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Apr 25, 2024 · Fiji gained independence from the United Kingdom on October 10th, 1970. Turtle Island Fiji. Once largely-barren and dominated by feral goats, Turtle Island Fiji embarked on a decades-long ...
Here are a few tips for recognizing a wetland: Wetland soil: The soil in a wetland often appears darker than upland soils. The soils may also show rust spots or be grayish or bluish gray. While many wetlands have muck or peat soils, wetland soils can also be comprised of silt, clay, and sand. Hydrology indicators: If you are in a low-lying area ...
- Abbot Crest
- Blatz Hotel
- Davidson Hotel
- East-Way
- Hotel Gilpatrick
- Hotel Juneau
- Hotel Martin
- Maryland Hotel
- Hotel Medford
- Milwaukee Inn
Guests were encouraged to "invest in rest" at the Abbot Crest, located directly across from Gesu Church on the Marquette campus at 1220 W. Wisconsin Ave. until it was razed in 1976.
The Blatz Hotel was on the southwest corner of Water and Wells, kitty corner from City Hall. It began life as a four-story office building and became the 80-room Grand Central Hotel when it was purchased by Herman Nunnemacher in 1872. It was later called the Wellington. The distinctive mansard level was added when the building was enlarged to becom...
Located on 3rd Street and Michigan, the Davidson Hotel and Theater opened in 1890, and just four years later, it became the scene of a horrific fire that claimed nine lives when a collapse dropped 20 firefighters into the basement with the roof falling down onto them. Rebuilt, the theater went on to host the likes of Katharine Hepburn, Paul Robeson...
Located at 636 N. Van Buren St., the Hotel East-Way was part of a group of hotels operated by Ernst Clarenbach, which also included the Martin and the Medford. See below for more info. The site is now occupied by the U.S. Bank Center.
The romanesque revival Gilpatrick – with its rusticated stone and distinctive turret – was on 3rd and Kilbourn (a site occupied by the Hyatt Regency) and is best known as the scene of the attempted assassination of Theodore Roosevelt in 1912. It was built to house the Romadka Trunk Co., but M.P. Gilpatrick bought it and converted it into a hotel by...
The Hotel Juneau (aka Juneau Hotel) was located at 811 E. Wisconsin Ave. between Cass and Marshall Streets. Built in the 1890s, it was originally residential apartments before being converted to a hotel by owner Eugene Trimberger in 1910. As the card above notes, the hotel was famous for seafood, served in Eugene's Sea Food restaurant, which opened...
The Martin was built in 1889 as an apartment building at 201 Wisconsin Avenue, later 707 E. Wisconsin Ave., and was converted into a hotel in 1915. In its waning days – it was pulled down in 1958 – you could get a room for as little as $2, and you could enjoy seafood, steaks, ribs and barbecue chicken at Martin's Caribbean Cocktail Lounge and Dinin...
Located at 625 N. 4th St., next to the old YMCA and a few doors down from the Randolph, the Hotel Maryland – where local record shop pioneers the Gunnis sisters performed– had 125 rooms on six stories. It was built in 1910 and razed in 1984.
There's a wealth of postcards out there detailing a number of features of The Medford, which boasted a coffee shop, the Famous Bamboo Room and the Oasis Tap Room, as well as a handsome children's play room (seen below) and air conditioned guest rooms. Like its partners the East-Way and the Hotel Martin, The Medford was "operated by the Ernst Claren...
Completely remodeled inside and out, and now thoroughly lacking in helicopter traffic, this 1954 building operated as a hotel, The Park East, 916 E. State St., until September 2017. It is now being converted to apartments. There's also no longer a mailbox out front. Sorry, old timers.
Marshes. Marshes and deep water wetlands have water depths between six inches and six feet. Some of these wetlands have standing water year-round, others for only part of the year. They support plant life both above and below the water surface. The shallowest marshes, seasonally-flooded basins, capture and fill up with snowmelt and rain in the ...
Crowne Plaza Milwaukee South, an IHG Hotel. Milwaukee, WI. 8.5 miles to city center. [See Map] #13 in Best Hotels in Milwaukee, WI. Tripadvisor (610) 3.5-star Hotel Class. 3.5-star Hotel Class ...
This 50-mile stretch passes through cranberry marshes from Wisconsin Rapids to Warrens and passes through Pittsville, Nekoosa, and Tomah. Fall is cranberry harvest season, which means that cranberry marshes bloom bright red as they’re flooded with water and the berries float to the top. Many marshes on this route offer tours–a chance to ...
Jan 3, 2021 · Like marshes, nutrient-rich mangroves provide shelter and nourishment to their habit residents, including fish, crabs, shrimps, manatees, sea turtles, and hundreds of bird species that migrate and nest in mangrove forests. Thanks to their dense tangle of roots and leaves, mangrove trees help filter out salt, replace lost sediment, and lessen ...
