Port of Milwaukee of the United States Coast Guard. Additionally, the port is landlord to the lakefront recreational facilities including Milwaukee World Festivals, Inc., Discovery World at Pier Wisconsin, and the south lawn of the Milwaukee Art Museum. Port of Milwaukee The Port of Milwaukee is a port in the city of Milwaukee on Lake Michigan. It primarily serves Southeastern Wisconsin, Southeastern Minnesota, and Northern Illinois. The port owns of rail that connect to two Class I railroads outside the port. The port has over of covered warehouse space, with of that being heated warehouse space. The port has 50 acres dedicated to
1967 Milwaukee riot according to data gathered by the US Census Bureau. In a July 2017 study by the Wall Street Journal of the nation's 100 largest metropolitan areas, Milwaukee was listed the 11th most segregated city. 1967 Milwaukee riot The 1967 Milwaukee riot was one of 159 race riots that swept cities in the United States during the "Long Hot Summer of 1967". In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, African American residents, outraged by the slow pace in ending housing discrimination and police brutality, began to riot on the evening of July 30, 1967. The inciting incident was a fight between teenagers, which escalated into