An A-Z visitors guide to Milwaukee Wisconsin. Sponsored by Key Magazine Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Paramount Records Blues Heritage - Walk of Fame & Walking Tour Free Music Concerts Riverwalk, Dining & Entertainment Lodging and Shopping Free evening concerts every Thursday evening July - August Farmer's Market every Thursday July - September Giro d' Grafton - Professional Bike Race June 21 Holidaze Grillin' in Grafton Independance Celebration Music, Bar B Que, Parade & Fireworks June 27 & 28 Paramount Blues Festival September 5 & 6 PumpkinFest and PumpkinCross Bike Race October 11 35th Annual Grafton Christmas Parade November 29 grafton-wi.org 262-377-1650 Explore Grafton's Exciting Past & Present Enjoy the outdoors on Ozaukee Interurban Trail THE OZAUKEE INTERURBAN TRAIL is a 30-mile paved multiusetrail that spans the length of Ozaukee County and is designed for biking, in-line skating, walking, run- ning. The trail connects Mequon, Thiensville, Cedarburg, Grafton, Port Washington and Belgium by using the exist- ing off-road right-of-way owned by We Energies. The trail route connects historic downtowns with natural landscapes. Views along the trail include hardwood woodlands, wetlands, farmlands, Cedar Creek, Milwaukee River and Lake Michigan. The trail is designated as a "Great Wisconsin Birding and Nature Trail" and is great for families. (Motorized vehicles and horses are not allowed on the trail.) Historically, the route is based on the historic Interurban railway that connected Ozaukee County to the cities of Milwaukee and Sheboygan. This electric railway system linked Milwaukee and many of the surrounding communi- ties from its inception in 1905 to the end of all opera- tions in 1951. During its operation, the Northern Route of the interur- ban line was famous during the 1920s and '30s for trans- porting African-American blues musicians to the record- ing studios in Grafton and Port Washington for the Paramount Records label. A map and more information is at interurbantrail.us.