(Check their calendars for lesbian-specific events.)īut the mainstay here is the always-friendly Walker’s Pint (818 S 2nd St, ). Walker’s Point is the designated gayborhood, home to thumping dance joints like Le Cage (801 S 2nd St, ) and Wherehouse/Hot Water (818 S Water St, ), keeping the boys-and a few ladies-moving all week. Perhaps less obvious is that Milwaukee is a busy hive of LGBT activity. In real life, it is the birthplace of some the world’s most thirst-quenching companies, including Miller, Schlitz and Pabst.
No, it’s not just because this once was the humble home of Laverne & Shirley, TV’s most famous bottlecappers at the fictitious Shotz Brewery. It is for obvious reasons that Milwaukee earned its Brew City nickname. From its prime spot on Lake Michigan, “Brew City” today is a proud home of urban renewal and devoted local businesses committed to innovative, sustainable ways to serve their community.
Often overshadowed by bustling neighbor Chicago, and outdone in freewheeling reputation by liberal Madison, the pretty Midwestern city of Milwaukee has a lot on tap.
