There are more than 75 distinct neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Among them is North Point, a primarily residential area known for its turn-of-the-century mansions and views from a bluff overlooking Lake ...
* 1855 -- First North Point lighthouse and keeper's quarters opens atop the bluff along the Lake Michigan shore. The brick tower is 28 feet tall. * 1888 -- After erosion threatens the lighthouse, a ...
More than a century ago, an accident of history put Milwaukee's North Point Lighthouse in the middle of a crown jewel of the city's park system. The lighthouse that warned sailors of the Lake Michigan ...