wisconsin front yard

Farmall McCormick tractor, Cudahy, Wisconsin front yard

Cudahy, Wisconsin — 1946 Farmall McCormick tractor with a mannequin farmer driving it and waving an American flag, as displayed in the Cudahy, Wisconsin front yard of Rick Serocki, at 4531 S Lake Dr.[includeme...