Confessions of a Kenosha Sammy Man
DiscoverMemories of pedaling a bike through the city streets selling ice cream bars
Kenosha History
Beyond The City
If these walls could talk: Holy Family Catholic Bookstore occupies historic Pleasant Prairie building
Structure built in 1850 was used as the Town Hall for about 100 years
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Happy 173rd Birthday, Kenosha!
After being settled in 1835, city was incorporated on Feb. 8, 1850
Activities & Events
Winter Dance Party: Ten days before the music died
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and "The Big Bopper" played in Kenosha on Jan. 24, 1959
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Kenosha Homecoming Car Show slated for July 26-31
Jam-packed schedule of events on tap at various locations
Business Insights
Grocery stores galore: The history of food shopping in Kenosha
Before supermarkets, shoppers relied on neighborhood small businesses
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Model Market memories: Kenoshans remember longtime neighborhood grocery store destroyed by fire
Del Frates owned store, famous for its Italian sausage and family atmosphere, for three generations
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Last Time Around Part II: The Majestic Hills Bandstand was a one-time hot spot
Popular outdoor music venue was only 21 miles from Kenosha
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“People care, they really do”: Kenoshans gather to remember 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor
Ceremony with elected officials, dignitaries and local residents held at Civil War Museum
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Last Time Around: Buffalo Springfield stopped close to home in 1967
During the Summer of Love, iconic band performed in Lake Geneva and Racine
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Jacobs Island, Kenosha’s first private recreation area
Entrepreneur Peter Jacobs put his stamp on the city
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