# Milwaukee!!!  Whoo hoo!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milwaukee-whoo-hoo/574194>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 10, 2011, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milwaukee-whoo-hoo/574194 "2011-03-10T17:05:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milwaukee-whoo-hoo/574194/61 "2011-05-06T01:51:52Z")

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Milwaukee Art Museum for sure. Kopps Custard if you can. The lakefront is a gorgeous walk. Go up to Cedarburg and see a friendly downtown with a couple of really wonderful restaurants. I like Milwaukee. I really like Milwaukee people.

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**Author:** ![nofloyd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nofloyd/32/2870_2.png) [@nofloyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nofloyd)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milwaukee-whoo-hoo/574194/62 "2011-05-06T02:11:08Z")

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Originally Posted by Qadgop the Mercotan  
Contact the Marquette University Library to see what part of the Tolkien manuscript collection might be available for your perusal. Looking at JRRT’s spidery handwriting covering page after page, alongside of his own drawings, is really trippy.

> [@nofloyd](#):
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> My oh my.  
> I need to be getting off a request to their Special Collections and Archives to see if that really is a possibility.

… Ok, request sent to Marquette University Special Collections.

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**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milwaukee-whoo-hoo/574194/63 "2011-05-20T19:32:02Z")

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I’m back. I had a really good time, despite being sick with a cold. I didn’t go with much of an idea what Milwaukee would be like, but I found it to be a pleasant place. The downtown area was clean and attractive and the people were very nice!

I didn’t get to do much other than conference stuff, but did make it to the Public Museum, Milwaukee Ale House, a couple of restaurants, and found the Fonz statue.

Thanks everyone for your help!

I have an “Experience Milwaukee” card leftover from my conference packet that I didn’t get to use. It gets you into a few venues at 1/2 price (see [http://www.visitmilwaukee.org/experiencecard](http://www.visitmilwaukee.org/experiencecard) for details). It expires 12/31. If anyone is interested, PM me. I will snail mail it to whoever sends me their address first.

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**Author:** ![Rex\_Goliath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bcef8e/32.png) [@Rex\_Goliath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rex_Goliath)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2011, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milwaukee-whoo-hoo/574194/64 "2011-05-20T19:34:45Z")

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> [@SmellMyWort](#):
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> You’re within walking distance from the river. There are cruises you can do that stop at 3-4 breweries.

I don’t recommend this at all. I’ve had what is supposedly Milwaukee’s “Best” beer, and it’s awful.

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