SHEBOYGAN ARTIST Keary Kautzer got his painting signed by Alex Palou (above), the winner of the Indy-Car XPEL Grand Prix at Road America.
Artist has painting signed by race winner
A Look Back – Pigeon River outing, 1905
GROUP OUTINGS AND PICNICS at appealing outdoor spots were all the rage during the late 1800s and early 1900s, as this circa 1905 postcard of an excursion to Pigeon River in Sheboygan attests.
A Look Back… on Volga Aid Society Baseball 100 Years Ago
Within two decades after the 1892 arrival of the first Volga Germans in Sheboygan, this group of ethnic German immigrants from the Volga River area of Russia was making an impact on many aspects of city life – and baseball was no exception.
A Look Back – Lake Shore Drive, 1925
When this photo of the early, southern portion of Lake Shore Drive construction was taken 100 years ago this month, Sheboygan was in the midst of a transportation, tourism and building boom – and much like today, eyes were turned towards enhancing the lakefront.
A Look Back – County’s circus history
Former circus performer Sonja Barta of Sheboygan, whose great-grandfather founded the Seils-Sterling Circus in 1920, shared photos, memories and insights into our area’s rich circus history at a community World Circus Day event at the Weill Center on Saturday, April 19.
A Look Back – Sheboygan Taxi Co.
When entrepreneur Al Fuerst (second from left) took over Sheboygan’s City Taxi Company from Ted Meinhardt one hundred years ago in 1925, he posed with his drivers and a bemused onlooker.
Up, up and away!
Anyone who happened to drive or stroll past Deland Park in Sheboygan recently was in for a surprise: the sight of dozens of huge, colorful kites bobbing in the wind.
Racing boats that almost fly
The inaugural Mercury Racing Midwest Challenge powerboat races brought brand new sights and sounds to the Lake Michigan shoreline Aug. 11-13.
Road America gets a fresh start
Paving crews from Northeast Asphalt, headquartered in Greenville, WI, put down the base layer of asphalt Oct. 19 for the complete repaving of the four-mile racetrack.
Marsh education center nears completion
THE NEW KOHLER CENTER FOR MARSH EDUCATION building nears completion at the Broughton Sheboygan County Marsh Park.
